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Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy (fortune.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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Mozilla Corp., which manages the open-source Firefox browser, announced today that Mitchell Baker is stepping down as CEO to focus on AI and internet safety as chair of the nonprofit foundation. Laura Chambers, a Mozilla board member and entrepreneur with experience at Airbnb, PayPal, and eBay, will step in as interim CEO to run operations until a permanent replacement is found.

https://archive.is/rmMEb

Official Blog Post: A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future

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[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 41 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They should focus more on their mobile browser. At this point the desktop browser is on par with Chrome. People who use Chrome does it because they don't care enough about privacy, but on mobile there is a noticeable difference between their performances.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Apple needs to allow 3rd party browser engines.

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They will in the EU. Hopefully it's easy to game the system and sideload a non-safari browser in the future.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This would still force Mozilla to support two browsers on iOS, one for Europe and another for the rest of the world.

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Mozilla has 0 browsers for iOS except a skin over Safari.

So really it would just be a browser for the EU and nothing for everyone else.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Honestly I think its the opposite. The UI on desktop look awful and is clunky. The mobile version is nice and pleasant.

[–] mdd@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago

I use FF and the desktop and don't care about the look of the UI. I'm happy FF is fast and doesn't have memory leaks.

Making the mobile experience better will go further with helping Mozilla in general than making the desktop UI look pretty.

[–] machinaeZER0@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Check out Lepton on GitHub - it's amazing. Very easy to install, open source and makes Firefox look fucking gorgeous.

[–] density@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton ? I do not follow how this is relevant?

[–] machinaeZER0@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sorry - for some reason the project is named Lepton, but the repo isn't? Here it is: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

Gotta remember that next time I bring it up!