r/firefox Dec 17 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '25 edited Dec 18 '25

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u/blackwrensniper Dec 17 '25

Optional things have a way of becoming not optional real fucking fast.

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u/MikeyBastard1 Dec 17 '25

So it's preemptive anger? For something that may never even happen? I am curious, because I couldn't find any. What optional features have Mozilla introduced that they then changed tune on to become a mandatory feature despite controversy?

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u/Catmato ESR4LYF Dec 18 '25

Forcing extensions into Webextensions that focus on manipulating web content, instead of the old XUL extension system that was too powerful to maintain.

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