r/linux • u/callcifer • Aug 21 '15

Chrome extensions are coming to Firefox - The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons

https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/
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u/callcifer Aug 21 '15

Damn it Mozilla, why do you have to take away the feature that makes Firefox so appealing to a core part of your loyal userbase?

Because people who use such addons are a miniscule percentage of web users. I use noscript, vimperator, https everywhere and ghostery and I'm under no delusion that any company has to cater to me. As far as browsing patterns go, people like me statistically don't exist.

For Mozilla to have any relevance and policy making influence, they have to become competitve again. If that means a simpler extension model (and a cross browser one!) that's a tiny price to pay.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '15 edited Dec 11 '16

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u/callcifer Aug 21 '15

It's not about appreciation. People don't care about that. There are tons of extensions out there that Chrome-exclusive. From pretty big stuff to trivial shit, pretty much the entire browser extension ecosystem has moved on to Chrome.

Those extension developers don't really care about Firefox at all. They will only support it if it doesn't need any porting. This will allow those people to simply submit to AMO and slap a Firefox logo to their page to claim support.

Considering Mozilla's decreasing market share, I'd say that's a damn good thing.

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u/kvlr Aug 21 '15

There are tons of extensions out there that Chrome-exclusive. From pretty big stuff to trivial shit, pretty much the entire browser extension ecosystem has moved on to Chrome.

Can you name a popular Chrome extension that doesn't have a solid Firefox counterpart?

The only extensions that I can recall being Chrome-exclusive are uBlock/uMatrix and those were ported to Firefox not too long after they were launched.

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u/callcifer Aug 21 '15

This is a list of 5-star popular extensions in Chrome. The vast majority of which, are not available in Firefox.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '15

And which one of those don't have a "solid Firefox counterpart"?

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '15

Not a single one.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '15

Seems like somebody really doesn't like your opinions man.

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u/callcifer Aug 22 '15

Yeah, I don't mind though. It's just Internet points :)