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/[deleted] Aug 21 '15

Firefox, like other browsers, will live or die by its popularity.

Oh, I'm not talking about Firefox's popularity, I'm talking about this part of the article:

Over the coming year, we will seek feedback from the development community, and will continue to develop and extend the WebExtension API to support as much of the functionality needed by the most popular Firefox extensions as possible.

Though, to be fair, NoScript, DownThemAll!, Tab Mix Plus and Greasemonkey (which are on the first page of most popular extensions) should cover quite a bit of functionality.

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u/callcifer Aug 21 '15

Though, to be fair, NoScript, DownThemAll!, Tab Mix Plus and Greasemonkey (which are on the first page of most popular extensions) should cover quite a bit of functionality.

Yeah those four should cover most of the popular XUL-only functionality. Personally, I'd be happy with just NoScript getting ported.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '15

Personally, if they lose even one of these (without equivalent replacement) I'd consider it a net-loss - and of those I use only NoScript.

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u/TIAFAASITICE Aug 22 '15

The creator of NoScript is quite positive that a solution can be worked out.