![]() The avalanche of hate and defamation against Waterfox after the acquisition was, as I had predicted, nothing more than the usual hypocritical browser giants being too happy to find an excuse to shoot at a small relatively ethical browser while they have always been the actual bad guys themselves. In fact, they were even too cautious there in my opinion. Startpage became a default search engine, and only in private browsing mode in fact, which was a progress compared to Bing. And nothing, absolutely nothing more evil than the ordinary happened either during that time. No significant extra development resources seem to have been provided by System1 during that time. What’s funny is how much nothing changed after his hiring by System1, and nothing is going to change after his departure. Now You: have you used Waterfox recently? Users who migrated to a different browser after the deal with System1 in 2020 might come back or take another look at the browser at the very least. The newfound independence could act as a catalysator, Kontos certainly makes it sound that way. Kontos does not reveal additional information about the change in the blog post or specifics about the deal with System1. The browser's own changelog offers more information, which users may access here. New versions of the G5 version of Waterfox were released regularly, but the changelogs on the project's GitHub website don't reveal much about the changes that went into any of the releases. ![]() Kontos plans to focus on improvements in Waterfox that " enhance privacy, boost performance, and expand customisation options" according to the announcement. With this change, I have the opportunity to accelerate development, introduce new features, and focus on the user experience". I am committed to delivering a browser that prioritises your online security and respects your digital autonomy. ![]() He writes: "s we embark on this new chapter, Waterfox’s dedication to privacy, customisation, and performance remains. Upcoming versions of the Waterfox browser will have online security and also the digital autonomy of users as a priority. Kontos reiterates that the development focus remains on privacy, customization options and performance. System1 must have had some say in the development of the browser after it made the acquisition, based on that statement. He mentions that the change allows him and the community to "shape the browser's future direction". Kontos, who remained lead developer of the Waterfox browser after the System1 deal, remains in charge of the independent project. ◈ You are not granted any trademark rights or licenses to the trademarks of Waterfox or any party, including without limitation the Waterfox name or logo.On July 3, 2023, Kontos announced on the official Waterfox blog that the browser has turned to its independent roots again. The Mozilla Public License also gives you the right to distribute your modified versions. You are also welcome to modify the source code of Waterfox as you want to meet your needs. This means you may use, copy and distribute Waterfox to others. ◈ Waterfox is made available to you under the terms of the Mozilla Public License. Waterfox is free and open source software, based on the Mozilla platform which has been built by a community of thousands from all over the world. Thank you for your time & consideration regarding this request, & I am quite sure that the many thousands of homeless past Waterfox Classic Portable users will deeply appreciate it if you see fit to take up this project! Therefore, I am respectfully requesting that take up production of this Browser in a portable form. The latest Full version available is Version 2021.10-classic Released on īeing the Portable version will no longer be produced, supported, or updated, the only Waterfox Classic version available is the Windows Full Install Version, that can be downloaded from MrAlex94, the Developer, created a new & final download & information landing page for Waterfox Classic. įrom that point on the only way to update the Portable version was through the Browsers internal update feature, which halted with v2021.08.1 The Waterfox Project has completely dropped support for the Waterfox Classic Browser Portable as of April 2021 when the last Portable v2021.04 was published on its release site.
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