Any real difference between Waterfox and Firefox?

danielson · 25. Oct 2019, 10:10 PM

Other than eliminating telemetry, what major differences are there between Firefox and Waterfox "current" edition?

EldonW · 26. Oct 2019, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by danielson

Other than eliminating telemetry, what major differences are there between Firefox and Waterfox "current" edition?

Data collection has been removed.
Legacy add-ons can be used.

Brief overview.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfox

danielson · 26. Oct 2019, 11:26 AM

Even Wikipedia (with WikiWand enabled) can be handy once in a while.

Thank you EldonW.

EldonW · 26. Oct 2019, 05:28 PM

You're welcome.

With all the Firefox and Chrome forks, it's a jungle out there...

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danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,099	Even Wikipedia (with WikiWand enabled) can be handy once in a while. Thank you EldonW.

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EldonW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa Posts: 275	You're welcome. With all the Firefox and Chrome forks, it's a jungle out there...