[logicprog]

This is why I use LibreWolf, which is a patched version of Firefox that removes pocket and stuff like this entirely, instead of regular Mozilla Firefox with something like arkenfox to harden it. There's only so much a config, no matter how extensive, can really do for you against what's been hard-coded into a program itself, and configs need personal maintenance, whereas a patch version of a piece of software can pull things out at the root, and will generally be maintained by people other than me. Yes, since it's a patched version there is some delay in receiving updates from upstream, but it's very small and they're extremely consistent about keeping up with new Firefox versions, since I believe most of their system is automated and it's basically the same set of patches every time. So it's no more of a risk than using a distro packaged version of Firefox instead of a Flatpak version, since distro packages add the same sort of patching by a third party delay. And most people are fine with distro packages for browsers, so there's no reason to balk here either.

[thrwwycbr]

LibreWolf is not a fork, and rather a Firefox profile with branding and UI fixes on top.

The patches do not remove any telemetry. [1]

OP's argument still stands, as LibreWolf's telemetry and normandy integrations are identical to upstream Firefox.

[1] https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/src/branch/main/patche...

[ilikenwf]

You are incorrect. Please take a look at the default preferences that they ship, as they are a large and important part of it.

Literally on the front page: https://librewolf.net

You're here to astroturf for Mozilla or Google, aren't you?

[thrwwycbr]

The settings is literally what OP changed, and mentioned that the _source code which needs patches_ contains the URLs, which is correct.

You can verify that easily by grepping the codebase.

As LibreWolf doesn't patch these hardcoded URLs out, their marketing is wrong and a fraudulous statement. They don't remove these features and they are also not stubbing out the APIs (e.g. like TOR's patchset does).

I'm not here to astroturf anything, maybe just get your shit together and stop accusing people randomly?

[mkeedlinger]

This is a patch file from the repo that you listed. Does it not remove the problematic hard-coded URLs?

https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/src/branch/main/patche...

[propaganja]

I need to know the outcome of this argument, and also the mistaken party's ultimate response to said outcome—whether he concedes gracefully, quietly ghosts away, commences all-out holy war perhaps—that I may quietly judge his character thereupon.

[gmreads]

I would read a novel written by you. good sir.

[countWSS]

I use libreworf and it it spends few minutes of startup connecting to some mozilla server on AWS. Then all webpages start loading. I tried removing every single setting related to telemetry, replacing servers and it still doesn't work, perhaps its indeed hardcoded somewhere deep.