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News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By Cyril, 19 Dec 2025 at 11:41 pm UTC
By Cyril, 19 Dec 2025 at 11:41 pm UTC
"You will have a clear way to turn AI features off. A real kill switch is coming in Q1 of 2026."
A lot of people have their eyes on them at the moment and will look at them in 2026 about this.
They have no room for more mistakes, they better have that "killswitch" to work perfectly without any flaws or ambiguity.
Because some AI features have already been implemented without that kind of clear switch and it's been like a headache to disable all of them through the about:config panel, and again check that after updates etc (not to mention that it's only for tech-savvy people, that's a problem itself).
So yeah, it's pretty easy to see how a lot of us have lose their trust, I don't blame them.
I agree with Liam on this: "but the fact that they're still pouring resources into AI is a problem". I just hope that AI bubble won't sink Mozilla entirely because of that.
A lot of people have their eyes on them at the moment and will look at them in 2026 about this.
They have no room for more mistakes, they better have that "killswitch" to work perfectly without any flaws or ambiguity.
Because some AI features have already been implemented without that kind of clear switch and it's been like a headache to disable all of them through the about:config panel, and again check that after updates etc (not to mention that it's only for tech-savvy people, that's a problem itself).
So yeah, it's pretty easy to see how a lot of us have lose their trust, I don't blame them.
I agree with Liam on this: "but the fact that they're still pouring resources into AI is a problem". I just hope that AI bubble won't sink Mozilla entirely because of that.
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By ScottCarammell, 19 Dec 2025 at 11:25 pm UTC
By ScottCarammell, 19 Dec 2025 at 11:25 pm UTC
That's...better, I guess.
Ah well. Already switched to Floorp. Had your opportunity Mozilla, sorry
Ah well. Already switched to Floorp. Had your opportunity Mozilla, sorry
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By Taros, 19 Dec 2025 at 11:10 pm UTC
By Taros, 19 Dec 2025 at 11:10 pm UTC
- Shadow of Tomb Raider
- ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN
News - Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes
By linuxor001, 19 Dec 2025 at 10:51 pm UTC
By linuxor001, 19 Dec 2025 at 10:51 pm UTC
Chronology wasn't playable before? how did i play it
News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Cyril, 19 Dec 2025 at 10:49 pm UTC
I was just reading here and there comments to decide which one I should choose and then you drop another one that I never heard off. 😆
On that note thought, I was wondering the main difference between LibreWolf and Waterfox but the tmtvl's comment cleared that out for me. I'm not sure yet if I change my browser, but if I do I don't want to do it again the next year or so...
But if anyone of you have a comparison's site of all these browsers I'm still interested indeed, and I'm sure I'm not the only one!
By Cyril, 19 Dec 2025 at 10:49 pm UTC
Quoting: JarmerDude, ahah! How many browsers have you tested?! 😄Quoting: tmtvlThe LibreWolf devs, on the other hand, have already stated that they won't be able to keep development going if Mozilla implodes.yeah that's the most worrisome. I wonder about Zen in that case as well. Oh well, once Orion for linux releases, I think I'll be all-in on that on every machine I have (desktop / laptop / tablet / phone).
I was just reading here and there comments to decide which one I should choose and then you drop another one that I never heard off. 😆
On that note thought, I was wondering the main difference between LibreWolf and Waterfox but the tmtvl's comment cleared that out for me. I'm not sure yet if I change my browser, but if I do I don't want to do it again the next year or so...
But if anyone of you have a comparison's site of all these browsers I'm still interested indeed, and I'm sure I'm not the only one!
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By tfk, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:41 pm UTC
By tfk, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:41 pm UTC
I bought....Seafarer The Ship Sim!
It's slow, it floats! I'm going to call my ship BoatyMcBoatBoat.
It's slow, it floats! I'm going to call my ship BoatyMcBoatBoat.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Daweyes im trying to play battlefield 3, apologiesQuoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By Sakuretsu, 19 Dec 2025 at 8:57 pm UTC
By Sakuretsu, 19 Dec 2025 at 8:57 pm UTC
I absolutely recommend Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader!
I already have more than 120 hours in that game and I still have much too see.
This game has entertained me all these hours without ever feeling as if I was just playing some boring shore simulator.
I already have more than 120 hours in that game and I still have much too see.
This game has entertained me all these hours without ever feeling as if I was just playing some boring shore simulator.
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By GoEsr, 19 Dec 2025 at 8:09 pm UTC
By GoEsr, 19 Dec 2025 at 8:09 pm UTC
I just added up my wishlist. £3125, that's during the sale 🤮 and not counting stuff that isn't out yet 🤮🤮
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By Lofty, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:59 pm UTC
thx
By Lofty, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:59 pm UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasMy version is the Flatpak, idk if that is any different from any other sources. Perhaps there was an update recently, i did check early yesterday.Quoting: LoftyQuoting: doragasuToo late, today I switched to LibreWolf after literally DECADES of loyalty, and everything is working great, I'm not going back unless things change A LOT.btw read those settings above. They are currently enabled in Librewolf too.
Also about that killswitch, let me guess, it will be opt-out and will reset each time a update is installed, right?
@Lofty
This contradicts with @redneckdrow's observation (and @toru9999's too) in the other thread:
Quoting: redneckdrowQuoting: toru9999about:configJust checked, this is the default in Librewolf.
browser.ml.enable -> false
problem solved
I'm not able to confirm this setting at the moment. Have you looked into it?
thx
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By geckofish52, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:54 pm UTC
By geckofish52, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:54 pm UTC
To play devil's advocate... Firefox incorporaing random AI features for whatever corporate funding / CEO schmoozing in addition to normie appeal, while also making it easy to disable AI, seems like a least worst case for Firefox in the current moment without plunging itself into further irrelevancy.
I for one am not keen on having to install a chromium based browser so I'm feeling pretty generous towards Firefox doing what it has to do to survive.
And for all the Stallmanites on here, there are obscure FF forks for you, WHICH Firefox's continued existence and survival (which may require some corporate AI BS) depend on, I might add.
I for one am not keen on having to install a chromium based browser so I'm feeling pretty generous towards Firefox doing what it has to do to survive.
And for all the Stallmanites on here, there are obscure FF forks for you, WHICH Firefox's continued existence and survival (which may require some corporate AI BS) depend on, I might add.
News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By razze, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:48 pm UTC
And to be honest, I can't remember seeing anything AI, after turning the some of the newer features off.
By razze, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:48 pm UTC
If they really wanted to give us privacy and agency in how we use it, they would give us a very simple opt-out for all AI features. But like other companies and organisations - they won't, because they need to force people into it to make numbers go up.Not sure, if this hasn't been available at the time of writing, but they have said, that there will be one killswitch, that turns everything AI off.
And to be honest, I can't remember seeing anything AI, after turning the some of the newer features off.
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By Doktor-Mandrake, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:45 pm UTC
And yeah agree it's very like split fiction with it's focus on working together!
By Doktor-Mandrake, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:45 pm UTC
Quoting: hell0Picked that one up on release :)Quoting: Doktor-MandrakeI might pick up Lego Skywalker saga over the sale to continue with that splitscreen/couch co-op funIn case you missed it, lego voyagers recently released (split fiction like).
And yeah agree it's very like split fiction with it's focus on working together!
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By such, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:33 pm UTC
Not a soulslike fan, either. I largely do enjoy exploring in those games as well as the design outside of combat, but the whole package there just isn't satisfying for me to overcome the bits I don't care for.
By such, 19 Dec 2025 at 7:33 pm UTC
Quoting: xaviYeah, I'm not the type to play a game several times in quick succession, and I don't care for maxing games, achievements etc. That said, I usually do want to experience what I can reasonably presume is the entire game, so I would feel compelled to continue in this case.Quoting: suchOtherwise, I liked what I played of Hollow Knight and will get back to it someday, but I'm not that into the idea of a harder sequel so I have zero interest in Silksong. I do really like the devs, though, so if I do finish Hollow Knight and feel up for more...I've 100 % Silksong and... yes! it is more difficult than Hollow Knight. But the standard end (end of act2) is not very difficult. If you want more then you start act 3 and it gets lot more difficult.
When you see an area is difficult or it could be a boss... better do another route if you are not prepared. Encourages exploration that is very good on this game.
Now in my second run I'm 90% and I continue enjoying it a lot.
Note in my first run some Act 3 bosses needed 20 tries... and now with 2-5 tries it is enough. In 2nd run I'm with Reaper crest that makes everything easier.
Not a soulslike fan, either. I largely do enjoy exploring in those games as well as the design outside of combat, but the whole package there just isn't satisfying for me to overcome the bits I don't care for.
News - Fedora proposal put forward to improve "production stability and incident management"
By rustynail, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:57 pm UTC
Also now that I think about, when I first read about it it didn't mean anything to me (and tbh I don't really remember what they said), but now it sounds like it was probably one of those greedy "we're locking our distro behind a paywall, but don't worry, you can still use our beta quality stuff" 😅
By rustynail, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:57 pm UTC
It took them 43 releases to realise they needed more formal testing procedures? Wow, that's rather amateur to put it mildly.And Fedora 1 wasn't really a new distro, it was technically just a new Red Hat Linux release under a new name.
Also now that I think about, when I first read about it it didn't mean anything to me (and tbh I don't really remember what they said), but now it sounds like it was probably one of those greedy "we're locking our distro behind a paywall, but don't worry, you can still use our beta quality stuff" 😅
News - Arriving early next year, Dune: Awakening - Chapter 3 is sounding great
By Caldathras, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:39 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:39 pm UTC
I don't expect much more from these MMO's. In my experience, they all utilize the same formulaic approach to gameplay and have shallow, boring quests and storylines. The theme may change but when you've played one, you've played them all. They just lack the depth of a well-made single-player game for me.
I also resent paying full price just to get the software then having to pay a monthly subscription fee to actually play the game. I realize that the financial approach of these games has changed somewhat since the advent of microtransactions but then I fall back to my impressions in the first paragraph. Even being free just doesn't make them any more enjoyable for me.
As you can probably tell, it's been a long time since I've even looked at one. MMOs -- and online games in general -- just don't sync with me, what can I say.
I also resent paying full price just to get the software then having to pay a monthly subscription fee to actually play the game. I realize that the financial approach of these games has changed somewhat since the advent of microtransactions but then I fall back to my impressions in the first paragraph. Even being free just doesn't make them any more enjoyable for me.
As you can probably tell, it's been a long time since I've even looked at one. MMOs -- and online games in general -- just don't sync with me, what can I say.
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By Klaas, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:33 pm UTC
By Klaas, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:33 pm UTC
I'm assuming that you can enable ml by copying a Firefox profile to Librewolf.
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By Caldathras, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:10 pm UTC
@Lofty
This contradicts with @redneckdrow's observation (and @toru9999's too) in the other thread:
I'm not able to confirm this setting at the moment. Have you looked into it?
By Caldathras, 19 Dec 2025 at 6:10 pm UTC
Quoting: LoftyQuoting: doragasuToo late, today I switched to LibreWolf after literally DECADES of loyalty, and everything is working great, I'm not going back unless things change A LOT.btw read those settings above. They are currently enabled in Librewolf too.
Also about that killswitch, let me guess, it will be opt-out and will reset each time a update is installed, right?
@Lofty
This contradicts with @redneckdrow's observation (and @toru9999's too) in the other thread:
Quoting: redneckdrowQuoting: toru9999about:configJust checked, this is the default in Librewolf.
browser.ml.enable -> false
problem solved
I'm not able to confirm this setting at the moment. Have you looked into it?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
This doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamon
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By Xpander, 19 Dec 2025 at 4:25 pm UTC
By Xpander, 19 Dec 2025 at 4:25 pm UTC
ARC Raiders and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 are both amazing games released this year
I would also include Witchfire Early Access, but it looks that one came out late last year.
I would also include Witchfire Early Access, but it looks that one came out late last year.
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By Jarmer, 19 Dec 2025 at 4:23 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 19 Dec 2025 at 4:23 pm UTC
Quoting: Beta VersionSwordhaven: Iron Conspiracy has just been released from early access and has a native Linux build.Yep! It's also from Atom Team which is a great dev. I've had this on my wishlist for a LONG time. Very exciting! Probably going to wait for the 1.1 update to play since it adds content to the base game.
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By hell0, 19 Dec 2025 at 4:20 pm UTC
By hell0, 19 Dec 2025 at 4:20 pm UTC
Quoting: Doktor-MandrakeI might pick up Lego Skywalker saga over the sale to continue with that splitscreen/couch co-op funIn case you missed it, lego voyagers recently released (split fiction like).
News - Mesa 25.3.2 brings more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
By williamjcm, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:51 pm UTC
By williamjcm, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:51 pm UTC
Quoting: KithopYup, that's the issue I ran into. Well, I guess I'll keep my Mesa packages pinned a bit longer, even though Arch doesn't like partial upgrades.Quoting: williamjcm25.3.0/1 had a bug that forced me to downgrade to 25.2.7 if I wanted to use SteamVR, so let's hope that one's fixed too.Also had to do the same thing here. Not in 25.3.2 but it looks like there's a Merge Request open with a fix!
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/836#issuecomment-3665458999 -> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/38987
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By LoudTechie, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:37 pm UTC
My understanding of the training methods of Mozilla are insufficient to classify it, it as a LLM, but it certainly is an LM(language model).
I would guess based on their github and budget that it's not(LLM requires self-reinforcement learning, which costs a lot).
Copyright wise all translation is the creation of derivative works although many nations tend to have personal use exceptions(in this case this matters, because I'm talking about the act of translating the webpage not the act of training the model).
Like all ML it's trained on data produced by people and thus at least subject to copyright.
Whether or not they've permission from the copyright holders to train their model with it I'm uncertain.
I would guess they've, because it's public which data they use and they've yet to be sued into oblivion.
[It's the most auditable model I've encountered in quite some time, but you still can't usefully attach a debugger to it](https://github.com/mozilla/translations)
It's translations certainly aren't perfect, does mistranslated information count as misinformation?
By LoudTechie, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:37 pm UTC
Quoting: NezchanMachine learning is the base category. LLM is a subcategory of machine learning.Quoting: LoudTechieI don't think more chatbots and such will make Firefox better, but there is one recent AI feature of Firefox that although I don't use it I think is very good.As far as I'm aware, and I am no expert so I could easily be wrong, but translation is generally Machine Learning (ML), rather than Large Language Model (LLM), which the chatbots and generative AI are built on. It does fall under the "AI" umbrella, but doesn't have the same issues as LLMs such as rampant plagiarism, enormous energy use, black box processing that cannot be audited, generating misinformation, etc. So therefore not really a big issue despite both being under the same umbrella.
The build in translation capability. I had to download all kinds of sketchy extensions to get that to work right for my uncle and now I can just flip a setting.
My understanding of the training methods of Mozilla are insufficient to classify it, it as a LLM, but it certainly is an LM(language model).
I would guess based on their github and budget that it's not(LLM requires self-reinforcement learning, which costs a lot).
Copyright wise all translation is the creation of derivative works although many nations tend to have personal use exceptions(in this case this matters, because I'm talking about the act of translating the webpage not the act of training the model).
Like all ML it's trained on data produced by people and thus at least subject to copyright.
Whether or not they've permission from the copyright holders to train their model with it I'm uncertain.
I would guess they've, because it's public which data they use and they've yet to be sued into oblivion.
[It's the most auditable model I've encountered in quite some time, but you still can't usefully attach a debugger to it](https://github.com/mozilla/translations)
It's translations certainly aren't perfect, does mistranslated information count as misinformation?
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By Beta Version, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:23 pm UTC
By Beta Version, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:23 pm UTC
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy has just been released from early access and has a native Linux build.
News - Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
By tmtvl, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:21 pm UTC
By tmtvl, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:21 pm UTC
I bought The World Next Door (I played the demo and liked it) and Misericorde Volume Two (I loved the first part). Considering I have a large backlog to work through, I don't think I'll be buying anything else this year.
News - Arriving early next year, Dune: Awakening - Chapter 3 is sounding great
By Beamboom, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:10 pm UTC
By Beamboom, 19 Dec 2025 at 3:10 pm UTC
I'm not sure what I expected, but I was in the beta of this one and really could not get into it. It was "just" a rather generic survival/crafting game for me, with respawning baddies in those caves, even if you built it your home. I mean, come on. Basic takeovers like that should be expected to work in todays survival games.
Also there was no story there that I could detect, just a huge desert and... That's about it?
Very, very underwhelming.
Also there was no story there that I could detect, just a huge desert and... That's about it?
Very, very underwhelming.
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By reaply, 19 Dec 2025 at 2:45 pm UTC
By reaply, 19 Dec 2025 at 2:45 pm UTC
Calling Firefox a product multiple times makes my soul cringe.
News - Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
By Jarmer, 19 Dec 2025 at 2:35 pm UTC
Zen Browser
Waterfox
there you go, three alternatives that have no ai integrations whatsoever.
By Jarmer, 19 Dec 2025 at 2:35 pm UTC
Quoting: _wojtekIMHO the issue with Firefox "adopting AI" is way overblown. Yes, AI is not great (especially if it's done with speculative bubble and cash burning by big-tech) and it's questionable ethics wise but… sometimes it's usefull and people do use it…Librewolf
Also what's the alternative? Crappy reskins of chromium? :/
Zen Browser
Waterfox
there you go, three alternatives that have no ai integrations whatsoever.
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