Myself, just installed soundfixer via .xpi on windows 10 Firefox.
There is also no such thing as a "retail" Firefox.
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I hope their values are not "get some good press".
Firefox being banned (or even chrome) won't change the outlook of Russians more than... fighting a friggin war (and doing badly).
You can still get the plugins via other means (getting them from somebody who already had them, getting a non flagged vpn to access the store).
In this context it's better for Firefox not to be the illegal unpatriotic software.
They don't block them. They stopped distributing them in Russia.
They are not disabling installed addons and you can always install addons from a file in Firefox.
Yes it will be more difficult to install and more risky to get a tampered version of the extension but if they did not comply the same problems would exist and extend to the actual browser.
Which is better than bricking a machine
Frankly " injecting a command after shell-metacharacters" makes it sound much more mystical and arcane than"just use the normal one liner syntax to run 2 commands"
As an American, I feel like this is somewhat familiar, and would have negative consequences.
Fucking poetic
You just can’t fathom that most people just want to use the OS their PC came with.
No they don't they want to get a task done. The vast majority of users doesn't know what an OS or a browser is never mind that there are alternatives.
These people don’t want to struggle with the incompatibilities that come with Linux systems.
Most people are simply not aware of Linux systems let alone linux system incompatibilities.
Troubleshooting Linux systems is a daunting task for most casual users.
No shit, troubleshooting windows is a daunting task for most casual users. They either nag/pay someone to try and fix it or simply cope with it. And windows fucks up all the time, especially for most users.
It’s great that you use Linux because fuck greedy corporations. But stop being so uppity about it. This toxic behavior is what steers people away from Linux forums.
People don't just randomly get on Linux forums, especially linux memes forums. Nor is my previous comment in any way or form toxic. I just pointed out the blind spot of windows fans, you just can't handle criticism.
I don't hate GrapheneOS but if your issue with the Android ecosystem is largely due to Google's decisions in the software side, promoting Google's hardware because currently they allow you to use alternative software is compromising your future options.
Windows always gets a pass from it's fans. They also tend to overestimate average users' proficiency with computers (meaning windows) way more than linux users.
Most windows users would be afraid to change stuff on CP or Settings never mind opening up policy editor or registry editor.
They regularly fail to install applications on windows (a big part of them would probably not even try) or install something different than intended.
Usually they end up running million unnecessary things on startup, having completely unresponsive systems. They just shrug and cope with it till they pay someone to format their computer or they buy a new one.
Other OSes can update everything while running and you just reboot to the updated system. Microsoft could definitely fix their update process they are not incompetent, they just don't care.
I think most internet arguments are like that, the opposing parties are trying to argue their case for the neutrals, people who have not really made up their mind on the issue.
After all nobody likes to be 'corrected' by random strangers. Additionally it's clearly an important issue for rgullis, he has written some software for lemmy (think a migration tool), has his own instance (with communities, not just to keep track of downvotes). You would expect him to have though his position out (according to his beliefs) and thus not be easily swayed.
I am just stubborn, perhaps it would be better to ignore being 'called out' but... no.
For xpis that are on the store it's absolutely correct. Which is the case here. It can be downloaded once and redistributed in any way (sneakernet) and installed offline.