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cfant
Perhaps this isn't the time or place, but has anyone been able to successfully run a Firefox sync server in totality?

The state of affairs last year when I looked into this again didn't inspire a lot of hope. [1]

And to this day, the documentation for doing so seems subpar. [2]

[1] https://lobste.rs/s/q5zwlf/i_failed_install_firefox_accounts...

[2] https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run...

CamJN
Firefox sync doesn't even work using Mozilla's servers in my experience.
[dead] jjdjr0odo7
Bleh they need to kill that and define a dir/file structure that nicely organizes history, bookmarks, preferences, and let me store it on an arbitrary location.

For example, I can access Gdrive on my Mac, Linux box, and iPhone. Let me load that path. Oh look now I’m “synced” across devices.

Mozilla sync always felt like a “me too” feature rather anyway.

drcongo
I use Firefox Developer Edition as my dev browser these days (as part of degooglification) and the latest version - 68.0b2 - is excellent. The UI seems to finally be as fast, if not faster, than Safari.
wlesieutre
How’s the battery impact feel? That’s the reason I’ve always come back to Safari on Mac.

That and syncing with iOS’s default-Safari lock in.

TheAceOfHearts
Another Firefox Dev Edition user here; it's my daily driver. Battery life still takes a hit when compared to Safari. It's not a big deal for me because I'm usually close to a power source. If I'm out and I have to conserve energy then I'll just use Safari until I arrive home.

You can use multiple browsers. I regularly use a mix of Chromium, Firefox Dev Edition, and Safari for varying purposes.

wlesieutre
I do use Firefox regularly on my computer at work and on my Wintendo where I'm not that concerned about bookmark syncing. Tree Style Tabs is a favorite feature (especially at work where I end up with a lot of tabs open), although I wish it didn't require poking around at Firefox's internal CSS to get rid of the window's normal tab bar.

EDIT: Just installed 67 on my Mac. Initial impression - it's snappy, but the main reason I don't like it is down to the trackpad response. The rest of my OS has bouncy overscroll, and Firefox doesn't.

This probably bugs me more than it reasonably should, but what can I say? I'm a consistency snob.

Narishma
What version of OpenGL (assuming that's what it uses on Windows) does WebRender require?
pcwalton
GL 3. There's an investigation going on as to how to support GLES 2, I believe.

The sad reality of browser development is that there is about a 10-year delay between the introduction of a graphics feature and when we can actually use it everywhere...

Narishma
Indeed, some GPU vendors are pretty terrible at supporting new APIs even if their hardware is capable. I have a DX11 Intel GPU but it only supports OpenGL 2.1 on Windows for some reason.
pcwalton
Note that we use ANGLE on Windows to work around that specific problem.
techntoke
Firefox still considers Linux as a second-class citizen. Chromium has true hardware acceleration enabled by default for Arch. No reason to use something that blocks hardware acceleration like Firefox.