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Section sizes Section size for Firefox (32 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 11,624 11,624 History 22,902 22,902 Features 8,832 26,416 Browser extensions 3,264 3,264 Themes 1,159 1,159 Guest session 1,439 1,439 Standards 11,722 11,722 Security 10,704 10,704 Privacy 13,441 13,441 Localizations 2,238 2,238 Platform availability 5,108 45,780 Microsoft Windows 8,166 8,166 macOS 5,873 5,873 Linux 1,378 1,378 Firefox for Android 8,531 8,531 Firefox for iOS 7,571 7,571 Firefox Reality (AR/VR) 1,253 1,253 Unofficial ports 7,900 7,900 Channels and release schedule 7,878 7,878 Licensing 4,798 4,798 Trademark and logo 6,987 13,516 Branding and visual identity 6,529 6,529 Promotion 9,407 9,407 Performance 18 17,117 2000s 7,809 7,809 2010s 7,621 7,621 Firefox Quantum 1,669 1,669 Usage share 7,480 7,480 See also 231 231 References 30 30 Further reading 1,288 1,288 External links 1,330 1,330 Total 196,180 196,180

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Is Firefox "free"?

The top part of the article says Firefox is a "free and open-source" web browser, however I was under the impression that parts of Firefox were non-free (free-as-in-freedom). Is this accurate? --Sebastian Hudak (talk) 17:22, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

It is released without cost to the person who installs and uses it, so it is free. Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:30, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

"Free" when used as "Free and open-source" doesn't refer to cost, it refers to "freedom", mainly the program's license and the rights it gives to the users. I was under the impression that parts of Firefox were "non-free". Cost is irrelevant to "freedom". Sorry for the confusion. --Sebastian Hudak (talk) 21:30, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

That's one interpretation of what free and open-source software means. There are four freedoms and none of those appear to be contravened by Firefox. Which are you concerned with? Which do you have sources to support that contravention? Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:35, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

The Firefox branding (e.g. logo) is non-free. Everyone may compile a completely free version of Firefox, but without using its branding. This was once an issue for Debian and Ubuntu. See Iceweasel. Tgeorgescu (talk) 01:40, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

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I work for Mozilla so changing this very important page might be a CoI. Mozilla announced a change in the Firefox brand (https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/firefox-the-evolution-of-a-brand/) where Firefox will be the masterbrand and the spezific products have specific names. Firefox therefor does not reference anymore just the browser but more products so this page should imo move to Firefox_browser and Firefox should be an overview of all products of the umbrella brand. Rraue (talk) 09:49, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

• @Rraue: Thank you for disclosing your conflict of interest. Per WP:Official names, until Firefox browswer catches on as the common use of the name, the article's title should remain as is. Also, please sign your edits by inserting 4 of these: ~ before publishing your edit. Thank you! Orville1974 13:55, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

A majority of modern day browsers are free and make money of ads, or in Firefox's case donations/royalties. Drakesdrs1 (talk) 15:24, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Firefox browser and Firefox product family

Can this page be separated into two pages, one for the browser, and one for the product family? SportsFan007 (talk) 08:15, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

I'm going to personally lean towards no. While I did notice the new Firefox 70 icon, the Firefox.com site still prominently shows the web browser, and the other Firefox software (Lockwise password manager, Monitor privacy check, Send temporary file upload and Pocket bookmark service) are all complimentary aka. add-ons or web services, although some have dedicated apps and/or support non-Firefox browsers. All this to say, the Firefox name generally refers to the browser. For other uses, a disambiguation page is more than enough. --LABcrabs (talk) 22:20, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Fx shifted from 6 to 4 weeks between versions

I guess the part concerning updates needs updating. Alfa-ketosav (talk) 10:17, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

File:Firefox Logo, 2019.png and others

Mozilla is undergoing a transition to these logos, it seems. Maybe someone can put something in about that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seemplez (talk • contribs) 11:09, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

This logo is for the Firefox brand (which now encompasses multiple properties). Firefox Browser (née Mozilla Firefox) still uses the existing logo but with an art style patterned upon it. ViperSnake151  Talk  23:55, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Should we specify that OS X 10.9-10.11 is supported with ESR releases?

In the infobox and system requirements table, I've noted that OS X 10.9-10.11 are supported by the ESR channel, but 10.12 is needed for the standard release. However, this goes against the precedent of the last time this happened, when OS X 10.6-10.8 were dropped in 2016. Should I leave it the way I edited it until 2021, or just immediately bump the requirements to macOS 10.12?Herbfur (talk) 15:35, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

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