Ask me anything!

Have a question you always wanted to ask Moonchild but never did? Now's your chance!
From 2026-03-08 to 2026-03-15 I'll be open to any question by the community, after which I'll provide answers.

Go here to participate: https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=33222

Some Old FF addons which work in Palemoon

Add-ons for Pale Moon and other applications
General discussion, compatibility, contributed extensions, themes, plugins, and more.

Moderators: FranklinDM, Lootyhoof

User avatar
Mæstro
Board Warrior
Board Warrior
Posts: 1013
Joined: 2019-08-13, 00:30
Location: Casumia

Re: Some Old FF addons which work in Palemoon

Post by Mæstro » 2026-02-14, 17:06

moonbat wrote:
2026-02-14, 08:12
… a browser whose userbase is in the low tenths of a percentage worldwide…
It is endearing to think we might embrace a few thousandths of online browsers. With six milliard internet users in the world, this would mean there are ten million or more of us out there. It might also be worth noting that figures for XP and other old OS are similar. It is sometimes said an XP user is safer today than he was ten years ago, now that attention has moved elsewhere and compilers ignore it. On the other hand, a community somewhere between the populations of Sweden and Holland would surely someday attract some unwanted attention.
Life is a fever dream Mæstro would enjoy.
How is your computer at 96°C and not on fire?
All posts 100% organic. Ash is the best letter.
What is being nice online?
Debian 10 ELTS / Official PM build

User avatar
Moonchild
Project founder
Project founder
Posts: 38957
Joined: 2011-08-28, 17:27
Location: Sweden

Re: Some Old FF addons which work in Palemoon

Post by Moonchild » 2026-02-14, 20:14

It's easy to lose sight of the scale of things when you talk about percentage points on very large pools.
I'd say any piece of software with more than 10,000 active users is at the very least interesting to bad actors, and that threshold number might even be lower if the bad actors are specifically attacking a certain demographic if the software targets particular sub groups or communities.
"There is no point in arguing with an idiot, because then you're both idiots." - Anonymous
"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past; wisdom is of the future." -- Native American proverb
"Linux makes everything difficult." -- Lyceus Anubite

User avatar
Mæstro
Board Warrior
Board Warrior
Posts: 1013
Joined: 2019-08-13, 00:30
Location: Casumia

Re: Some Old FF addons which work in Palemoon

Post by Mæstro » 2026-02-14, 21:29

About how many Pale Moon users would you estimate there are?
Moonchild wrote:
2026-02-14, 20:14
It's easy to lose sight of the scale of things when you talk about percentage points on very large pools.
Off-topic:
When I am in bed, I sometimes amuse myself by imagining my skin flora as a civilisation. I adopt the convention that a micron corresponds to a ‘bacterial metre’ and an hour to a ‘bacterial century’ (bacteria can reproduce every 20′, and a century is traditionally three generations). My skin surface corresponds roughly to the surface area of Persia or Mexico. My lifetime thus far may as well be the whole Cenozoic era to my inhabitants. It got me to play Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri again… :)
Life is a fever dream Mæstro would enjoy.
How is your computer at 96°C and not on fire?
All posts 100% organic. Ash is the best letter.
What is being nice online?
Debian 10 ELTS / Official PM build