Ask Me Anything! (AMA)

[Moonchild]

OK, so, there seems to be enough interest for this, so I'll get this rolling.

"Ask Me Anything" or AMA is a popular way for people to connect with or better understand people behind a project or product. If there are burning questions in our community or if people are genuinely curious about knowing more about me as a person, my views, skills or opinions on certain topics, then this is the way to get answers to those questions.
Consider it a non-live "interview".

Ask me any question you have always wanted to ask me but never did, or felt too off-topic or maybe in that grey area you wouldn't be sure it'd be appropriate to ask!
Rest assured I would not be offended by any expressed curiosity in the questions, no matter what it's about. I might not answer everything, of course, especially things that might not be suitable for sharing with the internet - but anything can be asked. Any topic, any depth. Go wild!
As a departure from the general rules here, I'm making an exception to general topics as well: strongly polarizing topics like religion or politics? Sure, go ahead. Something "risqué"? No problem; we're all assumed to be adults here, but if the answer is too personal/private, I may skip or give you my PoV on the general topic, instead. Don't be disappointed in that case.

To prevent this from becoming too chaotic, I ask that you abide by the following rules:

1. Ask your question by replying to this topic (no quoting!) and asking your question. If you want/need to provide context, please do so but keep it brief.
2. One question per post!
3. So that someone doesn't completely dominate this session, limit your total number of questions to a maximum of 3. Preferably less, do some searching to find the most burning question or curiosity you have about me, the project, or Pale Moon.
4. This is primarily for the existing community. Brand-spanking-new accounts will likely have their questions rejected; up to my and mod's discretion. No trolling, here.
5. Only ask questions to be answered by me. Please refrain from "I'd like to know this too" and similar posts or discussions about the questions.
6. It should be self-evident but maybe not...: this isn't the place to ask browser support questions.

I'll leave this thread unlocked for a week, then I'll go through the questions and provide my answers. I'm doing it this way so it doesn't become a mess of interspersed questions and answers and ad hoc jumping back and forth.

[andyprough]

If you were starting as a new computer user today, as a 12-year-old version of yourself in 2026, what OS do you think you would end up using the most in your career, or would the OS not really matter?

[frostknight]

Please stick to the rules. One question per post, maximum of 3 questions overall. Choose what you want to ask.

One question per post

Maximum of 3 questions overall?

That is confusing to me...

Nonetheless, I am curious, have you ever tried Zorin OS?

It looks very much like windows 7 or newer. They have some different designs. Their XFCE4 looks like windows xp or 7, not sure which more.

[Moonchild]

It's not that difficult, is it?
If you have questions, you can ask them. Per person no more than 3 questions total. You ask your questions by posting a reply, and you put one and only one question in each post.

[frostknight]

It's not that difficult, is it?
If you have questions, you can ask them. Per person no more than 3 questions total. You ask your questions by posting a reply, and you put one and only one question in each post.

Ahhh okay, so you can post 3 times each with one question... okay. but did you answer my question regarding Zorin?

[Mæstro]

I know you moved to Lapland recently, and that you have lived for a time elsewhere in Sweden as well as Britain, the USA and your native Holland. What do you like the most about each of the places where you have lived, and what has drawn you to your present home?

[THX-1139]

What was your Impetus or reason for creating Pale Moon?

[andyprough]

Do you think there is a long-term, 15+ year future for chromium, or do you think it is headed toward a dead-end, and if dead-end is it due to any specific technical decisions?

[BenFenner]

I hope this is seen as one question even though it has a few question marks...

Do you have a succession plan or similar in place for if/when you are no longer able to direct the Pale Moon project? How solid are these plans? What would you predict would happen to the Pale Moon project in the coming 5-10 years if you were "hit by a bus" tomorrow?

[q160765803]

Since it is a ask any question topic, and I noticed your avatar is kind of furry, and I'm curious that, do you wear or even own a furry suit?

(P.S.: thanks US bringing up "Epic Furry" into my vision)

[Basilisk-Dev]

Sometimes I wonder if the effort and time I spend on maintaining Basilisk is worth it, or if maybe I'm wasting my time. Do you ever feel the same about Pale Moon or UXP as a whole?

[suzyne]

What was the first significant (interpret that in any way you like) software program that you worked on, and what language was it written in?

[frostknight]

I hope this is okay to ask, but what linux distros have you used and what ones do you like best?

[Goodydino]

Why have my posts been removed?

[Nigaikaze]

What makes you happy?

[KlarkKentThe3rd]

I'll take this chance!

What do you think of people spreading the idea of PM being "outdated" and "ancient"?

And completely unrelated, what do you think of weasels/ermines/stoats?

[sinfulosd]

First question: What are the features/changes you wanted to add to Pale Moon, but the community refused for them to be made, but you really wanted to add them (Also elaborate if you still want them made, even as the time went on)?

[sinfulosd]

Second question: I know how interested you can be, towards Microsoft Windows, but what are the changes that if Microsoft added to Windows, you would daily drive a Linux distro for the rest of your life?

[sinfulosd]

Third question: If you can perceive an alternate timeline, where Firefox did not change its XUL ecosystem and might as well implemented your early configuration fork of Firefox, what you would've been doing, during that time, and how different your life would've been (I personally have no clue how much do your family members know about what you do, but you could elaborate on it, on this question)?

[mr tribute]

I think these are related: How do you view the future of the Pale Moon project (with or without you) and do you plan to keep going until age/disease/whatever takes its toll?