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They're in their 60's, finally convinced them.

They say things like "This is the same..."

and I'm like

"Ya because that's Firefox, the only program you use..."

"What was Windows even doing for us?"

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[–] vzq 263 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Windows is just the micro kernel running the actual operating system: Firefox.

[–] zloubida 176 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Windows, is in fact, Firefox/Windows, or as I've recently taken to calling it, Firefox plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another component of a fully functioning Firefox system made useful by the Firefox browser, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS.

Many computer users run a modified version of the Firefox system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of Firefox which is widely used today is often called Windows, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the Firefox system, developed by Mozilla.

There really is a Windows, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Windows is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Windows is normally used in combination with the Firefox operating system: the whole system is basically Firefox with Windows added, or Firefox/Windows. All the so-called Windows distributions are really distributions of Firefox/Windows!

[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is the year of Firefox-on-the-desktop. I can feel it.

[–] LovableSidekick 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

missed opportunity to say Mozilla FireFOSS

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Different meaning, though!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is the year of Firefox-on-the-desktop. I can feel it.

You've got mail!

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago

That is the most delicious flavor of that pasta I've ever read.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Firefox OS says hello from the grave!

[–] LavenderDay3544 14 points 1 month ago

Still better than ChromeOS.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I posted this xkcd a couple of weeks ago, it's always relevant!

[–] linearchaos 2 points 1 month ago

You can probably add an iPad and an Android tablet there too.

[–] maryjayjay 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

When I was at Qualcomm we had an experimental, internally developed mobile OS that embraced the ubiquity of the browser and the power of apps written for the browser. The code name was b2f, which stood for "boot to Firefox"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This isn’t related to boot to gecko, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Boot To Gecko is KaiOS, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Now yes, but it was briefly the basis for Firefox OS, which was almost early enough to the market to become a major player, but unfortunately too late and people were already attached to some apps they used regularly

[–] IndustryStandard 1 points 1 month ago

The JavaScript OS.

[–] BitSound 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] LovableSidekick 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dunno how that's relevant but thanks - LOLOL worth the watch.

[–] BitSound 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sorry, mixed up the videos. It's actually this one, from 2014:

https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript

Edited link above

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Or more likely, Chrome browser these days......