>>8,9You say that, but Palemoon has already carved a niche for people like you, yet you'd rather complain about the big browsers than support smaller projects. You're implying that basic software maintenance is the same as adding more bloat. Vim is still being maintained, and it hasn't seen significant change in years. You know what it has seen? Support and bug fixes, something that you would comprehend if you were an actual programmer and not just a larping /g/-tard.
I'm sorry. I was being mean. I couldn't help it, just had to say it. But in all seriousness, web standards change. Web browsers are easily one of the most significant pieces of software a layman can choose at their own discretion, and superficial judgements like that dismiss the deep preponderance projects like these hold. Because it's not enough just to make a simple overlay ontop of webkit like qutebrowser or dooble and call it a day. qutebrowser may have ergonomics, and dooble may have (a modicum of) security, but in reality it's a combination of a dozen different variables that makes up such a multifaceted piece of software. Web browsers are a difficult undertaking, not your favorite sports team. I never denied the api's were significantly neutered--but think about this, if Firefox's popularity was trending downward and the software was stagnating. You can ascribe that to Mozilla's SJW agenda, but the truth is that's not what the end user sees. There are two (2) forks that maintain the status quo: Waterfox and Palemoon. Rather than whine about
what could have been, just look at what's been done. You can't pretend like Firefox is a piece of proprietary software. The community has all the freedom they want, and they've taken the action that you're calling for. If you really care, then go support them. Go use their product.