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Date:      Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:15:30 +1100
From:      Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
To:        Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org,Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com>
Subject:   Re: Slight OT: Making Firefox behave the same on FreeBSD and windows
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On 25 December 2022 12:42:43 pm AEDT, Aryeh Friedman <aryeh=2Efriedman@gmai=
l=2Ecom> wrote:

 > It seems like there are enough people with this issue that if we
 > complain collectively (petition?) to chase that they might fix the
 > problem on their end=2E    Now the question is this a framework issue
 > for them and if so who made the framework (i=2Ee=2E so other sites work
 > also) and we should complain to them=2E

I think you've mis-parsed the issue, which is that some corporations seek =
to exclude use by their clients of products of other than those who fit the=
ir BigCorp image=2E

At least they're not excluding Firefox, unlike some, but FreeBSD=2E  Who k=
nows why, maybe it's the "Free", maybe some big shareholder finds Beastie s=
cary; who cares?

No, please don't alert them - or others of their ilk - how easily we can w=
ork around their stupidity and/or cupidity=2E  They may make it worse=2E

Bob is right, and details how to fix it=2E

cheers, Ian




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