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Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, and users are urged to switch to Linux (media.fedia.io)
submitted 1 week ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Pretty sure Mozilla has the numbers on how many installations each OS has, so it’s probably a legitimate decision. HOWEVER, if they want to maintain their position on Linux, I highly recommend changing the default behavior of Ctrl+Shift+C to match how it works in Helium, where it simply copies the selected content instead of opening Developer Mode, which cannot be closed again using the same keystroke.

[–] reisub@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

You can change that in about:keyboard in the new Firefox versions

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 0 points 1 week ago

Ah the classic Linux community response to any complaint.

  1. The default either actively ignores what every other software does or purposely uses something other than everything else for no apparent reason.
  2. Someone brings up the fact that it makes no sense why it's different and how it makes the user experience worse.
  3. Someone else recommends a half baked solution that still doesn't really solve the problem and doesn't address the fact that the specific weirdness being default is the issue. So it ignores the actual complaint and only provides a half solution.
  4. Nothing is ever done to address the issue and it remains for decades constantly annoying new users and being one of thousands of small issues that turn potential curious new users away as they accumulate.
[–] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Wait, I don't even know what I'm using, it might be one of those. First they bring in AI without having to opt in, hiding any opt out part, now they quit supporting old windows?

I am afraid if trying to switch to linux it doesn't work, but I need to. If you can't download new os software because you deleted windows and the stuff you had didn't work what are you going to do? My computer doesn't even take cd's. Computers sold around 2020 are shit.

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

So you have no idea which OS you are running? Well, that's certainly a choice.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

I think it's 7, idk. I know microsoft was trying to get me to upgrade to a newer version for free a couple of years ago and I told them no.

[–] SayJess@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 week ago

If you’re doing anything private on that computer, like social media, banking, cell phone payments, you need to get an operating system that gets current security updates. Windows 7 has not had security updates in 6 years. Malware, ransomware, etc have had 6 years to break Windows 7. Look at Linux Mint, it is a popular distributor, that many find to be a good bridge to get you up and running.