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[Boris Ribalkin <ribalkin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Maybe instead of porting themselves, Canonical could ask Mozilla. Then
there will be a chance to get help from Firefox community (me being part of
it).

I really like Ubuntu phone and waiting for the moment when I could make it
my primary phone os.

Thanks.
On Oct 12, 2013 10:54 PM, "Joshua Anderson" <ander02342@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> There are several reasons that Ubuntu isn't using Firefox mobile. The
> primary reason is that Firefox mobile can't run on Ubuntu phone. Firefox
> mobile is for android, and could not be ported without significant effort
> to Ubuntu phone. Also, while I have not tried Firefox mobile, I haven't
> heard many people say good things about it. Chrome for android couldn't run
> on Ubuntu phone for the same reasons listed above. So, instead of the
> painful porting process, Ubuntu decided to make a WebKit based browser that
> uses the Ubuntu phone ui style and takes advantages of the platforms
> features.
>
> -Joshua Anderson
> On Oct 12, 2013 11:40 AM, "Greg W" <mttbrnsmls@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Why is Ubuntu-Phone developing its own mobile web browser? Doesn't it
>> make more sense to use Firefox Mobile?
>>
>> I like Firefox because it is more customizable and embraces Open-Source
>> more fully than Google/Chromium. Firefox/Mozilla also does a lot more to
>> protect user Privacy.
>>
>> On an aside, I wish Ubuntu was more active with respect to protecting
>> user privacy in the software choices it makes. It seems that the "design
>> research" Ubuntu/Canonical does affords Privacy little weight in the
>> analysis of things, certainly much less than I would like (as of late).
>>
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