Post #4151708

2026-07-28 01:19 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sarahjamielewis/116967027925557386 To follow up on this, I have pushed an initial, experimental, exploratory patch to https://codeberg.org/basebrowserproject/organization This patch removes (not just disables) many AI features from desktop Firefox including: smart windows, model chat, link previews, smart tab groups, semantic search, on device model integration (translations) etc. 1605 files changed, 98 insertions, 852297 deletions I've tested that Firefox builds, and runs, and overall doesn't complain, but it's far from complete, hic sunt dracones etc.

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@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social 2026-07-28 01:25

I tried to be as surgical as I could with the removal, so there is likely still a fair amount of vestigial code that I didn't notice or overlooked. I also didn't intentionally remove any of the AI-related code in the android source, in an attempt to minimize the scope. If you are interested in this absurd project and are comfortable with building firefox from source, feel free to test it out and report any issues.

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@sashin@veganism.social 2026-07-28 01:44

@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social Would it make sense for Firefox forks to base on this if and when you complete it?

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@d1@autistics.life 2026-07-28 02:17

@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social your efforts are praiseworthy, however merging ongoing security updates will be another issue soon to follow...

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@QueerMatters@mstdn.social 2026-07-28 01:29

@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social Fucking why.... Who asked for any of that crap?!? Im glad youre doing this, its really highlighting how absurd it all is.

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