The whole reason Pale Moon continues to exist is because of XUL and the near limitless potential it has.

Maintenance requirements for XUL addons (on Pale Moon) are far lower than for WebExtensions on Firefox because there’s no underlying entity (Mozilla) that insists on making compatibility-breaking changes just for the sake of change whenever they feel they need a “fresh” look (first Australis and now Proton).

The decision has not been made in this regard yet. We are aware that without further outside help, this will still take considerable time and web compatibility will remain less than desired/optimal while we work on improving the adherence to current trends in web 'design' (mind the quotes).īasilisk browser may be discontinued as a consequence, or it may be split off. With less pressure on us to mould and feed the extension ecosystem, we will continue our efforts to work on implementing the major blockers that have caused increasing web compatibility issues (primarily issues in JavaScript, Google frameworks, Google WebComponents, and a few persistent yet difficult to implement specs. These changes will take time but should improve compatibility significantly. With these two in place, the development team can focus on improving the web browser's compatibility and tackle major compatibility issues. Restoration of the Firefox GUID to improve extension compatibility.Restoration of FUEL to improve extension compatibility.The following changes are mentioned in the announcement: Users are struggling with web compatibility issues and extension compatibility issues.īased on these findings, Moonchild announced plans to change the direction of development.The project does not have enough core developers.Pale Moon's extension ecosystem was struggling due to a lack of participation.

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