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Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox?

From Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox?
Date 2025-09-07 16:58 +0200
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Am 07.09.25 um 13:21 schrieb Chris:
> Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> As Subject:
>>
>> I have Sequoia 15.6.1 and Firefox 128.14 (I've been an inveterate Mozilla user
>> since before Firefox was born).
>>
>>   (Like half the world) "my" (I'm retired) University, has been strongarmed
>> into standardising on Teams for meetings.
>>
>> We had our first Teams meeting on Friday. I used the Website version (and was
>> surprised at how easy and attractive evertyhing looked).  But my camera
>> wouldn't work. (the mike worked fine). I checked the Mac's Camera settings,
>> and Firefox is permitted to use the camera (as it should be, because it asked
>> me and I said yes).
>>
>> I later checked FF itself and it has its own permissions within its Privacy
>> and Security settings, where it will permit individual websites. But there are
>> NO sites listed there: does the website have to be active, in order to receive
>> permsission?
>>
>> I'm floundering around, so this is just a vague hope that someone has "been
>> there".
>>
> 
> Any reason why you don't want to use the native Teams app?

Teams = $Microsoft$ = Total Distrust

Why the hell should anyone install Microsoft-software on a Mac for 
infrequent use if the mission can be accomplished with the native browser?

That was easy!


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Anyone know anything about Firefox? Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-09-06 17:48 +0000
  Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-06 18:13 +0000
    Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-09-06 23:07 +0100
      Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-07 06:54 +0000
        Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-09-08 12:27 +0000
          Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-09-09 06:53 +0000
            Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-09-09 08:06 +0000
              Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-09-09 11:27 +0200
              Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-09-09 14:07 +0100
                Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> - 2025-09-10 11:17 +0000
  Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2025-09-06 17:26 -0400
  Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-09-07 11:21 +0000
    Re: Anyone know anything about Firefox? Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-09-07 16:58 +0200

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