The real danger of this web browser

[MuerteRoja]

The work undertaken by the developer of this project, frap129, to take the privacy and security of the Librewolf web browser a step further with this fork of Hyperfox is highly commendable; however, we should bear in mind that whilst the Librewolf web browser is maintained by a group of people responsible for updating it and fixing bugs and other errors, this project is maintained by just one person, frap129. In other words, if one day he were to take a week’s break from this project and, by chance, that very week he takes off coincided with a virus or zero-day threat, then the security of users of this web browser would be at risk. Or even if the same thing were to happen as with DivestOS—where one day, without warning or explanation, frap decides to delete the entire repository and scrap the project— then there would be more than one user left, metaphorically speaking, high and dry, abandoned to their fate. With this brief analysis, I am not seeking to stir up controversy or pick a fight; I am simply posting this to warn other users:

⚠️ ¡¡BE CAREFUL: IF YOU DECIDE TO USE THIS WEB BROWSER, IT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK!! ⚠️

Whether the web browser remains active and constantly updated depends on the time and enthusiasm of its sole developer

[frap129]

That is true, and I've definitely missed some releases, but feel like I should also point out that librewolf has historically been late on a handful of releases as well (ex. Firefox 145, which took almost 2 weeks to hit librewolf). This is the open source world, things get updated when people get around to it whether its maintained by 1 person, 10, or 100.

But your point still stands, I have honestly surprised myself with how long I've consistently maintained this for. Hyperfox still uses all the same librewolf config directories, so if I ever do drop this switching to mainstream librewolf is as simple as installing it.

And as with all my open source projects, anyone is welcome to contribute. The only reason I'm the sole maintainer of this is because no one else has asked to get involved. If anyone wants to steup up, feel free

[MuerteRoja]

That is true, and I've definitely missed some releases, but feel like I should also point out that librewolf has historically been late on a handful of releases as well (ex. Firefox 145, which took almost 2 weeks to hit librewolf). This is the open source world, things get updated when people get around to it whether its maintained by 1 person, 10, or 100.

But your point still stands, I have honestly surprised myself with how long I've consistently maintained this for. Hyperfox still uses all the same librewolf config directories, so if I ever do drop this switching to mainstream librewolf is as simple as installing it.

And as with all my open source projects, anyone is welcome to contribute. The only reason I'm the sole maintainer of this is because no one else has asked to get involved. If anyone wants to steup up, feel free

And actually, if I may say so, I’m a Windows user – in fact, I’m a real enthusiast when it comes to IT security and privacy. I was keen to try this browser for the first time, but as I can see in the ‘Releases’ section, unfortunately there are only files available for Linux. So the closest I’d get to Hyperfox would be to find the Betterfox user.js file myself and install it in my Librewolf web browser (a shame, as using that browser with those Tor patches looked so tempting...)