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Pascal Chevrel
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Mozillian
Firefox Release Manager

I also create open source communities for Mozilla.

Want to help Mozilla and Firefox grow in Europe? Contact me!
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pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Open Infrastructure is Not Free: A Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewardship – Open Source Security Foundation
openssf.org/blog/2025/09...
Open Infrastructure is Not Free: A Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewardship – Open Source Security Foundation
openssf.org
September 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Mozilla Firefox Is Officially Getting MKV Video Support
windowsreport.com/mozilla-fire...
Mozilla Firefox Is Officially Getting MKV Video Support
Mozilla is adding support for MKV video playback in Firefox, closing a long-standing gap with Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
windowsreport.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Fast, private and secure (pick three): Introducing CRLite in Firefox
blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/c...
Fast, private and secure (pick three): Introducing CRLite in Firefox | The Mozilla Blog
We are pleased to announce that Firefox 142 will begin production usage of our brand new certificate revocation system known as CRLite. CRLite makes your b
blog.mozilla.org
August 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Break Google’s Search Monopoly without Breaking the Web (Open Web Advocacy group)
link.infini.fr/owapositiono...
Break Google’s Search Monopoly without Breaking the Web - Open Web Advocacy
link.infini.fr
August 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/q...
Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech | TechCrunch
European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-f...
techcrunch.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Pascal Chevrel
adamwiggins.bsky.social
😍 Eng manager job working on storage APIs, workers, etc for Firefox. Relevant to improving local-first apps in the browser! www.mozilla.org/en-US/career...
Mozilla Careers — Engineering Manager, DOM (Web Standards) or SpiderMonkey (Javascript) — Open Positions
Mozilla is hiring a Engineering Manager, DOM (Web Standards) or SpiderMonkey (Javascript) in Remote US, Security, Security, Security, Strategy, Operations, Data & Ads,…
www.mozilla.org
August 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Vision for W3C is a W3C Statement | 2025 | News | W3C
www.w3.org/news/2025/vi...
Vision for W3C is a W3C Statement
The W3C Advisory Board has published today as a W3C Statement the document Vision for W3C, which articulates W3C’s core vision for the Web
www.w3.org
July 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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pascal-martin.fr
« For the first time, Linux has officially broken the 5% desktop market share barrier in the United States of America! »

Year of Linux on the Desktop, finally?

ostechnix.com/linux-reache...
Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA - OSTechNix
Linux desktop market share reaches 5.03% in the USA (June 2025) according to StatCounter. Discover why more users are choosing Linux.
ostechnix.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
PHP 8.5 Adds Pipe Operator: What it means
thephp.foundation/blog/2025/07...
PHP 8.5 Adds Pipe Operator: What it means
The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language
thephp.foundation
July 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Apple adds Firefox support to iCloud Passwords on Windows
9to5mac.com/2025/07/09/a...
Apple adds Firefox support to iCloud Passwords on Windows - 9to5Mac
Apple has rolled out official support for Firefox in the latest update to its iCloud for Windows app. Here are the details.
9to5mac.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Welcome to Thunderbird 140 “Eclipse”
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/07/welc...
Welcome to Thunderbird 140 “Eclipse” - The Thunderbird Blog
Our future's so bright, we need ISO-approved shades. Find out what's shiny in our new Extended Security Release, Thunderbird 140 "Eclipse."
blog.thunderbird.net
July 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reposted by Pascal Chevrel
brendt.bsky.social
Can you spot where in this graph Tempest was released?

Granted, it are still baby steps. But hey, gotta start somewhere :)
July 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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programmax.net
PNG is back!

After over two decades, we released a new PNG spec.
www.programmax.net/articles/png...
PNG is back!Rec. 2020 and Rec. 709 comparison
After 20 years, PNG is back with renewed vigor! A new PNG spec was just released.
www.programmax.net
June 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Reposted by Pascal Chevrel
keithamus.social
Okay gang, those who sling HTML, CSS, JS, which _Firefox_ bugs are blocking you? Which features do you think need improving? What new features would you like to see? What work would you prioritise? Big or small, bonus points for linking to a bug (even more for filing bugs then linking them)!
June 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by Pascal Chevrel
firefoxnightly.bsky.social
You can now drag a tab to your pinned tabs tray to pin it, or drag it out to unpin it.
bugzilla.mozilla.org/1944907
June 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Reposted by Pascal Chevrel
lexpress.fr
Aldebaran en liquidation judiciaire : clap de fin pour le pionnier français de la robotique
➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/KOc
June 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
www.theverge.com/news/678350/...
Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
These new options aren’t available in the US.
www.theverge.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Sunsetting the Ghostery Private Browser
www.ghostery.com/blog/ghoster...
Sunsetting the Ghostery Private Browser
Follow our recommendations in the blog to continue enjoying the benefits of Ghostery.
www.ghostery.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Shipping Temporal
(SpiderMonkey = Firefox JavaScript engine)
spidermonkey.dev/blog/2025/04...
Shipping Temporal
The Temporal proposal provides a replacement for Date, a long standing pain-point in the JavaScript language. This blog post describes some of the history and motivation behind the proposal. The Tempo...
spidermonkey.dev
April 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
With Carrots & Sticks - Can the browser handle web security? / Frederik Braun

frederikbraun.de/madweb-keyno...
With Carrots & Sticks - Can the browser handle web security?
With Carrots & Sticks - Can the browser handle web security?
frederikbraun.de
April 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
Hardening the Firefox Frontend with Content Security Policies
attackanddefense.dev/2025/04/09/h...
Hardening the Firefox Frontend with Content Security Policies
Most of the Firefox User Interface (UI), including the address bar and the tab strip, are implemented using standard web technologies like HTML, CSS and JavaScript plus some additional custom componen...
attackanddefense.dev
April 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro Services
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thun...
Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro Services - The Thunderbird Blog
Announcing a new Thunderbird email service called Thundermail as part of the Thunderbird Pro suite of additional services.
blog.thunderbird.net
April 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Firefox's new Tab Groups might be the solution to your biggest browser problem
www.zdnet.com/article/fire...
Firefox's new Tab Groups might be the solution to your biggest browser problem
The best part? This long-awaited feature works with Firefox's popular new Vertical Tabs layout.
www.zdnet.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Built together: How Firefox fans help shape the browser
blog.mozilla.org/en/products/...
Built together: How Firefox fans help shape the browser | The Mozilla Blog
If you’ve ever wished Firefox had vertical tabs or an easier way to share links on your phone — and you left a comment somewhere asking for it — ther
blog.mozilla.org
April 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
How Firefox’s vertical tabs came to life with a little help from our community
blog.mozilla.org/en/products/...
How Firefox’s vertical tabs came to life with a little help from our community | The Mozilla Blog
If you’ve ever had more tabs open than you can count, you know the struggle: tiny, unreadable tab titles, constant scrolling, and that moment of panic wh
blog.mozilla.org
April 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM