We examine one approach to collaborative, open software by building on Matrix, a secure, decentralised, real-time communication protocol with generic database capabilities hiding beneath its current focus on chat.
Background As part of my work on the Stylo / Quantum CSS team at Mozilla, I needed to be able to test changes to Firefox that only affect Linux 32-bit builds. These days, I believe you essentially have to use a 64-bit host to build Firefox to avoid OOM issues during linking and potentially other steps, so this means some form of cross-compiling from a Linux 64-bit host to a Linux 32-bit target....
I am excited to announce that we’re now shipping WiFi debugging for Firefox for Android! It’s available in Firefox for Android 42 with Firefox Nightly on desktop. The rest of this post will sound quite similar to the previous announcement for Firefox OS support. WiFi debugging allows WebIDE to connect to Firefox for Android via your local WiFi network instead of a USB cable. The connection experience is generally more straightforward (especially after connecting to a device the first time) than with USB and also more convenient to use since you’re no longer tied down by a cable....
I am excited to announce that we’re now shipping WiFi debugging for Firefox OS! It’s available in Firefox OS 3.0 / master with Firefox Nightly on desktop. WiFi debugging allows WebIDE to connect to your Firefox OS device via your local WiFi network instead of a USB cable. The connection experience is generally more straightforward (especially after connecting to a device the first time) than with USB and also more convenient to use since you’re no longer tied down by a cable....
For quite a while, it has been possible to debug tabs on Firefox for Android devices, but there were many steps involved, including manual port forwarding from the terminal. As I hinted a few weeks ago, WebIDE would soon support connecting to Firefox for Android via ADB Helper support, and that time is now! How to Use You’ll need to assemble the following bits and bobs: Firefox 36 (2014-10-25 or later) ADB Helper 0....