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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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Mistral and Mozilla are bringing open, private and multilingual AI to your web browser
mistral.ai/news/mistral...
Mistral x Mozilla: Private, Multilingual AI Browsing
Open, private and multilingual AI is coming to your web browser. Mistral and Mozilla team up to put powerful, trustworthy AI where you already browse.
mistral.ai
September 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Thunderbird 153 "Meadow" is out now! - The Thunderbird Blog
blog.thunderbird.net/2026/07/thun...
Thunderbird 153 "Meadow" is out now! - The Thunderbird Blog
Thunderbird 153 "Meadow" is out now!
blog.thunderbird.net
September 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Lettre ouverte pour la survie des événements techniques en France
lettreouverte.afup.org
Lettre ouverte pour sauver les événements tech en France
Les événements tech français risquent de disparaître. Sponsorisez, achetez des places, adhérez.
lettreouverte.afup.org
September 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
Community power in action! 💪 Mozilla volunteer Valery Ledovskoy has released a new Russian dictionary extension. The goal: a modern, MPL-licensed Hunspell dictionary to replace Firefox's aging default.

🧩 Try it: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
📝 Feedback: habr.com/ru/articles/...
Russian Spelling Dictionary – Get this Dictionary for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Russian Spelling Dictionary for Firefox. Modern Russian spell-checking dictionary for Firefox and Thunderbird.
addons.mozilla.org
July 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Je maintiens un forum phpBB sur un petit VPS matraqué par les bots IA, j'ai documenté ce que j'ai mis en place pour qu'il continue de tourner malgré la charge.
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Charge serveur causée par les bots IA sur un forum phpBB : quelques solutions - Carnet de notes
Je gère les forums de Mozfr (ex-Geckozone) depuis 2012, la communauté des bénévoles francophones de Mozilla. C'est un gros forum (>750.000 messages, >80.000 inscrits) qui
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June 26, 2026 at 5:38 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Firefox Can Do All This? 21 Features Most Users Never Touch
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Firefox Can Do All This? 21 Features Most Users Never Touch
Stop using Firefox like a rookie. Here are lesser known Firefox features that will improve your browing experience.
itsfoss.com
June 23, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
What's new in Firefox this June, and what's next on the Firefox roadmap
blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/f...
What's new in Firefox this June, and what's next on the Firefox roadmap | The Mozilla Blog
Firefox has been busy introducing updates across productivity, privacy and AI. From Project Nova and browser-wide AI controls to expanded privacy protectio
blog.mozilla.org
June 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Spell-checking for more Firefox users — a community effort
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Spell-checking for more Firefox users — a community effort - Carnet de notes
A while back, I stumbled onto something that turned into a rewarding side-project at Mozilla. Firefox ships with a built-in spellchecker, but it only activates if a dictionary for
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June 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
Je vais à DevLille demain et probablement vendredi, si ya du monde qui veut prendre un café avec un mozillien local :)
devlille.fr
DevLille
Le DevLille est une conférence de deux jours autour des sujets Web, Mobile et Cloud.
devlille.fr
June 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
The new JPEG XL image format support was activated today in Firefox Nightly
bugzilla.mozilla.org/2040074
2040074 - enable image.jxl.enabled pref on nightly channel only
RESOLVED (tnikkel) in Core - Graphics: ImageLib. Last updated 2026-05-22.
bugzilla.mozilla.org
May 22, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
[Nightly Blog] Settings Are Getting a New Look!
blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/05/20/s...
Settings Are Getting a New Look! – Firefox Nightly News
The redesign of Firefox Settings is now enabled by default in Nightly! With this change, we are making it easier for people to customize Firefox and discover the controls that ...
blog.nightly.mozilla.org
May 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
You can now generate a QR code for a page from the tab context menu (Share -> Generate QR code). bugzilla.mozilla.org/1996422
QR code screenshot
May 21, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
Firefox Labs can now be opened quickly by typing "labs" or "experiment" in the address bar and selecting the Open Firefox Labs quick action.
bugzilla.mozilla.org/2023169
Screenshot of the Firefox Labs quick action being triggered from the address bar
Screenshot of the Firefox Labs quick action being triggered from the address bar
May 21, 2026 at 10:44 AM
pascalchevrel.bsky.social
« Mozilla industrialise la chasse aux bugs dans Firefox avec l’IA »
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Mozilla industrialise la chasse aux bugs dans Firefox avec l’IA
Firefox sert désormais de laboratoire grandeur nature pour éprouver de nouveaux outils de cybersécurité assistés par IA. En avril, Mozilla a corrigé la…
next.ink
May 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
[Gecko] Competition, Innovation, and the Future of the Web - Why Independent Browser Engines Matter

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Competition, Innovation, and the Future of the Web – Why Independent Browser Engines Matter – Open Policy & Advocacy
Gecko matters because it ensures there’s an independent voice shaping how the internet evolves. Without Gecko, the landscape would be dominated by Apple and Google alone. Is that really the ...
blog.mozilla.org
March 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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meijer.ws
Please note that Chrome pushed an update, and

YOUR DEV CONSOLE (history) MAY BE READ BY HUMAN REVIEWERS.

Sure, console should never be treated as a secure env, but I still fucking hate this.
March 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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firefoxnightly.bsky.social
As a reminder, you can follow the general Mozilla news, team work and individual contributors work on Planet Mozilla (which has a RSS feed you can subscribe to). We have 1 to 2 blog posts per day on Planet. planet.mozilla.org
Planet Mozilla
Follow the pulse of the Mozilla project. Aggregated updates from the developers, designers, and volunteers building a better internet.
planet.mozilla.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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)
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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
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adamwiggins.com
😍 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