Stopping FTP support in Firefox 90
I don&#x27;t understand all the negativity around this. People complained when Firefox added Pocket, in part because they took a browser extension and made it a feature that was ostensibly unrelated to web browsing. Now they&#x27;re taking an old feature that&#x27;s <i>definitely</i> not related to web browsing and removing it, and people are still complaining?<p>Firefox can&#x27;t be everything. It should focus on being a great browser and not a great browser and also great FTP client, or a great browser and also a great feed reader, or a great browser and also a great mail client. People using FTP can use a dedicated client, of which there are plenty on every platform, and people who don&#x27;t use FTP (i.e. the vast, vast majority of web browser users) won&#x27;t even notice.<p>A modern web browser is probably some of the most complex software humanity has invented yet, besides a full-scale OS. Taking a maintenance burden that&#x27;s unrelated to the core browser product of a struggling NFP should be welcomed with a sigh of relief.