Basilisk • Basilisk Development Update

After a lot of thought, I've decided that I need to take a step back from active Basilisk development for the foreseeable future.

This does not mean the project is being abandoned. I still intend to release new versions of Basilisk when new UXP releases occur, review and fix bug reports when possible, address important regressions, and generally keep the browser maintained. What I am stepping away from is regular feature development, large architectural projects, and day-to-day involvement in community and forum discussions unless someone directly asks for my input.

Over the past several months, I've been dealing with a combination of personal, professional, and mental health challenges that have significantly reduced the time and energy I can dedicate to volunteer work.

I also want to acknowledge something that has been bothering me. The stress I've been under has affected how I've interacted with people on the forums and in the community. Looking back, there have been times where I was more argumentative, dismissive, or short-tempered than I should have been. For those interactions, I apologize. Stress may explain my behavior, but it does not excuse it, and I recognize that I have not always been the easiest person to work with lately.

For now, I need to focus on my family, my health, and my career. The project will continue to receive maintenance updates and releases, but active development will be taking a back seat while I get those areas of my life back into a better place.

Thank you to everyone who has reported bugs, tested builds, and provided useful feedback over the years. Your reports have helped improve Basilisk, Pale Moon, and UXP as a whole, and will continue to be valuable going forward.

I am not disappearing. I just need to slow down for a while.

Thanks.