At the dawn of browser sync technologies, it was possible to self host a Firefox sync server. I think I remember there was a component for authentication and one for storage proper. You could use each one of them, or both.

Is this still a thing? How would today's firefox handle a custom sync server?

Even though I have a firefox account, I'm glad I have moved off Pocket (to Readwise Reader).

I don't want all my accounts joined. I don't want a threat model where being locked out of one service takes down everything, especially when that service has no support. This applies to gmail and Mozilla equally.

All Youtube and Gmail accounts will be converted to Google+ accounts...

Browsers shouldn't have accounts to begin with.

For a while there was an announcement that pocket would stop working on kobo devices, due to this announcement. But now it seems kobo will be given an extension and will make their pocket integration work with Firefox accounts.

This sounds like a good thing imo. Pocket is a great tool that should be fully integrated

I have a script that runs in the background and exports my bookmarks, merges them with the existing file, then syncs that file over Syncthing.

I am not sharing my bookmarks with Mozilla, I am way too smart for that.

I think maybe this would be finally the year I stop paying for Pocket.

It kinda worked to quickly save items but I have always wanted it to be better at organizing items. Tagging is a hassle and even though it has suggested tags most of the time they are not useful, and also you have to apply them individually!

Lately they added Lists, which I don't know how is different from pinned tags, adding more confusion.

Also I am not really sure, but I think the search functionality don't work reliably.

I just hope wallabag or Matter don't just let my unreaded links rot.

I love Pocket.

It's the only bookmarking tool I ever stuck with.

I also use Firefox as my main browser.

Seems like pocket is losing a lot of its value due to more sites not working with its article view. I've stopped using it because of that and also because it doesn't work well for pages that aren't articles and I didn't like having to maintain multiple bookmarking tools.

That being said, if it was more integrated with Firefox and Firefox's bookmarking tools, that might make it compelling for me again, so maybe this is a good thing....

Moved to Matter - https://hq.getmatter.com - never looked back.

And they almost fubar'd the Pocket integration witht the Kobo eReaders in the process.

Hey Mozilla, have you considered that maybe I don't want to open an account?

In fact I don't want to open accounts with anyone. Not with social media, not with newspapers, certainly not newsletters. Accounts allow better tracking that cookies, and cookies are now regulated.

If a web site tries to get me to open an account, it will reflect poorly on my view of them, and I will be less inclined to come back.

I only opened an account here after years of lurking and trust building and I still only log on if I want to comment or upvote something.

I have been iMessaging myself as my read it later methodology. It has worked quite very well for me.

This is disappointing. I love Pocket but I don't trust Mozilla, I will not use a Firefox account, and this ends my subscription.