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Firefox's gpsd code is not enabled by default (and, according to bug 1763347, doesn't work). We should remove gpsd support by deleting `MOZ_GPSD` code and GpsdLocationProvider.cpp/h files:

https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=MOZ_GPSD
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=GpsdLocationProvider

Firefox's solution for geolocation on Linux is:

1. Geoclue (enabled in Firefox 102 in bug 1769664)
2. Mozilla's Location Service (MLS) if Geoclue is available or returns an error. (bug 1772125)

Geoclue supports multiple geolocation providers, including GPS devices, so Firefox can still benefit from GPS devices, even if we're not calling gpsd directly.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue
Firefox's gpsd code is not enabled by default (and, according to bug 1763347, doesn't work). We should remove gpsd support by deleting `MOZ_GPSD` code and GpsdLocationProvider.cpp/h files:

https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=MOZ_GPSD
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=GpsdLocationProvider

Firefox's solution for geolocation on Linux is:

1. Geoclue (enabled in Firefox 102 in bug 1769664)
2. Mozilla's Wi-Fi Location Service (MLS) if Geoclue is available or returns an error. (bug 1772125)

Geoclue supports multiple geolocation providers, including GPS devices, so Firefox can still benefit from GPS devices, even if we're not calling gpsd directly.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue
Firefox's gpsd code is not enabled by default (and, according to bug 1763347, doesn't work). We should remove gpsd support by deleting `MOZ_GPSD` code and GpsdLocationProvider.cpp/h files:

https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=MOZ_GPSD
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=GpsdLocationProvider

Firefox's solution for geolocation on Linux is:

1. Geoclue (enabled in Firefox 102 in bug 1769664)
2. Mozilla's Wi-Fi Location Service (MLS) if Geoclue is unavailable or returns an error. (bug 1772125)

Geoclue supports multiple geolocation providers, including GPS devices, so Firefox can still benefit from GPS devices, even if we're not calling gpsd directly.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue
Firefox's gpsd code is not enabled by default (and, according to bug 1763347, doesn't work). We should remove gpsd support by deleting `MOZ_GPSD` code and GpsdLocationProvider.cpp/h files:

https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=MOZ_GPSD
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?q=GpsdLocationProvider

Firefox's solution for geolocation on Linux is:

1. Flatpak's org.freedesktop.portal.Location provider (bug 1759840)
2. Geoclue (enabled in Firefox 102 in bug 1769664)
3. Mozilla's Wi-Fi Location Service (MLS) if the Flatpak provider or Geoclue are unavailable or return an error. (bug 1772125)

Geoclue supports multiple geolocation providers, including GPS devices, so Firefox can still benefit from GPS devices, even if we're not calling gpsd directly.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue

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