Comment on Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox
iglou@programming.dev 2 days agoVivaldi is Chromium based
Yes. And? It is open source, and Vivaldi modifies it heavily.
You’re criticizing browsers based on “Shitty Browser A” while promoting browsers based on “Shitty Browser B”. Both categories are heavily modified and just as viable.
People need to stop being scared of Chromium-based browsers.
selokichtli@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Specially, nobody needs more Chromium based browsers.
iglou@programming.dev 2 days ago
Unforunately, there is no solid alternative at the moment. Firefox used to be great, but the quality of the browser has been consistently declining for years now. In terms of features, stability, and accuracy. The various forks I tested back when I couldn’t deal with Firefox’s issues had the exact same issues.
At least Vivaldi is european.
selokichtli@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
There are Firefox forks to circumvent AI. But even if there weren’t, I’d be using GNOME Web before bending to Google’s Chromium. If Vivaldi Chromium promises no AI, and LibreWolf Firefox promised the same, why on Earth would I go to Google’s camp?
iglou@programming.dev 1 day ago
If your only criterium is the presence of AI, then of course it doesn’t matter.
But Firefox has been degrading far before AI was even hyped. Mozilla basically gave up on its development as they lost their market share. Full of bugs, poor implementation of new standards, terrible optimization… That’s why I switched to a Chromium based browser. Not because of AI.