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Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoI mean the choice between only two browser engines isn’t what I would call “free” though, especially since Firefox is also pulling more and more bullshit.
He made a good overall point. Just saying he is wrong doesn’t actually make him wrong.
I mean the choice between only two browser engines isn’t what I would call “free” though, especially since Firefox is also pulling more and more bullshit.
Gecko and Chromium are both fully free software. Old Edge isn’t.
He made a good overall point.
No. It was a very weak defense of proprietary software.
Just saying he is wrong doesn’t actually make him wrong.
Just saying that doesn’t make it wrong but the “argument” is wrong.
Less diversity isn’t good, the argument wasn’t in favour of proprietary software, it was against platform monoculture.
Less diversity isn’t good
Less proprietary crap is good. Free software is always preferable to fake diversity through proprietary Microsoft products.
Except that isn’t what we have, we still have proprietary crap that is just open core now and that open core is dominated by a single corp that can dictate what standards it wants just like when IE was on top.
Link@rentadrunk.org 1 day ago
What about WebKit? That makes 3 browser engines although it’s primarily used on Apple devices.
woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 day ago
WebKit-GTK is fine, Ladybird and Servo also exist.
The vehement defense of a shitty, proprietary Microsoft browser here is astonishing.