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minus-squareHypx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThere really needs to be a “Linux” of browser engines.
minus-squarerunswithjedi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoPerhaps I’m missing something, but isn’t Chromium’s engine, Blink, open source?
minus-squareBrooklynMan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoWhen that source, open or otherwise, is unilaterally controlled by Google, that doesn’t really mean much
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNo, it’s not. It’s open source and can be modified from Google’s baseline to be free of their restrictions by anyone who cares to put in the work, like Brave and Vivaldi.
minus-squarebuzzbald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAre people able to make meaningful contributions to the project upstream to steer the direction of the web as an open platform?
minus-squareLiontigerwings@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIs that not what Chromium is? An open source browser that anyone can adapt to suit their needs.
minus-squarecuriosityLynx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIsn’t that gecko, Firefox’s engine?
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, chromium is the Linux of browsers.
There really needs to be a “Linux” of browser engines.
Perhaps I’m missing something, but isn’t Chromium’s engine, Blink, open source?
When that source, open or otherwise, is unilaterally controlled by Google, that doesn’t really mean much
No, it’s not. It’s open source and can be modified from Google’s baseline to be free of their restrictions by anyone who cares to put in the work, like Brave and Vivaldi.
Are people able to make meaningful contributions to the project upstream to steer the direction of the web as an open platform?
Keep an eye on https://servo.org/
Is that not what Chromium is? An open source browser that anyone can adapt to suit their needs.
Isn’t that gecko, Firefox’s engine?
No, chromium is the Linux of browsers.