@Vivaldi @wordpress I had no idea at all that you offered this service. That's amazing! I'll check it out! ๐
this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2023
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@Vivaldi @wordpress Mh,
How do you finance your operation? And why not #opensource it for public #audit?
I like your #browser but in 2023 a non-open browser is a no-no.
@chris @Vivaldi @wordpress Regarding how they finance themselves, you can read about their business model: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-business-model/
As for why they're not open source, you can read about that here: https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/why-isnt-vivaldi-browser-open-source/
@chris @Vivaldi @wordpress Their excuse to keep their UI close-sourced is the reason I don't use it. They don't want anyone to fork and benefit from it, while they have no problems forking and benefiting from other open source projects ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐
"other parties could take the code and build an equivalent browser (essentially a fork) more easily."
They should have used AGPL to force others to contribute. They would get more users looking for an open-source alternative to Chrome.
@viktor @Vivaldi @wordpress That doesn't make sense. They even agree that 90% of their code is taken from open source projects, ie, other peoples time. But the 10% is now supremely special. Rules don't apply. They make money from only the 10% and not the 90% they took.
And a browser that injects referrals into my stuff, well, I am too old school for this to call this cool.
Honestly, spin up your own instance. Don't rely on a browser company to host it for you.
@Vivaldi @wordpress Vivaldi blogs are really a wonderful thing. An important part of the warm sense of community I experience here.