I think Firefox is still (among) the best option(s) and I have no plans to switch, but their AI pivot definitely has me concerned.
LukeZaz@beehaw.org 2 days ago
As time goes ever onward, I find myself increasingly in the position of using Firefox solely because it isn’t Chromium, rather than because of any inherent good quality.
Which is not to say that Firefox isn’t still at least fine as a browser. But this is what Mozilla is now, and if there’s anything the leaders of that organization are doing, it is that they are committing corporate suicide because none of those idiots know what the hell they are doing. Firefox can’t stay decent with people like them at the helm.
I swear, getting a business major should be considered self-harm.
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Steve@communick.news 2 days ago
I can’t wait for Servo
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Not sure that will save you. Easier to make a browser with a fork than just a library.
Steve@communick.news 1 day ago
You’re thinking short term.
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Yes, but you’re talking about a fully embeddable browser engine that doesn’t exist yet. I want to see it come to fruition, too, to be clear.
Wouldn’t it be easier to fork Gecko and use that? Or Blink/WebKit? And some already exist (LibreWolf, Brave), so if those aren’t satisfactory replacements then I can’t see Servo being a silver bullet.
To be clear, I love the idea of Servo and I think the browser ecosystem needs to not be an oligopoly. I just don’t think it’s a silver bullet. I do think it can be a step towards an open future of the web and I am fully on board.