Monthly update on the FOSS "Ladybird" browser engine
Monthly update on the FOSS "Ladybird" browser engine
Update was from 3 days ago, I'm really hopeful ladybird could be a future browser option to help break the stranglehold chrome has over the market, while Mozilla is struggling to find meaningful direction.
It seems like an exciting project with monthly progress updates :) they keep chipping away at compatibility.
I hope they can do it. Mozilla hasn't fundamentally changed from where they were at least a year ago (re: their inability to clearly communicate policy "changes"), but the fact that they don't seem to know what concerns their users and how to communicate in a way that doesn't stoke their fears—it just makes them harder to work with and recommend.
Hopefully Ladybird can inject some much-needed competition into browsers.
I definitely agree. They feel deeply confused about their audience and like they perpetually flounder trying to find a sustainable direction or future :/
Ootl, what happened with Mozilla ? I use Firefox and very happy with it so this sounds surprising
Wouldn't forking Mozilla provide a stronger base than an entirely new browser?
Not if it ties the fork into specific licenses. The other issue is that the internet should not be dominated by two and a half engines (Safari's being the half). It creates an environment where they can collude to force the direction of the internet, where they are potential single points of failure, or where they can force users into bad terms of service.
Take this hypothetical: I make Super Browser (SB), but I fork it from Firefox (FF). SB looks and functions completely differently from FF, but it still uses FF's Gecko engine to render the web. No matter what changes I make, I'm still at the mercy of Mozilla and their priorities.
This leaves few choices for developers and users alike, and it doesn't encourage the companies at the top to innovate. Because, what are people gonna do? Leave? For what alternative?
Oh, I think they're communicating just fine. They're signalling the direction they plan to take and it's not a good one.
I disagree, but I understand why you think that.