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[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

Vivaldi is chromium though isn't it?

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago

Yes, Vivaldi is based on Chromium.

Also, (it's UI isn't open source.)[https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/why-isnt-vivaldi-browser-open-source/]. Not much of an issue, given all popular browsers aren't either (except Firefox).

[-] LinuxSBC@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago
[-] skilltheamps@feddit.de 20 points 11 months ago

Because the seemingly great choice of Webbrowsers in reality boils down to a risky monoculture of chromium (/its webengine). The only real alternative is Firefox/Blink. Risky, because the main driver behind Chrome-/ium (Google) is not acting on behalf of the public interest towards a free, open and privacy preserving internet. Instead they're working on a privacy exploiting one that gets locked down using DRM technologies. Them being a vendor of major parts of the internet as well as the browser to use it makes this a lethal combination. Firefox will definitely exist for as long as Google exists, because its their tool to defy claims of a monopoly, but they will do everything to keep it the small and mostly irrelevant "competitor" it is currently. Therefore, stand against Googles evil play and help Mozilla to gain some actual indipendence and leverage for keeping the internet free (as in freedom), open and privacy preserving.

[-] zzz711@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago

There is a vocal contingent of people online who hate that chromium has the vast majority of market share of browser rendering engines.

[-] lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Your response makes it seem like you don't agree with the efforts of those vocal people. Which is funny, because you're posting this on lemmy, instead of reddit, so you clearly don't like a single company having complete and monopoly-like control, the browser wars should be viewed the same way. Non-Chromium browsers (but mostly Firefox) are the only thing stopping Google from having basically complete control over the internet, by having only 1 dominant rendering engine that they control.

Here's a perfect example: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/youtube-responds-to-delayed-loading-in-rival-browser-complaints

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