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[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

That's always struck me as odd, but I'm also very much an outsider looking in. A "gecko electron" does sound intriguing though.

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 5 points 1 month ago

Servo is going to fill that void

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Never heard of it, I'll check it out

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

I meant alternative browsers, like vimb or surf, but on Gecko and not WebKit.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Sorry, should've explained I was just responding to the first sentence in particular.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 points 1 month ago

I wonder why Microsoft decided to switch from their own engine to Blink, they could've switched to Gecko and keep the web a little bit more free

[-] lastweakness@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Why would Microsoft care?

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Because of the momentum behind Blink/Chromium.

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