• woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Doing so reduced the amount of diversity in rendering engines

    It killed the last proprietary engine. It made the web more free.

    That’s a loss for the Web as a whole.

    You’re wrong.

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      I mean the choice between only two browser engines isn’t what I would call “free” though, especially since Firefox is also pulling more and more bullshit.

      He made a good overall point. Just saying he is wrong doesn’t actually make him wrong.

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        2 months ago

        What about WebKit? That makes 3 browser engines although it’s primarily used on Apple devices.

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          What about WebKit? That makes 3 browser engines although it’s primarily used on Apple devices.

          WebKit-GTK is fine, Ladybird and Servo also exist.

          The vehement defense of a shitty, proprietary Microsoft browser here is astonishing.

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        I mean the choice between only two browser engines isn’t what I would call “free” though, especially since Firefox is also pulling more and more bullshit.

        Gecko and Chromium are both fully free software. Old Edge isn’t.

        He made a good overall point.

        No. It was a very weak defense of proprietary software.

        Just saying he is wrong doesn’t actually make him wrong.

        Just saying that doesn’t make it wrong but the “argument” is wrong.