• linearchaos@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It becomes impossible to block ads in all browsers new forks will be made and the features we want will happen. The bar to spin and maintain a new browser is high but it’s not impossible on there are a lot of people that want this

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      5 months ago

      Sorry mate I think this is a little naive.

      I suspect that the bar to “spin and maintain a new browser” is so high as to be impossible.

      The resources required to keep firefox afloat are huge. It’s not something a few like minded individuals can do on their weekends.

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        5 months ago

        You should check out Ladybird browser, it’s an impressive piece work, it’s definitely no ready for everyday use, but it is proof that a small community can develop and maintain a project as complex and large as a browser.

        It is probably the only browser in active development that is not being paid by Google, even Firefox gets most of its income from defaulting the search engine to Google