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I never switched because once upon a time I switched from Opera to Firefox because it was the most free (as in libre) browser and I haven't found a more free br

by jeena 8y ago

I never switched because once upon a time I switched from Opera to Firefox because it was the most free (as in libre) browser and I haven't found a more free browser yet. I try to live after the maxim: freedom before convenience (at least in parts of my life).

llampx 8y ago
If there's one thing that Google does well, it's convince the relevant people that their software is open source. See: Chrome and Android
- jhasse 8y ago
  They are though. There are no Edge forks or free iOS distributions.
  - stephenr 8y ago
    No, they’re not. They’re based on open source software. But by that measure safari is open source because WebKit is open source.
    - jhasse 8y ago
      > But by that measure safari is open source because WebKit is open source. There's a lot more closed source code in Safari than there's in Chrome. But sure: Why not give them credit for open-sourcing WebKit? Safari is closer to open-source than IE.
      - stephenr 8y ago
        And yet I trust Safari a fucking lot more than I trust Chrome. Something about not being a business reliant on harvesting every bit of personal information possible.
        jhasse 8y ago
        And you're probably right. "Open-source-ness" shouldn't be the only measure when valuing software.
jonas21 8y ago
Have you considered switching to lynx?
- jeena 8y ago
  I used it for a month or something back when I couldn't get the graphics card working, but it was not fun.