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Why?

• nsomaru 7y ago
  For me, Firefox with extensions and to support an open web
  • sosborn 7y ago
    Is it WebKit that holds that back or iOS sandboxing?
  • threeseed 7y ago
    Even with Firefox browser engine there would be no mechanism to install browser extensions. And WebKit is open source just like Firefox is. How is one open and not the other ?
    • nsomaru 7y ago
      Why would there be no mechanism to install extensions? I'd like to support Firefox so that we do not end up in a browser (mono|duo)culture, like the IE6 days. For this reason I use Firefox on iOS even though it's skinned WebKit. My impression is that Mozilla has generally had the well-being of netizens front and centre, social controversies involving Eich aside.
    • webmobdev 7y ago
      > Even with Firefox browser engine there would be no mechanism to install browser extensions. Why not? When we can install extensions for Mobile Safari, if other browsers are permitted with their own rendering engine, why would browser extensions for them be not allowed? > And WebKit is open source just like Firefox is. How is one open and not the other? You can like open source webkit. I can like open source Firefox. Is it fair that only you can enjoy webkit on ios and I can't enjoy Firefox on ios? That's the issue - the deliberate limitation of choice.
• theK 7y ago
  Because it makes the web less of a mono culture. It also removes some statistics skews I would guess.