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The whole point of Firefox existing is too be an alternative to Blink. This is like asking why Pepsi doesn't just copy Coke's recipe.
by TheRealSteel 6y ago
The whole point of Firefox existing is too be an alternative to Blink.
This is like asking why Pepsi doesn't just copy Coke's recipe.
- Spivak 6y agoThis doesn't make any sense. Firefox is an alternative to Chrome, Edge, and Safari. Gecko is an alternative to Blink, Tident, and WebKit. It's cool to have multiple implementations but this analogy doesn't work since browser rendering engines are trying to produce identical results. You wouldn't say that PyPy exists as an alternative to Python, would you?
- adkadskhj 6y ago> You wouldn't say that PyPy exists as an alternative to Python, would you? I think you would if Python (proper) was controlled by an anti-competitive information stealing superpower which is becoming increasingly disliked. Alternative backends to Python would be very important. Ensuring that the language is still usable in the event that the primary contributor goes full-tilt evil. With that said, i don't think it matters (personally) if Mozilla has their own engine _or_ browser, in the most strict sense. What matters is that both of those things have invested parties capable of forking and/or maintaining free and open source versions of those things in the event that Chrome (ala Google) goes full evil. It does seem that maintaining your own browser and rendering engine seem effective ways to ensuring you're capable of carrying the torch should Chrome disappear tomorrow. Hypothetically they could just maintain/develop directly into Blink and Chromium.
- madeofpalk 6y agoThis sounds very much like a distinction without a difference. The purpose of Firefox doesn't exist without Gecko, they both are to serve as an "independent" alternative force in the browser space.