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Brave is a scam, but recommending palemoon or icecat a is (for different reasons) also a bad idea.

• didericis 5y ago
  Can you elaborate on why palemoon and icecat are bad ideas? Haven’t used either. Am assuming they’re further behind on the latest web standards?
  • turminal 5y ago
    They both lack the manpower to keep up. I personally don't mind missing on the latest features, but I don't want my software to be full of old security holes that were patched long ago in upstream Firefox. Besides, I have once witnessed a conversation between Palemoon developers and some distro's packagers about usage of palemoon logo or trademark or something like that. The developers spoke in a very entitled tone and it was quite off-putting.
• jonathansampson 5y ago
  How exactly is Brave a scam? The author certainly couldn't argue this point (detailed response to their claims can be found here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27552530 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27552530).
  • turminal 5y ago
    The fact that author's arguments are flawed (imo not all of them are) does not imply their claim is incorrect. A lot has been written on the topic Elsewhere, I'm sure you will be able to find some better explanations if you so desire.