Post #1434565

2026-02-26 10:18 UTC

@dazo all true. But not everyone bases their choice of the browser solely on engine politics. The feature set of Firefox and Chrome is similarly enough that one could argue for that, but Vivaldi is different. Any other browser means I would need to give up on my mail client, calendar and so on in my browser. Also I use the sync between desktop and mobile, meaning any browser that's not available for both is out of the picture for me instantly. If there will be a servo based browser that can do what ever Vivaldi does and that also exists for Android in a usable form, I would be happy to switch.

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@dazo@infosec.exchange 2026-02-26 10:23

@mxk Well, what to say ... Ignorance is bliss, perhaps? The same arguments can be used about any type of politics. If you don't care about the details of the politics, you have not much to complain about when reality hits you. Your arguments are common. And most users just want "something that works". Everyone gets that. Everyone, even I, want that. But if nobody fights for freedom, the freedom will eventually be taken away from everyone - also those who didn't care to join the fight. That's the reality. But there must be room for some pragmatism. Sometimes you need to use what works while fighting the good cause. But that is not the same as ignoring there is something to fight for.

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@mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org 2026-02-26 21:30

@mxk @dazo Vivaldi kicks people off for merely questioning the genocide done by Israel. (I’ve seen that happen to someone I knew on Fedi.)

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