Post #2103221
2025-11-14 19:54 UTC
@yoasif @thibaultamartin
I used to think so too, but apparently 95% or more of the Vivaldi code is open-source. The rest is just the user interface which they justify not open-sourcing with some reasonable arguments. I discussed some of this in an earlier thread, e.g.
https://neuromatch.social/@elduvelle/115458917115214296
I'd be interested to know if you are convinced after reading their points!
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@yoasif@mastodon.social 2025-11-14 19:55
@elduvelle @thibaultamartin The user interface *is* Vivaldi, they get the engine from Chromium (which is the open source part). If you want an open source browser, Vivaldi ain't it.
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@elduvelle@neuromatch.social 2025-11-14 19:58
@yoasif @thibaultamartin See also this other part of the thread, with a Vivaldi developer who came in to answer some of our concerns, which I thought was nice. It's not like we get Mozilla developers on here reassuring us that they're trying their best to remove the AI.. (Although, to be fair they did try to help me when Mozilla defaulted my search to Perplexity - their "AI" - but that was the last straw for me) https://neuromatch.social/@elduvelle/115459600728740374