Post #2853266

2026-05-14 16:13 UTC

@Ketakater@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net Here is the point. Unlike most that have an opinion on this, I have actually built a browser from scratch. Did that with Opera. Realistically we could not do that today. Would require too much resources and take too long. Then we would have to deal with compatibility issues. There are really only two other alternatives when it comes to code. Use Webkit or Gecko. That would be a larger risk and we would not be any less reliant on Apple or Google. The way for us to have the most impact is to continue to build based on Chromium. Over time we will be able to have a bigger impact as well.

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@Ketakater@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-14 16:20

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net appreciate you taking the time to explain 🙏 I personally like Vivaldi. It's my main browser for a few years and I love your engagement for a free and accessible Internet

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@richlv@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 17:09

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Ketakater@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net Thank you for the reply, appreciated. While Mozilla's funding is rather non-diverse, wouldn't Gecko still be a notably smaller reliance (more like dependence) on Google?

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@oblomov@sociale.network 2026-05-15 12:41

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Ketakater@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net the problem with that choice is that when Google developers decide something isn't needed anymore, or shouldn't be supported in the first place (e.g., XSLT, JPEG XL) you are essentially forced to follow through with their decisions. That doesn't really help you make an impact.

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@missingno@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-16 08:20

@jon@social.vivaldi.net @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net I still would like to have an option to identify the browser as Vivaldi and not another Mozilla-yadda-yadda-Chrome-Safari.

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