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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoThat’s always struck me as odd, but I’m also very much an outsider looking in. A “gecko electron” does sound intriguing though.
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoServo is going to fill that void
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNever heard of it, I’ll check it out
minus-squarerottingleaflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI meant alternative browsers, like vimb or surf, but on Gecko and not WebKit.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoSorry, should’ve explained I was just responding to the first sentence in particular.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI wonder why Microsoft decided to switch from their own engine to Blink, they could’ve switched to Gecko and keep the web a little bit more free
minus-squarelastweakness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoWhy would Microsoft care?
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoBecause of the momentum behind Blink/Chromium.
That’s always struck me as odd, but I’m also very much an outsider looking in. A “gecko electron” does sound intriguing though.
Servo is going to fill that void
Never heard of it, I’ll check it out
I meant alternative browsers, like vimb or surf, but on Gecko and not WebKit.
Sorry, should’ve explained I was just responding to the first sentence in particular.
I wonder why Microsoft decided to switch from their own engine to Blink, they could’ve switched to Gecko and keep the web a little bit more free
Why would Microsoft care?
Because of the momentum behind Blink/Chromium.