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[–] [email protected] 57 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Gee, if only there was an option other than Chrome!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

In terms of web engine, there are Gecko(Mozilla) and WebKit(Apple) for you to chose from, which isn't that much choice.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I use Mozilla every single day and have done so for about 6 years now. Personally I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything but ads if I don't a Chromium based browser.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I’ve been using Mozilla products for going on 20 years on my windows PCs, and other than websites arbitrarily deciding they don’t work on non chrome browsers, I’ve rarely had issues.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Wow, I haven’t used Lynx since the 90s. Admittedly, a text-only browser is an attractive idea.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Apparently it’s still being actively developed! I’m impressed.

April 15, 2024 Lynx v2.9.1 release

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and Mozilla browsers are an viable alternative. What's the issue?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It is viable, just lack diversity in terms of web engine. Web tech today are just too complex to have another web engine. Even Microsoft ditch its EdgeHTML and favor Blink, the engine used by Chromium-based browsers.

[–] jaykay 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But why do you need another one?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago