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[–] dpflug@hachyderm.io 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

@Jeremiah
At least one group is trying. https://ladybird.org/

And most people here seem to be switching to LibreWolf, Fennec, and/or Vivaldi.
@aspensmonster

[–] bobkmertz@techhub.social 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@dpflug
Seeing Shopify and Proton as sponsors is a little off-putting if I'm being honest. The way proton enshitified especially makes it worrisome.
@Jeremiah @aspensmonster

[–] Jeremiah@alpaca.gold 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@bobkmertz @dpflug @aspensmonster Unlike Mozilla's leadership, I think Ladybird's co-founders understand the primary reason people are supporting them is because they are not doing what Mozilla is doing.

Shopify and Proton are problematic companies, but I don't think they have enough financial sway or anti-privacy business reasons to corrupt Ladybird.

Regardless, I am rooting more for @servo / Verso.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0MIHKv45C0

[–] bobkmertz@techhub.social 1 points 4 days ago

@Jeremiah@alpaca.gold
But at one point Mozilla was in the same position. We see it in corporations and politics all the time where someone just takes a little money expecting it to be just that and then later they realize they are trapped.
@dpflug@hachyderm.io @aspensmonster@tenforward.social @servo@floss.social