someoneFuck Github, Microsoft has made it impossible to create an account without linking to hardware or phones
davelTell me how you really feel đ
They also own Visual Studio Code, control VSCode, and effectively control the VSCodium soft fork.
GnuLinuxDudeWhat do you mean about VSCodium? Obviously itâs just a differently compiled version of Microsoftâs text editor, but what does Microsoft have to do with it, otherwise?
âď¸-itâs effectively the same as chrome vs chromium. google/microsoft invests the resources to develop it, and someone simply comes and forks it without the closed source parts or telemetry.
which is fine, but means they still get to dictate how the software works. the best real world example i have is chrome and adblockers, or google-made web âstandardsâ.
Yeah. Your example: How many forks of Chome/Chromium have rejected Googleâs Manifest v3 changes? Zero, because theyâre all soft forks and donât have the resources to hard fork.
Thatâs good to hear.
Edge is proprietary and Microsoft has deep pockets, which explains how theyâre able to do this. I wouldnât assume theyâll continue to do this, and no one can fork their code should they switch to Manifest v3.
Brave seems to have managed to both remain open source and maintain several revenue streams that add up to quite a lot.
Edit to add: Braveâs Manifest v2 support appears to be limited, and Microsoft has already started their planned retirement of Manifest v2.
