Astian, Inc2d ago

The browser is the operating system of this decade. Now stop and imagine this: you open your browser with an ad blocker, your favorite sites, extreme customization, and information about how the browser protects your privacy. That's Midori. Midori Browser 11.6.4 coming very soon!

https://astian.org/midori-browser

https://github.com/goastian/midori-desktop

#browser #privacy #web #linux #opensuse #opensource #windows #debian #ubuntu #archlinux #manjaro

Show threadSashin2d ago
@astian what engine does it use? Is it forked from any other browser and if so which ones and is it a hard or a soft fork? How is it funded?
Show threadBruce Elrick2d ago
@sashin @astian Excellent questions.
Show threadAstian, Inc
@virtuous_sloth @sashin These are questions we've always answered, of course. We use Gecko/Firefox as our engine, with a complete redesign (step by step). It's a project years in the making. How are we funded? Well, through bootstrapping and donations. One of our biggest donors is @elmau We also have our own storage service that allows us to reinvest profits in our upkeep, but I think the best word for how we finance ourselves is bootstrapping.
Mar 23 at 3:15amWeb
Show threadSashin2d ago

@astian @virtuous_sloth @elmau Is it a hard fork of gecko, or a soft fork?

Can you give me a quick explanation as to what bootstrapping means in this context? I am not sure I understand, I did a quick internet search for the term.

It sounds like a separate storage business funds the browser, and maybe the browser somehow brings awareness of the storage business.

Show threadAstian, Inc2d ago
@sashin @virtuous_sloth @elmau Bootstrapping means we rely on our own resources; we don't have external investments or partnerships with Big Tech. This is to maintain our values ​​and avoid selling out to investors. We depend on ourselves and donations. Regarding hard fork or soft fork, I don't understand what you mean.
Show threadSashin2d ago
@astian @virtuous_sloth @elmau A soft fork means when you merge in upstream updates, a hard fork means you are completely independent from upstream, you do security updates etc separately.
Show threadAstian, Inc2d ago
@sashin @virtuous_sloth @elmau Well, a fork is a fork, whether it's a big or small fork, but to answer your question, with this philosophy (using the latest version of Gecko/Firefox) we are software developers, we modify the code extensively, removing many things, improving performance and more.
Show threadSashin2d ago
@astian @virtuous_sloth @elmau when Firefox releases a new version, do you merge in those changes?
Show threadAstian, Inc2d ago
@sashin @virtuous_sloth @elmau Yes