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      We need a more diverse browser engine market to keep the web open.

      We definitely do, but it’s a tall order considering making a fully functional and daily usable browser engine is one of the most difficult programming projects to under take

      At least we got Ladybird with its brand new from scratch engine coming up though! (In 2028…)

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        It’s absolutely not a simple thing, but if we let the web turn into Chrome-only then Ladybird doesn’t stand a chance. For now, more market share for Firefox and Firefox-based browsers is the only argument against making websites only work in Chrome.

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          Especially if Chrome is bought by OpenAI or some of the other players who want to enshittify it even faster and have shown interest.

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    Startpage got bought by System1 in 2019. System1 is an American advertising company. I personally use Qwant for privacy reasons - They’re also in the process of building their own search index together with Ecosia.

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    OP writes “instead of their american counterparts”, and then puts signal.

    Firefox as well any opensource doesn’t have a country. You can build it and use it. Avoid any centralized service.

    The 4 freedoms of software are:

    Freedom 0: The Freedom to Run
    
        You can use the software for any purpose, without restrictions.
    
    Freedom 1: The Freedom to Study and Modify
    
        You have access to the source code, allowing you to study how the software works and make changes to suit your needs.
    
    Freedom 2: The Freedom to Distribute Copies
    
        You can share copies of the software with others, whether for free or at a cost.
    
    Freedom 3: The Freedom to Improve and Share Improvements
    
        You can modify the software and share your changes with the community, helping others benefit from your improvements.
    

    as long as these freedoms are observed it doesn’t matter the country of origin.

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    Some of these products would not exist without their American counterpart, which directly fuel their existance.

    Librewolf is just a hardened version of Firefox. It would not exist without the Firefox team continuing to develop Firefox and to fix its security issues.

    Ecosia primarely uses Bing and Startpage uses Google for search results. Both would not exist without the search engines backing them.

    I’m not saying these are bad products and I don’t mean to criticiseze. I’m actually a librewolf user myself. I just think it is important to point out that the European label might be deceiving in this instance and might mislead people into thinking they are using something different than they actually are.

    It might also not be so important. Perhaps focusing our energy on good open source projects and NGO-backed initiatives is desirable regardless of their origin?

    idk food for thought

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          The problem is, getting people to start using it. What’s app is free and everybody uses it. If you want them to switch, rather use somthing that’s also free over something with a cost barrier.

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        Apart from the drama another linked it’s “just” an android app compared to Osmand and Cartes that can work on mobile and desktop.

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    EDIT I misunderstood the post, this is what you’re using, not what you’re recommending, sorry about that!
    I will still include my original comment below.

    Still, I use and can recommend XMPP and the provider magicbroccoli.de! Arne the admin is also a swell guy!


    Bold move recommending US Signal over European Telegram!

    I’d personally trust neither very much; one’s US funded and the other clearly not as secure outside “secret chats”.

    But what about Threema? Or a European XMPP provider like the excellent magicbroccoli.de?

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    Not sure it’s a good idea to recommend Arch Linux to newbies migrating from Windows; maybe prioritize Mint or similar?

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      this is not a recommendation post. this is what i personally use as i said in the title. i would always recommend Mint to a Linux beginner

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        Nice, I hadn’t heard of that one. For anyone wondering, it’s pretty loose on who owns it, but the nonprofit that keeps things moving forward is based in Australia.