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minus-squarepuppinstuff@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·10 hours agoNon-browser companies I don’t like are sponsoring a browser engine alternative so they don’t all end up getting hosed by Google’s lock-in. As long as the end result is what I want I am alright with jerks I don’t like footing the bill if our separate self-interests are momentarily aligned. This is a wait-and-see for me.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-29 hours agoYeah. Corporate sponsorship for the purposes of “get us the hell out of this monopoly” is kinda how open source has worked so far. Sometimes its fine. See: Linux
Non-browser companies I don’t like are sponsoring a browser engine alternative so they don’t all end up getting hosed by Google’s lock-in.
As long as the end result is what I want I am alright with jerks I don’t like footing the bill if our separate self-interests are momentarily aligned.
This is a wait-and-see for me.
Yeah. Corporate sponsorship for the purposes of “get us the hell out of this monopoly” is kinda how open source has worked so far.
Sometimes its fine. See: Linux