Open Source
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@barbudo2005 said in Open Source:
The million dollar question:
Will Vivaldi become the default browser for him?
I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight xD
Aside from that, I wanted to say that I don't care at all that Vivaldi isn't 100% open source, even though I'm a big supporter of FOSS. I believe what matters much more is the spirit of the team behind it, certainly much more attentive to users compared to a multinational corporation.
Furthermore, I don't think I'm in any way favoring Google by using Vivaldi since they release the software open-source for purely commercial reasons, and I don't think they want people to be so attracted to other browsers based on their engine, unless they use Google services.
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I think open source offers some really obvious advantages.
One big one is not having to trust anyone. Not that I think there is anything at all unscrupulous about Vivaldi, just given the choice complete transparency is preferable to even the most trusted of sources.
I also think there are pretty obvious security benefits offered by having more people able to review the code.
We do so much in the browser now days that privacy and security are essential. Not something I'll compromise on for appealing looking QOL features or great performance.
I have options for my browser that are open source and work acceptably so that is now just the starting point that a browser absolutely needs to have for me to consider it.
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As @catweazle explained, for security and trust purposes Vivaldi is already open.
@Catweazle said in Open Source:
The only part of Vivaldi that is proprietary is 5% of the script corresponding to its only UI, which is also fully auditable and even modifiable by the user (here in the forum it is taught how to do it).
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@DonnyTinyHands, some nice news about OpenSource and trust
https://apiiro.com/blog/malicious-code-campaign-github-repo-confusion-attack/