Re:Floorp – a customisable Firefox fork from Japan
by GuB-42 on Monday October 02, 2023 @05:59AM
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Things I associate with software from Japan:
- Dense interfaces, flashy colors, the opposite of Apple-style minimalism
- Proprietary software
- Lots of customization when its comes to appearance / theming
- Passionate communities
- Traditionalism, resistance to change
- Function over security
It does not all apply to Floorp, but that's what I think when I think of "made in Japan" software.
For example, Floorp is open source, which I think is less common in Japan than in the west, and hopefully, it is secure. But the customization and "dual sidebar" (i.e. more stuff on screen) features are typically Japanese.
- Dense interfaces, flashy colors, the opposite of Apple-style minimalism
- Proprietary software
- Lots of customization when its comes to appearance / theming
- Passionate communities
- Traditionalism, resistance to change
- Function over security
It does not all apply to Floorp, but that's what I think when I think of "made in Japan" software.
For example, Floorp is open source, which I think is less common in Japan than in the west, and hopefully, it is secure. But the customization and "dual sidebar" (i.e. more stuff on screen) features are typically Japanese.