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Re:Verso – web browser built on top of the Servo web engine by RandomThoughts3 on Sunday August 11, 2024 @01:27PM (#41217789)
It’s going to be my last reply because I’m somehow flagged (really HN - I thought we were above that - seems like I hit a nerve with the Serenity OS fans).

Neither Serenity nor Libweb are interesting. They are just copy of things we already did decades ago with nothing new to propose and severe NIH. They offer nothing of value above other open source projects which already do what they propose better (call that unfinished if you want). Heck, you can grab a 20 years old copy of Minix and find things which are infinitely more interesting than Serenity. Or Redox which while not trying to push the state of the art in design is written in memory safe language if you want something new.

Ladybird and Serenity are famous because of streaming not because of what they offer. It’s influencer culture applied to open source which I despise. But unsurprisingly it’s a magnet for big co money which wants a cheap shot at being in the limelight.

Re:Verso – web browser built on top of the Servo web engine by klohto on Sunday August 11, 2024 @02:15PM (#41218210)
Enlighten us which BigCo gave Ladybird money?
Re:Verso – web browser built on top of the Servo web engine by pityJuke on Sunday August 11, 2024 @03:39PM (#41218787)
Shopify [0]

[0]: https://ladybird.org/#gi

Re:Verso – web browser built on top of the Servo web engine by gkbrk on Sunday August 11, 2024 @05:03PM (#41219300)
Why is it weird that a company that built their entire business on the web wouldn't want there to be a web browser monopoly controlled by an advertising company? Shouldn't you fund projects that will be beneficial for your company in the future?