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Brave will not add Web Integration support (twitter.com)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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I think we need all support we can get to fight Google on this, so I welcome Brave here actually.

Use this link to avoid going to Twitter:

https://nitter.kavin.rocks/BrendanEich/status/1684561924191842304

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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

The DRM will be so interwoven into the core engine that they won't be able to remove it. chromium is a sinking ship

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Chromium is open source. Brave can just fork it.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    "Just" fork it. Right.

    It's a massive undertaking to maintain a fork of something that large and continue pulling in patches of later developments.

    Not to say that Brave doesn't have the resources to do so - I really don't know their scale - but this notion of "just fork" gets thrown around a lot with these kinds of scenarios. It's an idealistic view and the noble goal of open source software, but in practical and pragmatic terms it doesn't always win, because it takes time and effort and resources that may not just be available.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Did you read the tweet from Brendan Eich linked in the OP? According to him, Brave already is a fork, and he provides a link to a (surprisingly) extensive list of things that are removed / disabled from chromium on their browser.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Time to switch to Firefox as the base.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Amen. I'm just waiting for them to screw everything up and I'll follow along.

    t. Currently using Brave

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Just use Firefox. I already like it better than brave personally.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It really isn't though. I also started using Firefox recently and I miss tab groups on mobile as well as on my PC. Yes, there is the simple tab groups add-on, but it just doesn't compare.
    Brave is also easier to set up ad-blocking, because it comes with ad-block enabled and script-blocking two clicks away.

    Don't get me wrong, I will continue to use FF, but Brave has some features, FF does not have (yet).

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    No need to wait, Firefox is already a strong competitor (in terms of features, not market share). Adblock on Firefox mobile makes mobile sites so much easier to use.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't know how people navigate the internet without adblock on mobile. Each website is a nightmare with the majority of the screen being ads.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, ff mobile may be complete garbage UX/security wise, but its the only usable mobile browser IMO, simply because of ublock support.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    What makes Firefox on mobile complete garbage security wise? Genuinely curious.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    According to the GrapheneOS docs

    Firefox does not have internal sandboxing on Android.

    Apparently Firefox's sandbox is still substantially weaker than chromium and it is currently much more vulnerable to exploitation.

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