lør. 24. okt. 2026, 13:26 skrev Iyán Méndez Veiga <[email protected]>:
> On 24/10/2026 13:17, Andreas Røsdal wrote: > > lør. 24. okt. 2026, 13:11 skrev Iyán Méndez Veiga <[email protected]>: > > > >> On 24/10/2026 12:12, Andreas Røsdal wrote: > >>> Northstar browser, minimalistic, implemented in C: > >>> https://github.com/nordstjernen-web/northstar-web-browser > >> > >> "Nordstjernen web browser is a real web browser, not based on Firefox or > >> Chrome. Minimalist version, no AI coding." > >> > >> Yet Claude Code has added over 67k lines of code, probably more. > >> > >> I don't know. For such an important piece of software like a web > >> browser, I prefer to stay with more mature software > >> > > > > Web browsers are an important piece of software, which is exactly why > there > > needs to be a variety of alternatives, and the current Chrome+Firefox > > duopoly controlled by Google, an advertising corporation, needs to be > > challenged by independent individuals. > > Just checked in Cloudflare Radar, and in the last 7 days these are the > stats of HTTP requests: > > Chrome 71.46% > Safari 15.62% > Edge 6.35% > Firefox 3.73% > Samsung Internet 1.53% > > Putting Firefox in a "duopoly" with <4% of the requests is a bit too > much, don't you think? > > What about other already existing web browsers like Epiphany [1], Falkon > [2], etc [3]. > > I just fail to see what is the main motivation here? Why not support and > improve already existing web browsers outside of your "duopoly" with > already more developers and users? > There is a multitude of motivations. To increase the multitude of web browser variants available, to develop a new web browser from scratch in 2026; using state of the art technology, reduce technical debt in the codebase, quick compilation, small maintainable source code, a real web browser developed in Europe (Chrome, Safari, Firefox is domainated and controlled by USA), we are also seeking funds from NLnet restack so that developers in Europe can learn about making web browsers), security (No JIT), I could go on and on. Sincerely, Andreas Røsdal >
