> Since Abrowser is configured to
execute all JavaScript by default, Ebay, Amazon, and even DuckDuckGo
execute proprietary JavaScript when used in Abrowser. By suggesting
these search engines, Abrowser guides the user toward proprietary
JavaScript. I think that if Abrowser is not going to block no
Yes, indeed. But as Chaosmonk pointed out in the other thread it is an
ongoing reportesld issue :)
Hopefully it will be addressed by the developers.
They could be running free JS, but the browser directs them to a page
that relies on proprietary JavaScript. It leads to proprietary software.
Indeed.
Pardon me for bringing up this subject again, I totally was too lazy to
search the forum.
Glad to be reminded that this is in fact a reported issue.
> It's only a freedom issue if someone uses the JavaScript engine in
> Abrowser to run non-free JavaScript.
> No, because those organizations don't have problems with us using their
> trademarks to indicate use of their search engine.
Maybe these things aren't a problem on their own, but I think
"Isn't it a freedom issue that Abrowser has JS enabled by default without
saying anything to the user? Also that the default search engine used in the
address bar is duckduckgo with JS enabled?"
It's only a freedom issue if someone uses the JavaScript engine in Abrowser
to run non-free Java
Isn't it a freedom issue that Abrowser has JS enabled by default without
saying anything to the user? Also that the default search engine used in the
address bar is duckduckgo with JS enabled?
Furthermore isn't it a "branding issue" that when you go to preferences and
"search" you can click