Colloidal

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[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think you're misunderstanding it. Most mobile apps have sensible defaults regarding data and battery usage, for instance, not updating (their feeds/server status/whatever networked service the app uses) if not in WiFi.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

Also a great song by Juli.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And that's Linus' doing, mostly. Kent insists it is production ready. I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole, at least for now.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For example today I wanted to add a “start menu” shortcut to a program I had downloaded.

I get what you're saying, but this is like "I tried to use Linux like it was Windows, and it was hard." It's a different OS. Go on, move the taskbar of Windows 11 to the left or right edges of the screen. I can do that on Linux, why can't I do that on Windows? It's not even hard, it's just plain impossible. If you try to do things manually in Linux, it's not going to be intuitive. It will feel like editing the Registry in Windows. Unintuitive and like arcane magic.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 0 points 7 months ago

If they die, they die.

Or I could quote the whole of my previous comment. Pretend it's an English reading comprehension exam and you have to determine the author's arguments.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The lead developer certainly doesn't. He maintains that it's got several systems in production.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Then it's KHTML then I guess. Written from the ground up, so good Apple used it to create WebKit. Or Ladybird when it gets done. Or the several forks could pool their resources into a foundation to keep developing the core of their products. Or another institution adopts the project (Linux Foundation, etc.).

What you don't understand is that Mozilla doesn't hold us in captivity and there are zero reasons to bend to their bullshit. If they die, they die.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago

I'll change my car from a Ford to Firestone.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

This got me excited, but their webpage doesn't list any I/O modules.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Once Forgejo gets it working it'll really take off.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Most Mozilla products don't cover their own costs. But if there ever was a loss leader to get people to use Firefox, that was it. Lockwise could be this way too. Their lead in PWAs with Prism was fantastic, they squandered it.

And how tf did Mozilla fail to profit from their VPN when they could market it right in their browser?

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