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by cfcosta 1376 days ago
Yes, they are. And even if the project fails (for any definition of failure), putting hundreds of people in contact with production quality core browser code is worth it.

Also, lightweight browsers have been a dying breed for a while, if ladybird ends up as a more modern alternative to surf and Dillo, I'm already satisfied.
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rollcat 1376 days ago
Surf[1] is merely a Webkit wrapper. If you mean NetSurf[2], it's actually doing OK in resource constrained environments, although it's been a while since a release, which is a bit concerning.

[1] https://surf.suckless.org [2] http://www.netsurf-browser.org

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cfcosta 1376 days ago
Seen it way too late to edit it seems, but you are correct, I meant NetSurf.
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