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by AndyKelley 870 days ago
Is it just for fun or not? I think it's important to face this question, because users should not trust a just-for-fun browser with their security, and we should not look to Ladybird as a meaningful contribution towards competition in the browser space if it's just for fun.

If it's just for fun, we need to temper our expectations accordingly.
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10000truths 870 days ago
"Just for fun" is precisely how Linux started:

    Hello everybody out there using minix -

      I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and
  professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.
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charcircuit 870 days ago
Similarly people shouldn't have used Linux for serious use cases back then. We are talking about the present.
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whyever 870 days ago
They don't provide binaries, so I don't think there is a risk of having users.

Is it really important to answer this question? A lot of widely used software started as "just for fun", e.g. Linux or OpenSSL.

I think tempering our expectations should be the default for Open Source software.

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jraph 870 days ago
I think it's a "just for fun" project that is getting a bit serious, and sponsored.

And that having expectations as a end user is still a bit premature.

You can expect the project to move somewhat fast.

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