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by r3trohack3r 720 days ago
> Forking and running away with it is certainly not

If your goal is browser diversity, this would take an ecosystem of 2 browser engines and turn it into an ecosystem of 4. That seems in-line with the goal of browser diversity.

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Currently we have an ecosystem of two browser engines, yes. One of them is weaponized against users by its designers, both in its open and closed form.

Having 4 (or 3.5 more realistically) browser engines where 2 of them weaponized against its users doesn't change things.

Instead, we should have 3 (or 2.5) browser engines where only one of them is (and can be) weaponized against its users. This is what brings diversity and change.