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by ForHackernews 4441 days ago
What's the deal with this "Ubuntu Browser" being set as the default?

I feel like Canonical has a serious Not Invented Here problem, where they keep trying to re-invent the wheel by writing their own desktop environment, window manager, browser, startup system, etc.
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0x420 4441 days ago
Rebranding stuff isn't Not Invented Here syndrome. Relax. They didn't re-invent anything. It's just Firefox with a few patches for integrating with their desktop environment. Plus, they gave up on their startup system. They'll be switching to systemd in future releases.
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commandar 4441 days ago
>It's just Firefox with a few patches for integrating with their desktop environment.

Debian upstream does the same thing. Mozilla doesn't allow use of the Firefox trademark for non-Mozilla builds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Weasel

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0x420 4440 days ago
It seems we were both wrong. Forhackernews was most likely referring to the new web app system. Websites that register themselves as web apps get their own launcher icons, run in their own window, show desktop notifications, etc., and they're powered by Ubuntu's custom QML-based browser which is referred to as Ubuntu Browser. Firefox is still there, and still branded as Firefox. Ubuntu Browser isn't intended to replace it outright.
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floor_ 4440 days ago
Oh god. Not systemd. That bloated pile of garbage.
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