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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content-org/blog.org b/content-org/blog.org index 8a332def..be46b9e1 100644 --- a/content-org/blog.org +++ b/content-org/blog.org @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ #+HUGO_WEIGHT: auto #+HUGO_SECTION: blog -* 2024 [46/46] :@blog: +* 2024 [47/47] :@blog: :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: blog/2024 :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :image_dir "blog/images" :image_max_width 600 @@ -15,6 +15,73 @@ :END: +** DONE Ladybird is a thing now +CLOSED: [2024-07-03 Wed 16:36] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: ladybird-inc +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract I am cautionary optimistic +:END: + +*This is not a post about social issues. Those are a thing for different time* + +[[/blog/2024/leaving-firefix-behind/][Just a few days ago]] I published a post about me leaving Firefox behind. +One of the alternatives I've mentioned was [[https://ladybird.org/][Ladybird.]] +And a lot has changed since then. + +Ladybird started as a part of Serenity OS, but recently the main dev left the OS part and decided to fully focus on the browser. +And now he has a million dollars secured for development. +He even hired (HIRED!) full-time developers. +Hell has frozen over; there is a viable way out of Mozilla/Google duopoly. +I /am/ excited, but there are three things that makes me worry. +It's not that they have money, or that the money comes from a billionaire. +They are attacking a moving target, and Google can break the web faster than the can try to fix it. +Any help is welcome. + +But they use Discord! +And Microsoft GitHub! +Ladybird is to be the viable alternative to things breaking the web, but they have decided that using the same forces is OK? +And even ignoring ethics, having all knowledge in a Discord is a risky game. +I can find solutions to a million issues in BSD because they use mailing lists—a medium that is open, resilient, and publicly searchable. +None of this applies to Discord. + +But hey, Microsoft GitHub is the standard, right? +I'd love if they used a suitable alternative, but it's the easiest way for folks to participate. +Every developer has a Microsoft GitHub account, so why not? + +Well, just /forcing/ people to pass their private data to Microsoft and Discord is a huge red flag. +Tracking business is web's biggest problem, and /not/ using a browser made for AD targeting is one of the reasons I'll try Ladybird on day 1. +But to participate in the community, one needs to feed that machine? + +Furthermore, their new web page is pretty terrible. +It looks like every startup hungry for more VC bucks. +They even have a new, forgettable logo. +Pretty considerable downgrade if you ask me. + +#+attr_shortcode: :file ladybird-new-old.png +#+attr_shortcode: :alt A blue, minimalist on the left. An ladybird on top shaded earth on the right. +#+attr_shortcode: :class centered +#+begin_image +New, boring to the left. +Cool, classic to the right. +#+end_image + +And they used a GenAI picture on their site. +You can find a free picture of a generic laptop within 15 mins, but someone decided that it has to be GenAI? + +And this raises more questions for me. +Serenity OS has a policy of zero external dependencies. +Ladybird project has no such policy, so they will use 3rd party code. +Will it GenAI it? +If so — I'm out. +The moment someone mentions that Ladybird uses Microsoft Copilot anything, I'm removing all interest in the project. +Browser is too complex, too important tool to be full of bullshit code. + +But for now, I am optimistic. +I'll follow the development (well, the part outside closed Discord) and I'll happily use it. + + + + ** DONE Updated setup CLOSED: [2024-07-02 Tue 17:47] :PROPERTIES: @@ -3635,10 +3702,3 @@ Wikpedia has a list of /controvesion subjecs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki ** New things make me sad ** TODO Don McMillan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwz-Md6OoyA - - - - - - - |