Filmmaker | Animator | Artist
BFA in Media Arts
Founder of Mega Ultra Studios
@one_old_coder ok, got it. It’s freeware, though? I guess I’m still confused. Are people upset with Vivaldi because the code is proprietary? Doesn’t seem like there’s a privacy risk, it doesn’t use AI, doesn’t use manifest V3… Seems like the best choice. Again, this is just making me curious.
@the_riviera_kid lol ok got ya. Thought there might be something I was missing. Like, “Why are people bagging on Vivaldi?”
I’m curious and suspicious. Why would Vivaldi be left out of this list, and why would someone call it trash? I’m using Vivaldi, and it seems like a very good choice to me.
Not looking for a fight, but would like to know.
@one_old_coder on those are good points. I’m using uBlock origin on it and have disabled ads. I am very much concerned about who might have access to my data, stored passwords, etc. I understand where you’re coming from. I’m not sure if I trust a fork of Firefox if the base is at risk. From what I can tell, Vivaldi and Water/Librefox are all kind of circumventing what Google and Mozilla are doing. Ultimately, the best thing would be to build an entirely new browser, IMO. In the meantime, it’s good to know what the best options are.