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vlad-roundabout

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About vlad-roundabout

I'm the owner of roundabout-host.com.

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    Comment #46733575

    Can't you just download content from centralised services as well?

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    Comment #46635682

    Next you will say that somehow iMessage isn't social media, but WhatsApp is.

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    Comment #46635680

    Then force them to make it less addictive, because they can!

  4. comment
    Comment #46631924

    They aren't, but Gugel and Eple want to keep their duopoly. No, I won't support an app blocking other OSes.

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    Comment #46631867

    Right, only for Andretard and iPhonys, ensuring the monopoly will be there to stay.

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    Comment #46631835

    How do you do it without harming privacy? How do you do it without nasty attestation that basically bans GNU/Linux? How do you handle children interested in topics (like programmin…

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    Comment #46631626

    The software can't have a price, but the service of maintaining it and adding someone's desired features can.

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    Comment #46631609

    A problem is that some Python library with a sole developer who is on the verge of halting maintenance needs your $1 way more than the Linux Foundation.

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    Comment #43357669

    I agree a Firefox or WebKit browser would be better, but give me one.

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    Comment #43351261

    Even better than Brave is a "no-name" browser like Ungoogled Chromium made to protect actual privacy, not the interests of some company!

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    Comment #43351256

    I think shipping Google is fair. It's not forced upon anyone, and much better than collecting data themselves, or advertising their own services, or making proprietary software.

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    Comment #43344706

    Some fruits of this project have already landed in some browsers: * Popovers: https://open-ui.org/components/popover.research.explainer/ , https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/…

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    Comment #43344640

    Yes, one can style them with a userstyle as always.

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