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Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

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post #213

Since quantum arrived, firefox developer edition is my browser of choice, and with the containers functionality it checks all my marks.

It was for me as well, but lately I have been experiencing incredible slow-downs in Firefox. I thought it must be my imagination until I tried other browsers and the difference was like between day and night. Firefox is just too slow, even with their new engine.

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

#242
Great Chromium extensions you can get from GitHub:

  mkdir ungoogle-chromium-extensions

  cd ungoogled-chromium-extensions

  git clone https://github.com/zenorocha/codecopy

  git clone https://github.com/philc/vimium.git

  git clone https://github.com/OctoLinker/OctoLinker.git

  git clone https://github.com/ilGur1132/Smart-HTTPS.git

  git clone https://github.com/ovity/octotree.git

  git clone https://github.com/mrcoles/full-page-screen-capture-chrome-extension.git

  wget https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/download/1.17.0/uBlock0.chromium.zip

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

#243
If you're using "Ungoogled" Chromium, you're still contributing to Chrome's monopoly and you're still helping Google's dominance of the web.

Chromium may be open source, but its development is controlled by Google. Unless you have Google-like resources available, you won't be able to create a meaningful fork that your less technically savvy users can benefit from.

"Ungoogled" Chromium is a trap. Use another browser. Use Firefox. Use Safari. Heck, use Edge (aka the new IExplorer).

Because lets stop beating around the bush ... Chrome is the new IExplorer 6.

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

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post #213

Since quantum arrived, firefox developer edition is my browser of choice, and with the containers functionality it checks all my marks.

It was for me as well, but lately I have been experiencing incredible slow-downs in Firefox. I thought it must be my imagination until I tried other browsers and the difference was like between day and night. Firefox is just too slow, even with their new engine.

Funnily enough I noticed this just the other day.

On https://browserbench.org/Speedometer2.0/ (usual benchmark caveats apply) Chrome scored 68.7 and FF scored 50.

That was on Fedora 28 on a ThinkPad (i7-7700HQ), I was surprised at the delta between the two tbh.

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

#245
post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Browser is such a security nightmare, how would one want to trust from a random vendor? What is it's selling point?

We're actually the largest tech company in South Korea, not a completely random vendor. We also own LINE messenger which is probably more known.

Thanks. You still didn't answer what is its (unique) selling point though. e.g. Why should I use it over this 'ungoogled Chromium' itself, or say Firefox?

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

#246
post #99

I'm using https://iridiumbrowser.de

It seems to be a similar project. I encountered it as one of the best browsers currently running on OpenBSD. In particular it doesn't slowly leak memory over a period of weeks and get really slow like Firefox does on that platform[1].

[1] In fairness, Firefox slowly leaks memory on Linux as well, but it never gets entirely unusable, just mostly.

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

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post #96
post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be great, wouldn't it? That sounds delightful, and I would be happy to. Just one quick question: Why was my account rate limited solely for commenting – substantively, on-topic, and in an intellectually gratifying way – about incels? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18012416 Why was this thread collapsed solely for saying "I only see depressed men on /r/braincels, not really much hatred?" https://news.yc…

"Zero explanation" and "emails have been ignored" is misleading. We've given you far and away more explanations and more emails than any other user. We've been more patient with you than nearly anyone else would have been, even while you complain on this site about how badly we treat you and openly flaunt how you troll us with comments like this one. The problem and the solution remain the same as the last N explanat…

I tried to treat you like a not-dictator and to express my concerns in a reasonable manner. You reacted as a dictator.

Banning my accounts does nothing but drive me underground for three months. You don't know all of my accounts, unless you propose to ban all Tor users.

Your explanation is always the same: "Your comments are misleading." But they don't seem misleading from my point of view. I seem to be throwing all of my effort into them, and being banned and shunned in response.

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

#248
post #178
post #99

I'm using https://iridiumbrowser.de

Lots of browsers are mentioned in this thread, before clicking each one it might be nice to know a few things like whether it's open source and how development is sustained.

In a discussion of privacy preserving browsers, open source can be assumed. The only task is to out those that are not for some reason.

Here is the about page:

* https://iridiumbrowser.de/about

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

#249
post #213

Since quantum arrived, firefox developer edition is my browser of choice, and with the containers functionality it checks all my marks.

It was for me as well, but lately I have been experiencing incredible slow-downs in Firefox. I thought it must be my imagination until I tried other browsers and the difference was like between day and night. Firefox is just too slow, even with their new engine.

The new rendering engine is not on yet.

Re: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

#250

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was for me as well, but lately I have been experiencing incredible slow-downs in Firefox. I thought it must be my imagination until I tried other browsers and the difference was like between day and night. Firefox is just too slow, even with their new engine.

Funnily enough I noticed this just the other day. On https://browserbench.org/Speedometer2.0/ (usual benchmark caveats apply) Chrome scored 68.7 and FF scored 50. That was on Fedora 28 on a ThinkPad (i7-7700HQ), I was surprised at the delta between the two tbh.

I saw similar results on my MBP, with Chrome scoring ~90 and Firefox scoring ~60. Not enough to outweigh my reasons for using Firefox, but interesting.
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