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Re: Orion Browser by Kagi

#92

The Linux beta feels nice. Built-in ad-blocking and nested vertical tabs satisfies the two main things keeping me on Firefox (unnerfed uBlock Origin and Tree Style Tabs, respectively). Some things feel like obvious oversights, like the lack of “Search for...” when right-clicking on selected text. Also some of the settings pages are broken (like the one with per-site settings), though I assume this is just a quirk of…

> Built-in ad-blocking

Definitely enjoying this trend. I think Brave was the first to do it, and now Kagi is doing it too in their own browser.

The web without adblocking is so unusable it might as well be considered broken. Ad blockers are the new popup blockers: they should be built into the browsers themselves as first class features. Only conflicts of interest prevented that. Couldn't trust a company funded by Google to maintain an ad blocker. I'm so glad alternatives are showing up.

Re: Orion Browser by Kagi

#93
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I dunno. It's more like saying "that isn't your original art because you didn't paint it, only provided the frame". A pretty elaborate frame, yes, but only the frame, not the painting.

I think this is underselling the browser UX. In many ways, Safari, Orion, Chrome, Brave, Opera, are all very different products despite all sharing the WebKit lineage.

Chrome, Brave and Opera are as much WebKit as Safari and Kagi Orion are KHTML. I wholeheartly agree on the UX part, though.

Re: Orion Browser by Kagi

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The best feature is being able to use Firefox extensions and thus uBlock Origin and sponsorblock on iOS. It's a little buggy but worth it for me.

You can also do that with reynard [0], and eventually firefox itself [1], if you just move to the EU or Japan. Or switch to android, an operating system that didn't need government intervention to let you install a browser engine. [0]: https://github.com/minh-ton/reynard-browser [1]: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1882872

Do we have a timeline for when proper firefox will be available on iOS?

I’m in Japan and my App Store is set to Japan, but if I try to install ublock origin

“Add-ons are not compatible with Firefox for iOS. Try installing them on Firefox for desktop.“

Re: Orion Browser by Kagi

#95

The Linux beta feels nice. Built-in ad-blocking and nested vertical tabs satisfies the two main things keeping me on Firefox (unnerfed uBlock Origin and Tree Style Tabs, respectively). Some things feel like obvious oversights, like the lack of “Search for...” when right-clicking on selected text. Also some of the settings pages are broken (like the one with per-site settings), though I assume this is just a quirk of…

I don't understand what the point of keeping a browser closed-source is. Are they trying to monetize it or something?

Re: Orion Browser by Kagi

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I am not supporting kagi since i found out they fund putin's war via yandex that is fully owned ditrctly by state

That's fair to make as a personal choice, but full context is also important: https://kagifeedback.org/d/5445-reconsider-yandex-integratio...

I really wish there was a way to support their amazing product without a cent going the way of the Russian government. I get that there is a stance being taken, and it's an attempt to be apolitical, but that's in itself a political choice.

Re: Orion Browser by Kagi

#100

I am not supporting kagi since i found out they fund putin's war via yandex that is fully owned ditrctly by state

Huh? How so? Please add some sources

The link provided by dewey - a direct source.

https://kagifeedback.org/d/5445-reconsider-yandex-integratio...

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