Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
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Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
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Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#2Looks like the website of a startup that wants my email so they can "get back to me with a quote".
Such soulless corpo design is not befitting of a project this nice.
Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#3Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#4>Why build a new browser in C++ when safer and more modern languages are available?
>Ladybird started as a component of the SerenityOS hobby project, which only allows C++. The choice of language was not so much a technical decision, but more one of personal convenience. Andreas was most comfortable with C++ when creating SerenityOS, and now we have almost half a million lines of modern C++ to maintain.
>However, now that Ladybird has forked and become its own independent project, all constraints previously imposed by SerenityOS are no longer in effect. We are actively evaluating a number of alternatives and will be adding a mature successor language to the project in the near future. This process is already quite far along, and prototypes exist in multiple languages.
Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#5Hello friends, Ladybird founder here!
Here's a short video from Chris Wanstrath announcing our non-profit yesterday, and kicking things off with a $1M donation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9edTqPMX_k
Happy to answer questions :)
Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#6I really appreciate someone taking a stab at a project of this scale, but is it really worth discussing for like the 70th time when even the alpha is two years away?
Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#7Best of luck. If these guys succeed medium to long term they also prove it’s actually possible to build a browser if you focus on building a browser and not anything else.
It would be a statement of hope that we are not condemned to Google’s corporate strategy and the absolute rot the Mozilla foundation has become.
I know pretty much everything is not in their favor but I truly believe it’s still possible for a couple of guys with their head between their shoulders to actually “change the World”. I need to sleep at night after all.
Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#8Hello friends, Ladybird founder here! Here's a short video from Chris Wanstrath announcing our non-profit yesterday, and kicking things off with a $1M donation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9edTqPMX_k Happy to answer questions :)
What is the biggest challenge you expect for ladybird to be successful and do you consider this project still a "hobby" now?
Thanks again for your hard work!
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Re: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
#10Hello friends, Ladybird founder here! Here's a short video from Chris Wanstrath announcing our non-profit yesterday, and kicking things off with a $1M donation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9edTqPMX_k Happy to answer questions :)
How does Ladybird avoid Mozilla's fate? How can it be a long term sustainable project?