Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration
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HN comment orderMy preference for a well supported Chromium-based browser that's not Chrome would be to use one of the "Blink" based browsers: https://vivaldi.com https://brave.com https://www.opera.com Opera was purchased by a Chinese consortium, I'm not a fan of Brave's hijacking of ad spaces so my preference is currently vivaldi - which was founded by co-founder and former CEO of Opera and has been adding new innovative features at a good pace. Edit: been having fun trying out the latest vivaldi, loving a…
Great start. Although I think we need to reverse the trend of Chrome becoming the single browser web developers use. The amount of sites that unnecessarily[0] work only in Chrome is growing daily. And that's not even counting browser extensions. I think this, more than anything else, will determine if Chrome becomes the "Internet Explorer"[1] of this decade or not. Skipping testing in IE is one thing. Skipping testing in Firefox is a sin. [0] Unnecessarily, because cross-browser compatibility isn't…
At that point why not use Firefox and help fight Chrome’s engine dominance?
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- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 2123
- Total comments
- 995
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-25 | UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, control and transparencyFirst breakout | kawera | 688 | 423 |
| 2018-07-14 | Chromium UnGoogled | mikemoka | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-07-31 | The UnGoogled-Chromium Project | ethanpil | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-09-23 | Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integrationBest thread | nailer | 1105 | 306 |
| 2020-06-07 | Google Chromium, sans integration with GoogleHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | niksmac | 325 | 266 |