What do you think about the new browser Ladybird?

[Terminal Velocity]

It is under development since 2018 and it is planned to be released in 2026, that's a time frame for serious project. Their first priority is Linux... How often you see that? Do you think it will have an impact in the distribution's choices for preinstalled browsers? It will fail, it will change the landscape, what do you think?

Ladybird

Ladybird is a truly independent web browser, backed by a non-profit.

ladybird.org

 

[GatorsFan]

Way too soon to tell for sure but it does look promising as long as they keep getting funding

 

[Thunderpants]

That video was a bit of an assault on the senses but the Ladybird concept seems interesting.

 

[vs2-free-users]

Ladybird is cool but i think its a long way to stable version.

 

[Vimmer]

They certainly have my attention, it's good idea but results are a whole other thing.

 

[KGIII]

I like checking out the various browsers, so I'll build this one when I get both time and motivation.

 

[ron.alan]

From it's website:

We're building a new engine, based on web standards.

All I have to say about that is "good luck." With Google having the biggest say on web standards, along with the most used browser (a case of the fox guarding the hen-house), web standards are a moving target. I use a "non-standard" browser which follows so-called web standards, but there's always a web site or two that just won't load, except in Chrome. I'm expecting the same thing to happen to this new browser.

 

[KGIII]

I am assuming they'll stick to the standards set by W3C. Those are fairly static standards, though they do adapt and add stuff now and again.

 

[Aristarchus]

The video is c..p
Security, privacy and compatibility. This is what counts. It is not easy and I doubt that Ladybird browser can cope efficiently with the challenges.
Nevertheless I wish Ladybird developers good luck and I hope that I am mistaken and the project will thrive.

 

[Terminal Velocity]

Security, privacy and compatibility. This is what counts.

Privacy is a matter of intentions by the developers, they seem to have good intentions. The other two are matters of money to pay the effort needed

 

[Aristarchus]

Privacy is a matter of intentions by the developers, they seem to have good intentions. The other two are matters of money to pay the effort needed

Heh when I see the product, then I can judge it. Currently this is not even alpha.
I am not judging anyone ( I encountered Ladybird project accidentally some time ago).
Intentions, money, time, effort and so on. Nothing new there. At this point how anyone can say anything about one of the millions interesting projects.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

It is under development since 2018 and it is planned to be released in 2026, that's a time frame for serious project. Their first priority is Linux... How often you see that? Do you think it will have an impact in the distribution's choices for preinstalled browsers? It will fail, it will change the landscape, what do you think?

As long as they get enough developers and funding they'll produce something of value, otherwise it's problem.

8 years time frame to make a software is a lot of time, judging by that I don't think they have huge capacity and budget to produce.

 

[Terminal Velocity]

As long as they get enough developers and funding they'll produce something of value, otherwise it's problem.

8 years time frame to make a software is a lot of time, judging by that I don't think they have huge capacity and budget to produce.

I don't really know how hard it is to make a browser from the ground up, but judging from Chromium which is backed by Google with unlimited resources must be very hard, otherwise at least Microsoft would have made their own engine since they have unlimited resources too, yet they base Edge in Chromium

So basically Ladybird must be a major undertake and 8 years seem reasonable to me for a small team

 

[wendy-lebaron]

sorry i don't believe in it. telling by firefox history, very quickly even this one will be picked up by the big interests. the makers of this program could claim to be non-profit all they like.

firstly, the program has to be even slicker than chromium (or any clone), or firefox. then what about trying to make a sensitive financial or medical transaction? nope must use chromium-compatible browser only because that's the point of view from the personal trust companies. this is what i read elsewhere on this site btw.

quite honestly after eight years the project could expect to create the equivalent of firefox-esr. or less optimistically, something as annoying as what palemoon is now. (i still can't believe palemoon picked up from the "old" firefox which on windows was just fast and slick, over internet explorer. this was near humble linux mint beginnings.) i was fooled badly by falkon for a while. we do not want a repeat of the "iceweasel" episode. some people would be interested in a "totally and truly free" web browser that could finally block all of go-ghoul's junk, although it could affect browser or page functionality.

personally i would like one that doesn't require an additional program to watch for media content which might require megabytes to download and block it. for some of us on very limited mobile data plans.

i think project made a mistake saying anything about it. if it indeed there is not even an useable version for "testers".