Post ABS49sSRrtkrSFfjvM by funkyduck@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #ABS49rEwOdM7g4LREO by funkyduck@fosstodon.org
       2021-09-17T09:58:17Z
       
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       vivaldi is now partnering with a new, proprietary search engine funded by a slew of Big Tech execs.....
       
 (DIR) Post #ABS49rra4yGRbuQISW by redeagle@fosstodon.org
       2021-09-17T11:30:03Z
       
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       @funkyduck This just in. Company making free product looks for ways to pay for the development of said product.
       
 (DIR) Post #ABS49sSRrtkrSFfjvM by funkyduck@fosstodon.org
       2021-09-17T11:49:33Z
       
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       @redeagle that's valid, and i do like vivaldi and would happily pay for it if they charged. But. It's moving one more step away from being open source and community driven, which is sad and concerning. Also ties in to the discussion about whether proprietary software belongs in linux distros. Another concern of mine is that the search engine's association with all those tech execs is highly suspicious to me, even if they're pledging to be "good".
       
 (DIR) Post #ABS49t0TpMyd9nauy8 by jrballesteros05@fosstodon.org
       2021-09-17T11:54:19Z
       
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       @funkyduck @redeagle As I know Vivaldi has never been open source. Why make you think it would become open source? It is like waiting for Microsoft Office become open source, I don't think it's impossible but it's difficult.
       
 (DIR) Post #ABS68mK5OMji2wMeoK by funkyduck@fosstodon.org
       2021-09-17T12:16:35Z
       
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       @jrballesteros05 @redeagle https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/privacy/is-vivaldi-open-source/.  it's open core, effectively. could be open source easily. that's my only serious complaint about them.
       
 (DIR) Post #ABS8Tpx1IYMZHukEXQ by person@fosstodon.org
       2021-09-17T12:42:48Z
       
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       @redeagle I know, crazy stuff. /s
       
 (DIR) Post #ABS8ZeP98kldDOfmMK by person@fosstodon.org
       2021-09-17T12:43:51Z
       
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       @funkyduck Chances are only you would do that though, most people always pick the free option (as long as it's legal)