warmaster@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoMozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox's Survivalwww.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down13 cross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
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minus-squareGeodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·4 days agoWhy can’t they just use the Wikipedia model? That should bring in enough to cover development and operating costs.
minus-squareAdalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·3 days agoBecause a browser is several orders of magnitudee more complex than a website.
minus-squaretoastmeister@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·3 days agoWikimedia is even using php still. Firefox created Rust I believe, in order to advance.
Why can’t they just use the Wikipedia model? That should bring in enough to cover development and operating costs.
Because a browser is several orders of magnitudee more complex than a website.
Wikimedia is even using php still. Firefox created Rust I believe, in order to advance.