dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhy you shouldn't use Brave Browserwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square857fedilinkarrow-up11.96Karrow-down1266cross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11.69Karrow-down1external-linkWhy you shouldn't use Brave Browserwww.spacebar.newsdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square857fedilinkcross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoThere’s already ungoogled Chromium.
minus-squareEricHill78@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoI just started using it and it’s great. Partnered with Ublock Origin it’s a decent experience with no bloat.
minus-squareYⓄ乙 @aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWith new WEI base I dont think i’ll be using chromium anymore.
minus-squaretired_n_bored@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoThere’s no point in it. Brave is just Chromium with their customizations
minus-squarethescoutisaspy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI believe someone did and named it the braver browser, but it got smacked down immediately.
minus-squaremushroom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s obviously a trademark issue, but forking it should be pretty straightforward. You just can’t call it (basically) the exact same thing.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoName my hypothetical fork “Coward”? Got it.
Why has no one forked brave yet?
There’s already ungoogled Chromium.
I just started using it and it’s great. Partnered with Ublock Origin it’s a decent experience with no bloat.
With new WEI base I dont think i’ll be using chromium anymore.
There’s no point in it. Brave is just Chromium with their customizations
I believe someone did and named it the braver browser, but it got smacked down immediately.
That’s obviously a trademark issue, but forking it should be pretty straightforward. You just can’t call it (basically) the exact same thing.
Name my hypothetical fork “Coward”? Got it.