The new extended character limitation in VS is great, but that doesn't mean the [#blogging](https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blogging) era is over! 🙅
The new extended character limitation in VS is great, but that doesn't mean the #blogging era is over! 🙅
Our #ad-free blogging platform has recently been updated to the latest @wordpress , which comes bearing gifts! 🎁
Did you know you can share your #blogs to the #Fediverse as well?
Explore all the features and get #writing!👇
https://vivaldi.com/blog/power-up-your-blogging-skills-vivaldi-community-blogs/
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@Vivaldi @wordpress I had no idea at all that you offered this service. That's amazing! I'll check it out! 👍
Honestly, spin up your own instance. Don't rely on a browser company to host it for you.
@Vivaldi @wordpress Mh,
How do you finance your operation? And why not #opensource it for public #audit?
I like your #browser but in 2023 a non-open browser is a no-no.
@chris @Vivaldi @wordpress Regarding how they finance themselves, you can read about their business model: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-business-model/
As for why they're not open source, you can read about that here: https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/why-isnt-vivaldi-browser-open-source/
@chris @Vivaldi @wordpress Their excuse to keep their UI close-sourced is the reason I don't use it. They don't want anyone to fork and benefit from it, while they have no problems forking and benefiting from other open source projects 🤦♂️🙄
"other parties could take the code and build an equivalent browser (essentially a fork) more easily."
They should have used AGPL to force others to contribute. They would get more users looking for an open-source alternative to Chrome.
@viktor @Vivaldi @wordpress That doesn't make sense. They even agree that 90% of their code is taken from open source projects, ie, other peoples time. But the 10% is now supremely special. Rules don't apply. They make money from only the 10% and not the 90% they took.
And a browser that injects referrals into my stuff, well, I am too old school for this to call this cool.
@Vivaldi @wordpress Vivaldi blogs are really a wonderful thing. An important part of the warm sense of community I experience here.