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    3 hours ago

    as much as my understanding goes, its a new browser engine which is completely open source, isnt that a good thing?

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      3 hours ago

      Definitely a good thing and definitely (possibly) an improvement.

      However Gecko is open source too and, more importantly, the engine won’t make a difference on the browser, which could still have all the worst possible features while still using the Servo engine.

      Not trying to be a doomer here, I look forward to Servo and its adoption in Firefox.

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        2 hours ago

        well the biggest difference is servo being developed under linux foundation which is a non profit organization, that creates a huge difference in its motivation and direction.

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          2 hours ago

          Yes, but it is still only an engine.

          Also Mozilla hasn’t done anything wrong with Gecko that could make one question its motivation or direction.

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            2 hours ago

            I mean yeah they havent done anything wrong “yet” but I am loosing confidence in the company considering the direction they are headed in, like this AI stuff

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              21 minutes ago

              All the supposed changes are only about Firefox not Gecko and we haven’t seen anything yet, so what’s the direction they are headed in?

              Just relax and see what comes instead of losing confidence before anything happens.