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I just want a web browser that's not based in the USA.
It's still a way out but Ladybird might be the alternative going forward. However, they've stated that it's only going to support linux/mac with a windows version in the "eventually" column which makes it kinda hard to sell to people.
It's actually a smart move. Linux users are the most receptive audience, and the most likely to support its development.
RIP the old Opera before they went Chromium.
Fr, that was my daily driver for a while back in the day
USA checking in here.
Yes, please!
ecosia and qwant are german and french respectively :3
Ecosia on Android is based on Chromium. Qwant on Android is based on: Firefox for Android, which uses the GeckoView engine.
Otherwise they are just search engines.
I mean truly independent of USA code base. Everything is still relying on upstream Chromium or Firefox with superficial tweaks and gimmicks. The maintainers of LibreWolf and Fennec which are what I'm using are more like game mod devs.
If ecosia+qwant actually forked from either and broke compatibility going their own path I'd consider them non USA. I know those two are working together on a search indexer and I'm very excited about that coming to fruition because that's more what I'm talking about and eager to support.
I realise what a mammoth challenge this is :( Probably needs EU funding like the search indexer.