[sf-lug] 13 reasons not to use chrome...

[jim]

Terrifically good additions! Thanks.


On 03/05/2017 06:20 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Jim Stockford (jim at well.com):
>
>>      What I find interesting in this article (link
>> at bottom) is that it presents an overview of
>> alternative browsers
> But not very many.
>
>> and, especially, highlights
>> some interesting features that they implement.
>>      Thus, if I could remember what I read, I have
>> enhanced my understanding of what is browserly
>> possible in general.
> Eh, very good, thanks!
>
> I keep a list of known Web browsers for Linux (but not reviews of them)
> here:  http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/kicking.html#linuxbrowser
>
> One limitation of the cited article is that it's extremely
> MS-Windows-centric and unimaginative.  For example, the whole article is
> framed by the issue of whether or not to use the proprietary Google
> Chrome browser, without even once mentioning the open source base
> browser Chromium of which it's a variant.  Typical blinkered viewpoint,
> product of the proprietary software industry.
>
>
>> Browsers mentioned include
>> * Chrome (no real objections, fairly high praise,
>>    a little slower than some in particular cases,
>>    missing the occasional feature...)
> Part of the reason it -- and Chromium -- are missing the occasional
> feature is that its extensions interface is much more limited than
> Firefox's.  Also of note is that Chromium (and Google Chrome) implement
> a separate-process-per-tab model, which on the plus side means that a
> problem with a tab cannot block or crash the entire browser, but on the
> minus side means it sucks a lot of RAM.
>
> Author says:
>
>     It’s not hard to see why. Chrome is stable, in part because its
>     architects made a smart decision to put each web page in a separate
>     process.
>
> Well, it's not unambiguously 'smart'; it's a tradeoff.
>
>
> Chromium (and Google Chrome) is based on the Blink layout engine
>
>> * Opera
> Proprietary, based on the Blink layout engine.
>
>> * Edge
> Proprietary, MS-Windows-only, based on Microsoft's propriteary EdgeHTML
> layout engine.
>
>> * Vivaldi
> Proprietary, based on the Blink layout engine.
>
>> * Safari
> Proprietary, MacOS-only (MS-Windows version having been discontinued in
> 2012), based on the WebKit layout engine.
>
>> * Firefox
> Mozilla Firefox is based on the Gecko layout engine, may move to the
> experimental Servo engine in future versions.
>
>> * Tor Browser
> Variant of Mozilla Firefox ESR bundled with the TorButton, TorLauncher,
> NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere Firefox extensions and the Tor proxy.
>
>> * Epic browser
> Proprietary, MacOS and MS-Windows only, based on the Blink layout
> engine.
>
>> * Neon (different from but provided by Opera)
> Proprietary, MacOS and MS-Windows only,based on the Blink layout engine.
>
> Other open source graphical Web browsers for Linux include
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> SeaMonkey
> Conkeror
> Dillo
> Uzbl
> qtbrowser
> Luakit
> BrowseX
> Web (formerly Epiphany)
> Amaya
> Arora
> Lightweight2
> surf+tabbed
> qutebrowser
> Vimprobable
> dwb
> lariza
> Dooble
> WCGBrowser
> QupZilla
> Gnuzilla and GNU IceCat
> Midori
> NetSurf
> Liri Browser
> SkipStone
> Min
> Konqueror
> Pale Moon
> Otter Browser
> Rekonq
> Brave Browser
>
> Other proprietary graphical Web browsers for Linux include
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Slimjet
> SRWare Iron
> Maxthon Cloud
>
> Open source console Web browsers for Linux include
> --------------------------------------------------
> ELinks
> links
> links2
> lynx
> w3m
> Netrik
> Retawq
> Line Mode Browser
> Debris
> emacs-w3m
> EWW
>
>
> The author missed _all_ of those, naturally.
>
>
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