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1. Madness is the... ✅ (emergencyexit@socially.whimsic.al)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2019 11:48:33 EST Madness is the... ✅
   OK, did OMGUbuntu intentionally left out Brave as a Chromium based browser on Linux? Brave is FLOSS, the others (except Chromium, which is the base for these browsers) are proprietary.
   
   "And since almost every other Chromium-based web browser is available on Linux (including Chromium, Google Chrome, Vivaldi and Opera) it’s a fairly logical assumption to think Edge will join their ranks."
   
   https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/microsoft-edge-gets-a-new-logo-still-debating-a-linux-build
   
   And no we don't need a Microsoft browser on Linux. Especially not a proprietary one. If Microsft loves Linux, they would release this browser as Free Software, and not close source junk.
   
   "Would Edge on Linux be a positive move?
   
   I think so; choice is good for users. Not everyone is a dyed-in-the-wool FOSS fan fan sworn off anything with a vague whiff of proprietary licensing."
   
   OMGUbuntu is shilling for proprietary junk? Why is that? Are they paid by Microsoft?
   
   Oh yeah let our internet habits flow through Microsoft...
   
   I seriously don't understand this attitude, especially one of the biggest Linux user site!
   
   /cc: @schestowitz
   
   #OMGUbuntu #Microsoft #Edge #browsers #FLOSS #ProprietaryBrowsers #chromium
   1. Opentrash :fedora: (opentrash@linuxrocks.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2019 12:04:46 EST Opentrash :fedora:

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      @emergencyexit @schestowitz I actually wonder, how big the user base would be. Seriously, why not using Windows then, where you have 'proprietary paradise', with your MS Office, Adobe stuff and all your games? I think, most people on Linux make a conscious decision against proprietary software or at least question its necessity. Proprietary drivers? Sure, yeah, but the full stack? Why choose Linux then in the first place? Because it's free as in beer? Come on...