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@aral So, we're back to the browser question, I guess. What shall we do? I'm very reluctant to go for anything google-based. And Safari is somewhat clumsy. Stop using the internet is not an option. Is there any new browser on the horizon?
@viennawriter Nope. Not unless we fund one from the commons for the common good.
@aral Fine. How do we fund one, then? We need a team of good human developers with manners and ethics, who love to build a browser kernel with decent security and privacy integrated from the ground. And money to pay them decently.
@viennawriter As an independent organisation funded with our taxes, ideally.
@aral Would we need a new one or could that be a job for FSF or FSFE? Europe would be nice because of the privacy standards here …
@viennawriter Ideally, a new organisation, specifically for that purpose.
@viennawriter @aral Fully agree but would be surprised if @fsfe would want to go into software development at that scale.
It good thing is there are already half a dozen #Firefox-based forks out there with communities around them that could build an independent foundation.
So it's really mostly a funding question. Looking at #NLnet and @NGIZero and of course things like the @sovtechfund :)