My first impression was the lead developer calling a PR for gender neutral pronouns in the documentation “personal politics”. Pardon me if I’m still underwhelmed, no matter the state of the project.
Ohhh,
The name of this browser, and this commit, that’s definitely a no go concerning me.
There is enough as**oles like this,
With you in that the sexist comment means avoid, but am I missing something about the browser name? Aren’t ladybirds just what ladybugs are called in the UK?
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/insects/ladybird-facts/
Etymology my friend, etymology,
Some made a pull request with all the changes made already. The issue that the PR addressed was the excessive use of he/him in the docs when referring to developers (aka the person reading the docs). Contributors expressed that they didnt think using male only pronouns in the docs made much sense when referring to any developer reading the docs. This wasn’t some entitled person trying to force the ladybird dev to rewrite the docs, all they needed to do was merge the changes.
I think a bit more context could help here. What if those devs are male and prefer he/him? Should those pronouns be changed?
“first alpha release is expected ~16 months from now”
“First Impression: I was not impressed”
You don’t say
This feels like a filler post. What can we usefully learn about a browser that’s over a year away from an alpha release?
I tried two months ago when people were talking about it, and I learned the reason why they said it’s going to take years for the first release. Honestly I am pessimistic about the browser situation these days, but best of luck
I think trying to do a “modern web browser” which is almost like a whole OS, is the wrong path to take. To retake the internet, we need to return to the basics. A simple web browser that does, at best, HTML and CSS. Heck, maybe even Gopher / Gemini support. No javascript, no worry about code execution, no “dynamics”. Much easier to develop and maintain, and promotes a leaner and safer internet.
Now, be it a hobby project or some sort of, by miraculous intervention, cleaned-up Mozilla, that I leave to the peoples.