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Ladybird, a truly independent web browser. (ladybird.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Video announcement by Chris Wanstrath (GitHub co-founder) of the 501(c) non-profit and $1,000,000 donation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9edTqPMX_k

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (10 children)

Chris Wanstrath ... $1,000,000 donation

So.. not independent then.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The website claims that sponsors have no direct influence on the project ("board seats are not for sale"). The reality is that no project of sufficient scale to fully implement web standards can survive without a significant amount of funding.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Meanwhile on their website:

Chris Wanstrath (Secretary & Treasurer)

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