@agent_nycto

Firefox because it works

#VivaldiBrowser because it looks nice & Linux is better for web browsing

@agent_nycto

Yes, it’s an ad. Try #VivaldiBrowser in Linux.

In an older OS, use #Firefox.

https://itsfoss.com/install-vivaldi-ubuntu-linux/

@splendoruranium

“While a current version of Firefox might work out now for you while Chromium doesn’t, there’s no reason it couldn’t be the other way around in a few years.”

That is possible, but the trend is manifest by Firefox & Chromium maintainers & I would rely on it without a major evolution. The fact that it is the same in both Windows & Linux is testament to the standard.

“But… why on earth would one expect an up-to-date browser in an EOL operating system? That’s like having a shiny new kitchen table while the house around you is crumbling to bits.”

Like your earlier toot, OS are still useful without browsers. In Linux I’ve learned to treat the OS like a tool instead of workstation like Windows.

Firefox is like extending the useful life of the OS, not stopping it from crumbling to bits. It efficiently extends hardware life.

@lnxtx

This is not a technical discussion. We can’t use modern Chromium including #VivaldiBrowser in out-dated OS while Firefox still works.

Other compatibility discrepancies will be minor.

@splendoruranium

“Which other OS needs a browser in order to function?”

My toot was assuming people expect to use a browser in their OS.

“How? When?”

If a particular version of Chromium becomes incompatible with an OS, so do all other browsers based on that version. Eg,

#Opera 92 is Chromium 106. Opera 93 won’t work Ubuntu 16. It’s that simple. (I think the #Vivaldi Chromium 106 equivalent is 5.5).

It’s possible for a very technical person to wrestle those dependencies into an OS, but not practical.

In Ubuntu 16, just use #Firefox, except when a site is incompatible, when you try a Chromium 106 equivalent.

This is the same in Windows 7 with Chrome 109.

@splendoruranium

An OS becomes obsolete when you can’t update browsers in spite of ‘official’ support (which typically ends earlier).

All Chromium-based browsers are made obsolete at the same time.

If you can still use Firefox, your old OS still has life.

@splendoruranium

Most browsers are built upon open-source #Chromium which is made obsolete while #Firefox still updates.

Epic, Edge, Chrome, Brave, Opera, #Vivaldi, Iron, etc. They’re all Chromium.

@Professorozone

My suggestion is every browser is a compromise, so for all but the lightest users, we need more than one. #Firefox is unique not being Chromium.

Because Firefox is not Chromium, I can use it on old computers made obsolete. Eg:

Win 7 ends at Chrome 109.
Ubuntu 16 ends at Chrome 106.

(Chromium version = Chrome version)

My Firefox is new if not the latest in those OS.