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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Brace for glitches and GRUB grumbles as Ubuntu 24.04.1 lands
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:37:20 -0000 (UTC)
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On 11 Sep 2024 18:58:33 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> Leaving out Apple and their trailing edge WebKit,  V8/Blink is dominant.
> V8 by itself is [us]ed in Electron, Node.js, and a long list of
> browsers. They are all cross platform. Brave doesn't care if it's on
> Linux or Windows. VS Code uses Electron, so it doesn't care either. x86
> ARM, or even MIPS, no problem.

The difference is, a web browser engine is a fiendishly complex piece of 
software that requires ongoing maintenance as new bugs (particularly 
security vulnerabilities) make themselves known. Unlike a dumb terminal, 
that you could buy once and use for at least a few years without having to 
worry about upgrades.