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| author | Joshua Branson <jbranso@dismail.de> | 2026-06-07 23:59:05 +0100 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> | 2026-06-11 15:05:31 +0200 |
| commit | bd272574016bf84666de91cd0a2e2cbbdae19ee3 (patch) | |
| tree | d30b2d52a2099c8c83f203639e170400e3100b0e /open_issues/web_browsers.mdwn | |
| parent | 7d71eacd88da00584c547e786f290d920155264f (diff) | |
open_issues/web_browsers.mdwn: new file
Message-ID: <20260607225907.3232-2-jbranso@dismail.de>
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diff --git a/open_issues/web_browsers.mdwn b/open_issues/web_browsers.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2b08dea8 --- /dev/null +++ b/open_issues/web_browsers.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +Modern users spend lots of computing time using their web browser. +Many web browsers work on Debian GNU/Hurd: Emacs' eww, lynx, Surf, +Luakit, Netsurf, and Dillo. However, users must compile netsurf and +dillo from source due to `PATH_MAX` issues. While luakit should work +for most users' needs, the Hurd does lack a modern web browser such as +Chromium, Firefox, Brave, or LadyBird. + +Some years ago, Debian GNU/Hurd did support an older version of +Firefox. More recently, Sergey did manage to port and run and older +version of LadyBird. A talented and dedicated GNU Hurd developer +could port a modern web browser, but it would take a significant +amount of work. It may take a continuous herculean effort to keep the +port up to date. + |