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

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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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[-] rah@feddit.uk 8 points 4 months ago

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

So.. not independent then.

[-] ipacialsection@startrek.website 31 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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.

[-] venoft@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Meanwhile on their website:

Chris Wanstrath (Secretary & Treasurer)

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