The Wayback Machine was a solution to a problem that shouldn’t have existed. @brewsterkahle says people clearly want access to the internet’s past.

Hear Kahle ( @internetarchive), Vint Cerf (Google), Cindy Cohn (EFF) & Jon Stokes (Ars Technica) explore the past, present & future of the web on the Future Knowledge podcast.

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https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the-open-web-at-a-crossroads-a-conversation-with-vint-cerf-brewster-kahle-cindy-cohn-jon-stokes

#OpenWeb #podcast

#Mozilla choosing to kill embeddable Gecko (make it a #Firefox only engine, essentially) over a decade ago was such a tragic mistake.

Alternative browsers & desktop apps had no choice but to go with WebKit or Blink/Electron.

As a result, Mozilla have nobody to blame but themselves for their minuscule marketshare and nil developer mindshare today.

Further readings:
* https://lwn.net/Articles/436412/ (circa 2011)
* https://www.chrislord.net/2016/02/24/the-case-for-an-embeddable-gecko/ from @Cwiiis
* https://dutherenverseauborddelatable.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/the-gecko-monoculture/ from @Yoric

#OpenWeb

The Wayback Machine was a solution to a problem that shouldn’t have existed. @brewsterkahle says people clearly want access to the internet’s past.

Hear Kahle ( @internetarchive), Vint Cerf (Google), Cindy Cohn (EFF) & Jon Stokes (Ars Technica) explore the past, present & future of the web on the Future Knowledge podcast.

🎧Listen & Subscribe ⤵️
https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the-open-web-at-a-crossroads-a-conversation-with-vint-cerf-brewster-kahle-cindy-cohn-jon-stokes

#OpenWeb #podcast

#Mozilla choosing to kill embeddable Gecko (make it a #Firefox only engine, essentially) over a decade ago was such a tragic mistake.

Alternative browsers & desktop apps had no choice but to go with WebKit or Blink/Electron.

As a result, Mozilla have nobody to blame but themselves for their minuscule marketshare and nil developer mindshare today.

Further readings:
* https://lwn.net/Articles/436412/ (circa 2011)
* https://www.chrislord.net/2016/02/24/the-case-for-an-embeddable-gecko/ from @Cwiiis
* https://dutherenverseauborddelatable.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/the-gecko-monoculture/ from @Yoric

#OpenWeb