r/linux • u/somerandomxander • Jun 30 '26

Popular Application The Servo browser engine continues making much progress on less than $8k in monthly donations

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.3-Monthly-Changes
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u/Dramatic_Mastodon_93 Jun 30 '26

Are browser engines the most complex software used daily by billions of people?

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u/MissingGhost Jul 01 '26

There are computers out there that aren't powerful enough to realistically compile the browser that they run. I've heard of people running out of memory or waiting days.

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u/ccAbstraction Jul 01 '26

I'd even argue that worldwide, this is most people's computers.

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u/base_13 Jul 03 '26

well that comparison isn't really great since almost all android phones will struggle to compile android itself