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		haltcatchfire on Sept 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The boiling frog of digital freedom Safari is WebKit based too since a few years back

isametry on Sept 3, 2023 | [–]

What does this mean, "WebKit based too"? WebKit is primarily developed by Apple, Safari is the canonical browser that uses it.

It is actually Google's Blink that split off of WebKit, not the other way around.

midasuni on Sept 3, 2023 | | [–]

It all came out of Konqueror

attah_ on Sept 3, 2023 | [–]

It always has been.

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