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  • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    This is like saying that Safari is just a reskinned version of KDE Konqueror. It is patently wrong and oversimplifies the development processes.

    While Apple did use Konqueror as a base for WebKit, and some of that code was pumped back into Konqueror, they are not the same. Chromium was also based on WebKit but has had so much code replaced that it is also essentially different code.

    I recommend Ken Kocienda’s book “Creative Selection” about the development of the iPhone and WebKit.

    • jqubed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 hours ago

      I think in this case they’re referring to Chrome on iOS. Apple doesn’t allow any browser engine except WebKit on iOS so to many people that means Chrome and any other browser on iOS is really just Safari with a different interface. Pretty sure I saw something recently about the EU considering forcing Apple to allow other engines on iOS.