The Servo project is joining Linux Foundation Europe | Igalia
www.igalia.com
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and client-side web technologies, graphics pipeline, compilers and virtual machines. We have the most WPE, WebKit, Chromium/Blink and Firefox expertise found in the consulting business, including many reviewers and committers. Igalia designs, develops, customises and optimises GNU/Linux-based solutions for companies across the globe. Our work and contributions are present in many projects such as GStreamer, Mesa 3D, WebKit, Chromium, etc.
  • Gobbel2000@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Great to see the Servo project getting more support. Having more choice in this space is a very good thing. Igalia keeps doing fantastic work.

    • onlinepersona@programming.devEnglish
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      11 months ago

      That was my biggest gripe with it being in mozilla’s clutches.They are great at mismanaging money. It feels like they’re hold back Firefox on purpose.

      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Agreed. There is a conflict of interest at the leadership level.

        (I said conflict of interest people, when 83% of your funding comes from your main competition it’s hard not to have a conflict of interest. Don’t tell me how good the people are at heart. It’s not about intent it’s about capabilities)

  • LeFantome@programming.dev
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    11 months ago

    It is great to see Servo being actively worked on again. Rust is a great fit for a browser. It may even be a blessing that Servo is free of Mozilla’s corporate interests.

    It does not seem that Igalia intends to make a browser out of it though. Hopefully somebody else steps up to make that happen.

      • LeFantome@programming.dev
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        11 months ago

        Well, they do not answer the question “what is Servo” by saying it is a web browser. They answer that it is a “rendering engine”.

        But ok, you might think the obvious thing to do with a “rendering engine” is to make a browser.

        I guess that is why they answer the question “what can Servo do for you?” as follows:

        “Servo can be used to build embedded applications with web technologies, such as kiosk interfaces and digital signage. At present, Servo is especially suited to applications that use WebGL or WebGPU, as well as CSS-based applications where the developer has control over how components are implemented. Servo’s layout engine can similarly be used as the basis for Rust-based native UI frameworks.”

        Maybe it is just me but “we are making a web browser from Servo” or even “YOU could make a web browser with Servo” seem to be markedly under-represented in those answers.

        These are from the pages linked.

        I guess my question back would be, “what evidence is there that Igalia plans to make a browser?”.