On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 09:25:47AM +0200, marc wrote:
> Martin Steigerwald wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately the days where browser engines have been highly modular and
> > could very easily embedded are gone. At least for now. Again KHTML comes
> > to my mind. Browser engines have become so complex and it is very
> > challenging to keep up with the pace of introducing new crap^W^W standards
> > into the web.
>
> There is a phrase for this, it is called "weaponised complexity". The
> keen observer might worry that systemd is engaging in a similar
> activity.
>
> While one should not underestimate the ability of volunteers to
> keep up with such complexity (remember, mplayer and vlc were
> supposed to be impossible too), it is good to look at
> the alternative - that is rejecting the complexity and using
> something simpler.
>
> For systemd we have the valiant efforts of devuan, and for
> the steaming pile that is the web, we have gemini

Could I have a link, please? Searching for gemini all I find
is Google AI software.

-- hendrik