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  • ⲇⲅⲇ@lemmy.mltoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Google is Killing uBlock Origin. No Chromium Browser is Safe.
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    10 days ago

    But you said

    Can you provide evidence which back your claim’s?

    And I’m not going to search for all those articles that were talking about bad practices of Brave Browser.

    I rather think it’s bc most people didn’t do proper research, which is sadly not unusual.

    If they don’t do proper research, they wouldn’t mind your comment.

    But I found this article https://popzazzle.blogspot.com/2021/07/why-i-uninstalled-brave-browser.html where says:

    […] Since I believed I’d disabled all possible sources of activity bar the actual loading of DuckDuckGo (html-only version - which is a tiny load), I thought I’d have a look round for some insight. I’d disabled the telemetry, the updater, the spell-checker, the “security protection”… And yet there was still this big spike of traffic on the computer’s main network meter.

    In truth I was probably going to uninstall anyway, but the unprompted activity was a final indication that Brave does not understand the meaning of privacy, or consent. […]

    The part of “there was still this big spike of traffic on the computer’s main network meter” claims that Brave Browser is not that private. And you can get the same level of blocking with better alternatives than claiming Brave to be a private solution.

  • ⲇⲅⲇ@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•File Mutability and Why Unix-based systems are insecure
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    7 months ago

    But on the same links you sent are saying:

    A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s.

    What difference are between “*-based” and “*-like”? If the meaning are the same then I’m right, if Unix-based means must be like a fork directly from Unix and not just a copy build from 0, then yeah, you are right. And I think based and like are the same meaning.

    Edit:
    I also found this image: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Unix_timeline.en.svg

    Unix timeline: Unix timeline where Linux is also present

    Edit 2:

    I just asked to ChatGPT and seems the AI can explain this:

    “Unix-like” and “Unix-based” are terms used in the realm of operating systems, particularly in relation to the Unix operating system and its derivatives. While they may seem similar, they convey slightly different concepts:

    Unix-like:
    - “Unix-like” refers to operating systems that resemble Unix in terms of design, behavior, or functionality, but may not necessarily be directly derived from the original Unix codebase.
    - These operating systems typically adhere to Unix-like principles and may incorporate similar features, commands, and programming interfaces.
    - Examples of Unix-like operating systems include Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS (which is based on a Unix-like kernel called Darwin).

    Unix-based:
    - “Unix-based” specifically indicates operating systems that have a direct lineage or heritage tracing back to the original Unix operating system developed at Bell Labs in the 1970s.
    - These operating systems often have their roots in the Unix codebase, either through direct licensing agreements, re-implementations, or forks of the original Unix source code.
    - Examples of Unix-based operating systems include various commercial Unix variants such as Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX, which have historical ties to the original Unix.

    In essence, while both terms relate to systems that share similarities with Unix, “Unix-like” suggests a broader category of Unix-inspired operating systems, while “Unix-based” specifically denotes those with a direct lineage or relationship to the original Unix system.

    So you are right, and they probably wanted to mean Unix-like. But we could still say based as both has some kind of relationship, and that’s why Linux it’s on Unix timeline from wiki.