But Vivaldi == "We use JavaScript and React to create the user interface with the help of Node.js and a long list of NPM modules. Vivaldi is the web built with the web.". Which again equals: do I really want to trust that browser knowing how NPM modules are basically the least secure thing ever?
a) that wouldn't affect a build, assuming they cache their packages, which they probably would since that event
b) didn't they change their unpublishing policy after that event?
That's just their chromium patches. You can't build vivaldi from that.
...why? That doesn't make any sense.
"Competitive advantage" most likely. They built their own HTML-based UI on top of Chromium. So, their browser engine is just Chrome/Chromium/Blink, not something unique. Vivaldi can't even sync your bookmarks between devices yet (at least the last time I checked).
Thanks, I will give it a try again, but the last time I didn't like the UI.
The UI is great. But if you do not like it, customize it, either with massive CSS rewrites or the built inside customization options.