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> netsurf instead of chromium or firefox

Great for the default but can we have a Firefox/Chromium/derivative as an alternative, for the sites which don't work in NetSurf?

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Yep, you can install firefox via pkgsrc or nix. Due to the complexity of the modern web browser and all of its dependencies, it is unlikely to ever be part of oasis itself.

Is a self-sufficient static build of Chromium or Firefox an impossible thing?

As of now I think it is, but it should be fixable. Something like Oasis might spur interest (and possibly a framework) for such work.

It's tedious and cumbersome to do so with C++, and with QT is a nightmare.

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