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How is this relevant to Linux? FF release notes get posted here, as FF is the de facto standard browser on Linux distros. Vivaldi isn't.
I do not want to judge on Vivaldi, I am merely questioning its relevancy to the community here.
Vivaldi is closed source and a default only on Manjaro distro, whose site SSL certs usually remain expired. Neither are worth trusting.
I'm using Manjaro. Firefox is the distro's default browser.
Manjaro switched to Vivaldi sometime ago, discarding Firefox. I guess things changed in the meantime.
On Manjaro GNOME, the default is Firefox.
I use Vivaldi as secondary to Firefox (when necessary), and I agree with you. How's this related to Linux?