#GNOME Web is truly independent from #Google. Though still dependent on #Apple, they don't have as much power as Google. It is still better than a Google monopoly. And #webkit is developed with proper APIs and meant to be embedded in other applications unlike Google's #blink.
One big feature missing is support for audio / video calls (webrtc). With #BoringSSL switching to Apache 2.0, a big blocker for webrtc support is resolved.
@WebKitGTK Would you consider building with libwebrtc by default until gstreamer webrtc is ready?
GPL incompatibility of BoringSSL is resolved last month, as they followed OpenSSL and switched to Apache 2.0 license.
Epiphany maintainer suggested to contact you here https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/611#note_2390290
I think epiphany with webrtc support would be a great option for people trying to break away from #Google influence (direct and indirect).
@praveen @WebKitGTK Have you heard any updates on this?
@mpanhans @praveen @WebKitGTK We are considering as an option to enable building WebRTC support by default using GstWebRTC in the upcoming 2.52.x stable series in Sprint next year, and shipping the needed additional sources in release tarballs. It won't be perfect, sites may or may not work, but then we would continue improving from there onwards.
Again, I am not saying it will happen for sure; but we (the WebKit GTK and WPE port maintainers) have been discussing the option, so it might happen.
@aperezdc @praveen @WebKitGTK Thanks for the info! Would be huge.
