@CppGuy yeah, @torproject really got better since I started using @guardianproject / #Orbot 15 years ago because in #EDGEland, #Tor is a #PerformanceProxy!
@CppGuy yeah, @torproject really got better since I started using @guardianproject / #Orbot 15 years ago because in #EDGEland, #Tor is a #PerformanceProxy!
Issues aside it's now 15 years since I started using #Tor / @torproject & @guardianproject / #Orbot on #Android full-time.
Because in #EDGEland they yeet users to 64kBit/s ifVnot even lower to 16kBit/s past paid bandwith and instead of properly renegotiating the bandwith, they trottle connections by reducing the packet rate / dropping packets, making it as #laggy as a #GSO-based #SATCOM connection!
A modern competitor to #OperaMini with:
Why?
OFC since #Opera #Mini needs a trustworthy proxy backend any "#clone" would need an #OpenSource'd & #SelfHosting-capable #backend (similar to @ActionRetro 's #FrogFind .com as it breaks #E2EE.
Needless to say it would be a godsent for anyone stuck on #EDGEland and slower speeds (i.e. #SATCOM like #Iridium)...
@landley @Linux_Is_Best TBH, I've yet to see any good #Chrome #fork that adds #value to the table...
Unlike say @torproject 's #TorBrowser which is a modified #FireFox...
#Vivaldi, like #Brave, don't add value.
#Opera's #Presto engine was good and #OperaMobile added a #VPN and #OperaMini a #PerformanceProxy for convenience to it.
@Velveteen Eeyupp...
The original #Opera was good - espechally #OperaMini & #OperaMobile which included a #PerformanceProxy in #Norway...