Kagi Ends Orion Linux Development, Plans Open-Sourcing Code in 1 Month
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Updated · OMG! Ubuntu! · Oct 4
Kagi Ends Orion Linux Development, Plans Open-Sourcing Code in 1 Month
3 articles · Updated · OMG! Ubuntu! · Oct 4
Summary
Kagi will stop updating Orion for Linux after its public beta, leaving the GTK port short of the feature parity it had targeted with the macOS version.
A handful of developers funded by Kagi’s paid-search users could not sustain a cross-platform browser effort, so the company is refocusing on Orion for macOS and iOS, where its users are.
The company plans to open-source the Orion for Linux codebase and its work-in-progress Windows port within the coming month, aiming to let the FOSS community carry them forward.
The Linux beta remains usable but Kagi says it should not be a daily driver because future security issues will go unpatched.
Orion had avoided Chromium because Kagi wanted another independent browser engine, but the retreat underscores how hard browser development is without venture backing or a large open-source base.