[w0ts0n]

There is quite a lot of costs associated with running a browser (at scale). Brave is looking to offer something that does what you mention called Brave-origin.

Brendan talks about this a bit more here: https://x.com/BrendanEich/status/2006412918783619455

[drnick1]

This is good news, but I am confused by the following:

"""

Brave Origin is:

1/ new, optional, separate build (stripped down, no telemetry/rewards/wallet/vpn/ai);

2/ free on Linux, one time buy elsewhere.

"""

So the stripped down version (at least the non-Linux one) will not be open source?

[dfajgljsldkjag]

Open source software can be sold for money. For example redhat selling cds with rhel on them, for quite a big sticker price. Free if you build it yourself but you have to pay to get a ready to use version.

[pxc]

open-source ≠ gratis binaries

Rules that require the distribution of source code don't require the distribution of binaries.

[WackyFighter]

That seems pretty reasonable proposition IMO.

As other people have mentioned you can resell open source software. I have a big box Linux distro on my shelf here.

[johnebgd]

I’d pay a monthly fee for a browser where I’m not the product anymore and it respects my privacy.