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		takluyver on Feb 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Opera moves to WebKit That's not really a problem. Experimenting by forking the dominant rendering engine is much more convenient than experimenting by building your own rendering engine from scratch. If your fork has advantages, it's also easier for other people to use your work.

gcp on Feb 13, 2013 [–]

Experience suggests this works for small evolutions, but not more revolutionary changes.

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