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  "textContent": "> **Nordstjernen — strengths vs Pale Moon**\n>\n>\n>   * **No JIT** — QuickJS is a pure bytecode interpreter. Pale Moon keeps SpiderMonkey's JIT, the single biggest source of browser RCE (type-confusion, codegen bugs). Nordstjernen eliminates that bug class entirely.\n>\n\n\nNo speed. Although, Pale Moon's JS offer no speed too, many sites require Chromium-specific JS support actually.\n\n> [*]**Tiny, auditable codebase** — ~30 .c files, clean-room, readable by one person. Pale Moon carries a large Gecko-derived tree no single person can fully audit.\n\nVibe-coding tech = many hidden bugs. Good luck with that.\n\n> [*]**Zero phone-home** — no telemetry AND no automatic update/blocklist/start-page pings. Pale Moon avoids telemetry but still makes default outbound connections (update checks, add-on blocklist, OCSP, hosted start page).\n\nEverything could be disabled. Especially, OCSP and start page.\n\n> [*]**OS-level sandbox by default** — Linux Landlock + seccomp privilege drop (src/security.c). Pale Moon's sandboxing is weaker/older than modern Gecko's and not a project focus.\n\nHow about Windows?\n\n> [*]**Lower resource footprint** — no multi-process GPU/compositor stack; runs in environments where a Gecko fork would struggle.\n\nPale Moon is single process. Still does not helps with memory usage on specific heavy JS using sites, though. Or streaming media.\n\n> **Honest counterweight** : Pale Moon still wins decisively on raw compatibility — mature Gecko layout, far broader CSS/DOM/JS coverage, an extension ecosystem, and better real-world site support. Nordstjernen's edge is security, leanness, and privacy, not feature breadth.\n\nIt can't be a browser until it could render most of modern websites correctly. Including streaming media.\n\nAlso, with no plugins / add-ons, who will adblock? Current web is practically unusable without it.\n\n* * *",
  "title": "General Discussion • Re: Nordstjernen web browser",
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