> As a web developer, I'm very disappointed to see this feature removed. I 
> would prefer it to be enabled in Safari and maintained by the remaining 
> WebKit contributors. Especially now, removing a feature like this sends an 
> unfortunate signal about your intentions for the project and your commitment 
> to continued advancement. A commonly repeated narrative regarding Google's 
> fork is that they were the only ones dragging WebKit forward, and this 
> doesn't do a lot to disprove it.
> [….]
> It seems like WebKit is at a crossroads: You can deal with the engineering 
> shortfall that Google's departure has left you with by simplifying the 
> architecture, cutting out their features and continuing at a reduced pace, or 
> by stepping up yourselves to fill the gap. I think it would be better for the 
> web and for WebKit if you chose the latter.

This conversation will be more productive if we base it on fact, and not 
commonly repeated narrative.

Geoff

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