brave-origin: init at 1.91.109

[WitteShadovv]

Adds brave-origin under pkgs/by-name/br/brave-origin, closely mirroring the existing brave package structure.
This includes a local update.sh, a generated package.nix, and support for the upstream-confirmed release artifacts available for 1.91.71.

I copied most of the files from the already packaged brave. If any of the maintainers of that (@uskudnik @rht @JeffLabonte @nasirhm @buckley310 ) have any improvements, want to be added as maintainers too, or have any other plans please tell me.

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• Ran the maintainer check: nix-build lib/tests/maintainers.nix
• Ran formatting
• Tested the main executable:
  • ./result-brave-origin/bin/brave-origin --version
• Added maintainer in a separate earlier commit

Notes

Supported platforms are limited to the upstream artifacts currently published for this release:

• x86_64-linux
• aarch64-darwin
• x86_64-darwin
aarch64-linux was not added because no matching upstream install artifact was available.

[buckley310]

Builds and runs fine for me. Did some test browsing with it.

It's tempting to try to merge the code for the two Brave packages to reduce update work, but probably better to look into that after Origin has had time to stabilize.

[themarcel]

Also works for me

[Bad3r]

Hi @uskudnik, @rht, @JeffLabonte, @nasirhm, @buckley310,
as the maintainers of the existing brave package, your input on this PR would be very welcome.

Brave Origin is a new, "separate" browser from Brave (https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/38561489788173-What-is-Brave-Origin). It is currently published through the -nightly pre-release track.

What is Brave Origin?

Brave Origin is a paid* version of the browser for users who don’t need all the features that support Brave as a business, but still want the privacy that only Brave offers. Origin users will continue to benefit from our industry-leading privacy, adblock, and speed (via Shields), as well as regular software updates, Chromium patches, and security and privacy improvements. Origin will remove** most other features from the browser.

* Origin is available as a free download for Linux desktop users.

** If you opt to use Origin as an upgrade to the existing version of Brave on your device, you’ll unlock a new Settings panel where you can toggle features on / off as you wish.

The derivation here closely mirrors pkgs/by-name/br/brave/, so it might be better to factor both brave packages into a single channel-parameterised make-brave.nix shared across brave and brave-origin.

[WitteShadovv]

Thanks for the input @Bad3r! :)

I think I have addressed all your comments. Just let me know if I missed something or you have additional feedback.

[Bad3r]

nixpkgs-review result

Generated using nixpkgs-review-gha

Command: nixpkgs-review pr 511131
Commit: cfc309238360a9f5e5e7612b87df8083fb69ef09 (subsequent changes)
Merge: 58f84e81a3a7a021282468216a2059c7e55ea259

Logs: https://github.com/Bad3r/nixpkgs-review-gha/actions/runs/24879185112

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x86_64-linux

✅ 1 package built:

• brave-origin

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aarch64-linux

✅ No rebuilds

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x86_64-darwin (sandbox = relaxed)

✅ 1 package built:

• brave-origin

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aarch64-darwin

✅ No rebuilds

[Bad3r]

Thanks for the input @Bad3r! :)

I think I have addressed all your comments. Just let me know if I missed something or you have additional feedback.

Great, thank you! LGTM, feel free to resolve the inline comments, I can't seem to be able to do it from my end.

[Dreaming-Codes]

Started using Brave Origin a couple of days ago, and so far it’s been great. The only thing I noticed is that it’s missing some features from Brave. For example, it does not seem to include the Tor feature.

Brave Nightly also lets you choose more specifically what to keep, so I opened PR #513143 to add all the brave channels. While working on it, I also unified everything under a shared make-brave.nix, which supersedes this PR.

[WitteShadovv]

Thanks for the broader work in #513143 :)

Could maintainers clarify the preferred path here? My understanding is that this PR is narrower in scope and may be easier to review and merge first, while #513143 takes a broader approach that could be layered on afterward. @buckley310 mentioned it might be smart to wait until Origin has stabilized before merging everything together, which also seems reasonable.

For example, it does not seem to include the Tor feature.

Just a small heads up: I would not necessarily treat that as a drawback for Origin. Brave’s own docs say that its “Private Window with Tor” is not equivalent to Tor Browser, and recommend Tor Browser where anonymity or safety is the goal. So objectively there is not much use of Tor in Brave if even the developer recommends another product.

Brave Nightly also lets you choose more specifically what to keep

My understanding is that this is related to Brave Origin’s more configurable upgrade-mode behavior, and that it will reach stable channels soon.