Idea: Combining MacSurf's layout with Wisp's QuickJS-ng engine

[tribetmen]

Subject: Idea: Combining MacSurf's modern layout with Wisp's QuickJS-ng engine for a next-gen lightweight web engine
Hi!
I am a big fan of your work. I've been following both the MacSurf project and the Wisp fork of NetSurf.
Currently, the lightweight browser community is very fragmented. NetSurf is moving forward very slowly, while your projects are fixing its biggest flaws independently: MacSurf brings excellent CSS3 layout (Flexbox/Grid), and Wisp brings a modern JS engine (QuickJS-ng).
What if you combined your efforts? A hybrid engine that uses MacSurf's layout capabilities and Wisp's QuickJS-ng implementation would create the ultimate lightweight, independent web engine for the modern web. It could even be commercialized (like SQLite or Qt) to fund full-time development by selling licenses to IoT, e-Ink, and Smart TV manufacturers.
Have you ever considered collaborating or sharing components to stop the fragmentation of the NetSurf ecosystem?
Thank you for your amazing contribution to the open-source community!

[mplsllc]

I can't say for sure how much would transfer from what I have built for OS 9 with MacSurf, but a lot of it is custom CSS compatibility functions specific to OS 9. As far as combining efforts for NetSurf in general, I am more than happy to touch base with anyone with ideas and to see where I could lend a hand.

I have gotten to the point where I am creating solutions for NetSurf upstream. That is I am fixing bugs present in the latest build of NetSurf (on linux) and I have some plans coming up that I have yet to announce in regards to a new open source browser based of NetSurf for Linux/BSD.

I appreciate the kind words. If Wisp is ever open back up I will see how I can help. I saw your other post on their repo, out of respect for them I left it for them to answer. I'll keep an eye on it!