Re:I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back
by Yizahi on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @11:55AM
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How is that possible? Would Chrome Chromium maintainer make a different implementation decision from the original Chrome, and then support and develop a real branch in the code? To have Google less influence? I highly doubt it. It is all chromewashing, to make it sound as if Chrome Chromium is an independent browser.
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Re:I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back
by ilbeeper on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @12:04PM
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The origin(al) is developed within the chromium project, Chrome is already a Google styled chromium fork.
Re:I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back
by Yizahi on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @12:24PM
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That's how it is advertised. But in reality all decisions are made by Google for Chrome and other Chrome forks just implement all of them without questions.
Google wants to add a new protocol - all forks add it. Google wants to cripple adblock support - all forks do it. Etc.
Re:I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back
by ilbeeper on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:21PM
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Since the development is done in chromium, adding owners to the project, maybe changing governance similar to Kubernetes and the CNCF, could help steering the anti-trust away and benefit the industry as a side effect.