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As Chromium is open source, wouldn't someone then fork it and re-add those features or maintain Mac support? It seems like there is little motivation to mainta
by tikkabhuna 7y ago
As Chromium is open source, wouldn't someone then fork it and re-add those features or maintain Mac support?
It seems like there is little motivation to maintain a separate browser at the moment, but one day Google may do something that motivates people to fork/create a new one. That could be a big bang moment or just a slow crawl that opens up a niche that a new browser could fill.
- zaarn 7y agoMaintaining a browser fork is a lot of work. And Google can simply decide to close-source their browser engine once their takeover is complete. What could anyone do about it? Google just keeps adding features until all Chromium forks die off.
- chii 7y agoThe problem is not the source but the way Google can affect the standard. The biggest is DRM. If stuff like that gets into the standard where only large players can make a compliant implementation, then it becomes a huge problem for the web.
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