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Since ChromeOS itself is just a stripped down flavor of Linux, they can hardly just drop Linux support. Unless they also give up on ChromeOS, which is unlikely
by qzw 6y ago
Since ChromeOS itself is just a stripped down flavor of Linux, they can hardly just drop Linux support. Unless they also give up on ChromeOS, which is unlikely but not impossible for Google.
- jacquesm 6y agoIt would be trivial to stop supporting the linux version publicly while still allowing the ChromeOS one, it's not going to compile for regular linux if Google does not continue to put effort into that.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoIt's a one person effort to adjust a few flags to port ChromeOS app to Linux.
- jacquesm 6y agoThat's reassuring to know. I don't think I would want to give up linux as my daily driver OS and if there were no current browser for it that would be the end.
- fabrice_d 6y agoChromeOS graphics stack is not based on Wayland or X11, so if Google decided to ditch Linux and only support ChromeOS, you would have to maintain the Linux graphics port. That may or may not be a one person effort.
- tyingq 6y agoI thought that was one of the drivers for Fuschia.