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Google is hindering innovation around Chromium by refusing to merge upstream patches that may threaten their business interests, such as support for browser ext
by dessant 6y ago
Google is hindering innovation around Chromium by refusing to merge upstream patches that may threaten their business interests, such as support for browser extensions on Android [1].
The same way no single megacorp can shape the Linux kernel according to their business interests, and to the detriment of competitors, it would be important to free the open source Chromium browser from Google's exclusive grip.
[1] https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/4493#issuecomment-705683827 https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/4493#issuecomm...
- zanny 6y agoHas someone made a fork with the patches?
- zo1 6y agoIt won't matter because the main "play store" Chrome is the one that 99.99% of all Android users will install.
- cromwellian 6y agoLinus refuses to merge patches that are bad for performance or security. Even an open source governance model can refuse to merge stuff. Apple doesn’t support extensions on mobile Safari either, maybe there are good reasons around security and battery life.
- Dahoon 6y agoApple doesn't even support other browsers in iOS. All 3rd party browsers are a skin on Safari. Is that for battery life too or actually an abuse of market position?
- markawesome 6y agoYou mean like the latest version of Firefox for Android?