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Chrome is open source, right? So can we see the bug and judge if it really does seem like an innocent bug?

by ars 6y ago

magicalist 6y ago
> Chrome is open source, right? So can we see the bug and judge if it really does seem like an innocent bug? Not sure what the sibling comments are talking about. The bug fix[1] links the original change that introduced the bug[2]. [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/f800edbd1b50ecc13a0d3391f5f45ba9c84625be%5E%21/ https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/f800edb... [2] https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/2181827 https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/21...
- CGamesPlay 6y ago
  Thanks for digging this up! It only addresses the YouTube half, but if memory serves the Google half is due to a mandatory deep integration between browser profiles and Google cookies. I'm unclear if they classified that one as a "bug" (not that it really matters since they use custom HTTP headers to implement tracking for google properties).
ralph87 6y ago
Chrome is not open source, it's a derived proprietary superset of the open source Chromium. They are not the same thing in very material ways
- judge2020 6y ago
  Only a few things are different in Chrome. Notably, it has the ability to send crash reports and metrics, play proprietary audio codecs, some Google API keys are added (eg. safe browsing, speech, web store), and the Widevine component to enable DRM. Nothing is different in the core code of the browser. https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs...
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- LordDragonfang 6y ago
  > in very material ways No pun intended?
1vuio0pswjnm7 6y ago
Each user's version of Chrome is not necessarily the same. As a result of field trials/variations, some Chrome users are running code that is not yet (and may never be) available to the public. https://textslashplain.com/2017/10/18/chrome-field-trials/ https://textslashplain.com/2017/10/18/chrome-field-trials/ https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/05/field-trials-in-chrome-how-to-randomize-or-force-them/ https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/05/field-trials-in-chrome-how... https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12183575/what-is-following-header-for-x-chrome-variations https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12183575/what-is-followi...

Chrome is open source, right? So can we see the bug and judge if it really does seem like an innocent bug?

by ars 6y ago

Chrome is open source, right? So can we see the bug and judge if it really does seem like an innocent bug?

> Chrome is open source, right? So can we see the bug and judge if it really does seem like an innocent bug? Not sure what the sibling comments are talking about. The bug fix[1] links the original change that introduced the bug[2]. [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/f800edbd1b50ecc13a0d3391f5f45ba9c84625be%5E%21/ https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/f800edb... [2] https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/2181827 https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/21...

CGamesPlay 6y ago
Thanks for digging this up! It only addresses the YouTube half, but if memory serves the Google half is due to a mandatory deep integration between browser profiles and Google cookies. I'm unclear if they classified that one as a "bug" (not that it really matters since they use custom HTTP headers to implement tracking for google properties).

ralph87 6y ago

Chrome is not open source, it's a derived proprietary superset of the open source Chromium. They are not the same thing in very material ways

judge2020 6y ago
Only a few things are different in Chrome. Notably, it has the ability to send crash reports and metrics, play proprietary audio codecs, some Google API keys are added (eg. safe browsing, speech, web store), and the Widevine component to enable DRM. Nothing is different in the core code of the browser. https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs...
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LordDragonfang 6y ago
> in very material ways No pun intended?

1vuio0pswjnm7 6y ago

Each user's version of Chrome is not necessarily the same. As a result of field trials/variations, some Chrome users are running code that is not yet (and may never be) available to the public. https://textslashplain.com/2017/10/18/chrome-field-trials/ https://textslashplain.com/2017/10/18/chrome-field-trials/ https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/05/field-trials-in-chrome-how-to-randomize-or-force-them/ https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/05/field-trials-in-chrome-how... https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12183575/what-is-following-header-for-x-chrome-variations https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12183575/what-is-followi...