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Where else should Chromium have synced to? To fedora's sync servers? Why would fedora run those? Your outrage seems a bit misplaced to me. Chromium synching t
by cheph 6y ago
Where else should Chromium have synced to? To fedora's sync servers? Why would fedora run those?
Your outrage seems a bit misplaced to me.
Chromium synching to google's servers is entirely what I expected, and it was always clear that it was doing it to me. I am unsure why anyone is surprised by this.
- paxys 6y agoThere are probably hundreds of bookmark/profile/password syncing extensions out there, and most of them work cross-browser unlike Google's. Just let users pick whatever they want.
- cheph 6y agoWho is not letting them pick what they want? You were not forced to use Chrome's sync features, but I am not aware of any extensions that will replace the Chromium sync functionality entirely or even mostly. And even if it did, it is not nearly as integrated of an experience.
- paxys 6y agoPeople who want the convenience and don't care about syncing their Google account and sending their keystrokes to Google servers can always install Chrome. For Chromium, staying away from proprietary services by default is much more keeping with the spirit of open source.
- npteljes 6y agoI agree wholeheartedly. Similarly to Android, people took AOSP and worked it into a full system. Google providing the APIs is even detrimental to the open source cause. Because of the convenience, people are not as hard-pressed for an alternative.