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Being "managed by" and loading a policy config do not equate in meaning, unless we let PR departments redefine words. Moreover, defaulting to Google is also a

by brnt 4y ago

Being "managed by" and loading a policy config do not equate in meaning, unless we let PR departments redefine words. Moreover, defaulting to Google is also a policy.

sascha_sl 4y ago
The intent behind policy loading in Chrome is to allow an MDM to configure the browser, not for distros to not write a real patch.
- brnt 4y ago
  Perhaps. Describing loading a custom policy with "managed by" is still incorrect and potentially misleading.
kccqzy 4y ago
The policy config is designed for enterprises, not software distributors. It's Debian that's taking an unnecessary shortcut here. They could've patched the source code to change the default search engine.