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TBH, I've never understood why they don't just decouple the browser from the OS and keep providing browser updates for as long as possible. They wouldn't updat
by _ea1k 3y ago
TBH, I've never understood why they don't just decouple the browser from the OS and keep providing browser updates for as long as possible.
They wouldn't update the base kernel, but they'd be no less secure than the average windows box.
- rkeene2 3y agoThey have started doing just that with "LaCros" [0]. [0] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/lacros.md https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/l...
- _ea1k 3y agoI know they haven't talked about using this to extend updates, but I hope that they do consider that. It'd make these devices much safer. I guess alternatively, one could run Chromium under their Linux instances on a lot of them.
- esperkin39 3y agoNone of those benefits are coming with LaCrOS[0]. I don't know why people keep repeating that when Google has never stated there will be more updates. [0] https://blog.crosexperts.com/google-is-taking-chrome-out-of-chromeos-8213e410a78b https://blog.crosexperts.com/google-is-taking-chrome-out-of-...
- rkeene2 3y agoWhile it's possible that Google hasn't said they'll be doing the updates separately for the browser there's no reason to suspect they wouldn't do that once LaCrOS was fully implemented -- after all, it works under Linux. The comment I submitted only went so far as to say they started doing "that", referring to the parent's post about decoupling and providing separate updates.
- esperkin39 3y agoIf "that" is referring to both, it's incorrect. Google has said they will be "well into 2024" without any benefits brought by LaCrOS. That includes any theoretical extending of the expiration dates.
- rkeene2 3y agoAre you arguing that because they won't have something providing benefits until "well into 2024" that they have not started as of the time of my comment ?