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Shouldn't use the term "web browser" when it's Chrome-only.

• Cheer2171 3y ago
  Title says "in *a* web browser". Chrome is a web browser.
  • mopenstein 3y ago
    You are technically correct. The best kind of correct.
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• svennidal 3y ago
  Yeah, I tried it in 2 different browsers where it didn’t work and then decided to check the comments. I’m not putting Chrome on my machine.
  • btown 3y ago
    https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium may be of interest!
    • ozymandias1337 3y ago
      Thorium maeby more interesting!
      • tentacleuno 3y ago
        I'm dissuaded from using Thorium after the news of the developer including... questionable material in their builds[0], and checked into CVS no less. [0]: https://github.com/Alex313031/thorium/issues/147 https://github.com/Alex313031/thorium/issues/147
        • ozymandias1337 3y ago
          Just to clarify I am not recommending Thorium!
      • DANmode 3y ago
        What's their patch interval usually like?
        • ozymandias1337 3y ago
          Last year's releases (2023) were lagging behind.⏎ Only this yr's releases (2024) are in a timely fashion so far.⏎ However, being forewarned is being forearmed! ⏎ Both (Chromium/Thorium) browsers upstream releases are maintained by Google & both browsers contain various forms of spyware and/or telemetry! ⏎ MOAR:- thorium.rocks ⏎ github.com/Alex313031/Thorium/releases ⏎ On a personal basis I prefer Firefox & Pals over Chromium & FRIENDS!!! ⏎ The last time I was used by Chromium was 7 years ago!!! ⏎ Carpe Deim!
          • ozymandias1337 3y ago
            BTW, The LATEST Thorium release dropped just last week on 20th Feb which just so happened to be its 56th Release / 30th version birthday! & IF anyone is interested heresa Firefox Fork:- github.com/Alex313031/Mercury/releases ⏎ However itsa out-of-date release (v.122.0.2) versus tha LATEST (v.123) Firefox.
            • slater 3y ago
              What's with the "⏎"?
              • DANmode 3y ago
                To distract from the nonspecific answer :D
            • ozymandias1337 3y ago
              Also for some reason Mercury Alpha v124.0a1 is available for mac in .dmg
    • dylan604 3y ago
      chrome != chromium. it is the googley additions to chromium that makes chrome
      • DANmode 3y ago
        What's missing in Chromium to run the posted project?
        • dylan604 3y ago
          how do you know the difference from a closed source project and an open source project?
          • DANmode 3y ago
            Did you reply to the wrong thread?
            • dylan604 3y ago
              no. am I wrong in thinking that the Chrome source code is not available? Chrome is built on top of Chromium. Chrome != Chromium. So how do you know what the difference between these products are if you can't see it?
        • ozymandias1337 3y ago
          Widevine & assorted scum.
          • tentacleuno 3y ago
            This has absolutely nothing to do with the article.
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• jraph 3y ago
  Everyone in this sub thread: I agree with the sentiment (as a Firefox user who does not like the Chrome monopoly), but keep in mind this looks like a project purely for fun. The author owes us nothing and is nice enough to share their experiments. They may not have even noticed it only works on Chrome. We can certainly find a nice way to suggest them to specify that this is Chrome-only, maybe by sending a PR on the README file. There's no need to be negative. You can even convey your message nicely. Usually, people are receptive to feedback if the feedback is respectful and gentle.
  • darig 3y ago
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  • not_really 3y ago
    I don't really see how this is being negative? Pedantic maybe, but negative? Do you expect everyone to tiptoe around and gloss over their feedback with layers of happiness?
• devwastaken 3y ago
  Equivalent: Shouldn't use the term "python" when it's CPython only.