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Google Chrome is not completely open source. Chromium is. People are using Chrome, not Chromium.
by gouranga 14y ago
Google Chrome is not completely open source.
Chromium is.
People are using Chrome, not Chromium.
- ralfn 14y agoPeople arent using trademarks, they are using software. And the same is slso true for FF. The open source one is called iceweasel, because the logo and name of Firefox are protected. A compiled chromium source is identical to Google Chrone, except for the icon and name. Just like with Firefox.
- sciurus 14y agoThat's not accurate. It's true that * The Firefox logo is not released under a free license * The Firefox name and logo are trademarked, and Mozilla has strict policies you must adhere to if you want to use them However, you can build Firefox without using the name or logo. Requiring derived works to have different branding does not mean a program is not open source or free software. The story of how iceweasel and friends came to exist can be found at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=354622 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=354622
- esolyt 14y agoI already said "except Flash and PDF reader". People are using an open source browser + Flash Player + PDF Reader. If you don't trust Google's Flash player and PDF reader, feel free to take them out. In fact, you don't have to, because using Chromium would be equivalent to doing this.