Google Chrome Terms of Service(Google Chrome executable), BSD (source code and Chromium executable except chromium 5 beta),BSD License with proprietary parts (source code and chromium 5 beta executable, as it integrates Adobe Flash Player 10.1[1])[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome in my interpretation, this means Google Chrome is fully open-source, only the flash player has proprietary codes. am i right, or i'm missing something? i would be happy if someone could correct me. thank you!! *ps.: because "they" say google is the "big brother"
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 6:42 PM, S Mathias smathias1972@yahoo.com wrote:
Google Chrome Terms of Service(Google Chrome executable), BSD (source code and Chromium executable except chromium 5 beta),
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BSD License with proprietary parts (source code and chromium 5 beta executable, as it integrates Adobe Flash Player 10.1[1])[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome in my interpretation, this means Google Chrome is fully open-source, only the flash player has proprietary codes. am i right, or i'm missing something?
You are right. Google Chrome OS is Open Source. But with "Google Chrome OS" you can do exactly nothing, because there are no applications (even basic UNIX tools are not available). The applications are proprietary web applications, where you loose control of all your data (your data isn't local, it is in the cloud). It is the same situation like Google Android; Android is Open Source, but 99% of all mini applications from Android Market are proprietary/Closed Source. Additionally Android has built in DRM restrictions.
i would be happy if someone could correct me. thank you!! *ps.: because "they" say google is the "big brother"
See the statements from Richard Stallman about Google Chrome OS: http://slashdot.org/story/10/12/14/1713242/Stallman-Worried-About-Chrome-OS. I guess most UNIX folks (and even Windows power users) will agree. Also interesting is the comments from Gmail founder: http://slashdot.org/story/10/12/16/0412220/Gmail-Creator-Says-Chrome-OS-Is-A.... He says "'ChromeOS will be killed next year (or "merged" with Android)"
cheers Sven
am i right, or i'm missing something?
You are right. Google Chrome OS is Open Source. But with "Google Chrome OS" you can do exactly nothing, because there are no applications (even basic UNIX tools are not available). The
My understanding is that Chrome OS is based on Chromium OS, which is more FLOSS oriented: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os
Some months ago I gave a try to this re-build of Chromium OS: http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/
and it was working (it wasn't updated since last February though).
The wiki says that you can install Ubuntu packages, but I did not try: http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/wiki/doku.php?id=addingpackages
So it seems possible to extend it (the question is then whether it would be useful).
On 12/19/10 9:50 AM, Mathieu Baudier wrote:
am i right, or i'm missing something?
You are right. Google Chrome OS is Open Source. But with "Google Chrome OS" you can do exactly nothing, because there are no applications (even basic UNIX tools are not available). The
My understanding is that Chrome OS is based on Chromium OS, which is more FLOSS oriented: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os
Some months ago I gave a try to this re-build of Chromium OS: http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/
and it was working (it wasn't updated since last February though).
The wiki says that you can install Ubuntu packages, but I did not try: http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/wiki/doku.php?id=addingpackages
So it seems possible to extend it (the question is then whether it would be useful).
I thought the point of it was that it is _just_ a browser with nothing stored locally except things applications might cache like preference settings. If you use cloud based apps (google docs, etc.) I could see this being useful for remote access with no configuration - like a spare device you might offer a guest or share when traveling, but I don't see why anyone would use it on their main computers instead of a full OS plus a browser.
It might be good in an education setting to maintain more control over what is permitted, though. If all apps are remote, a central firewall can block anything easily.
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