[CentOS] Chromium browser for C6

Thu Nov 6 13:25:09 UTC 2014
Phelps, Matthew <mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu>

I know you've been busy, but is there any update on this?



On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote:

> On 10/14/2014 01:29 PM, Robert Arkiletian wrote:
> > I found this bug fix report
> >
> > http://lwn.net/Articles/616130/
> >
> > I thought we were not able to get Chromium for C6. Apparently it looks
> like
> > the work has been already done.
> >
> > Is it possible we (hi Johnny) can get this package into C6? This would
> be a
> > wonderful addition to CentOS 6.  Please and thank you.
>
> They (Red Hat) do not release the Supplemental packages, usually because
> they can't.  (IE, Sun/Oracle Java, Flash, etc.)
>
> This is usually because the sources are not completely open or there is
> a license issue for distribution or a payment required for support, etc.
>
> Red Hat enters into an agreement with said vendors (as required) to be
> able to distribute said packages only to paying customers.
>
> But, I'll see what I can find out.
>
> Thanks,
> Johnny Hughes
>
>
>
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Matt Phelps
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Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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