▲ 105 ▼ Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming Linux & Open Source news (tilvids.com) submitted 2 years ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone -22 points 2 years ago (9 children) chromium is not and never has been open source permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] qweertz@programming.dev 20 points 2 years ago (6 children) Isn't that objectively a false statement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone -21 points 2 years ago* (5 children) no; it's not open source; it's closed source by google given window dressing to appear open source. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you sure you're not thinking of Google Chrome, which is a proprietary soft fork of Chromium? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mojave@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Can you explain further? I've never looked into this before, but I can seemingly find chromium's source code on github, and on Google's chromium site permalink fedilink source parent [–] qweertz@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago* I don't think you understand what "open source" means then? To put it simply: a programme using a license that guarantees certain freedoms. Chromium uses such a license: the 3-Clause BSD license permalink fedilink source parent [–] Metz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago One could argue that the BSD licence the chromium code is under has disadvantages in comparison to GPL, but saying outright "not open source" is just utter nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago The queen of England isn't dead and Elvis just went home. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago Chromium is open source Chrome is not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qweertz@programming.dev 20 points 2 years ago (6 children) Isn't that objectively a false statement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone -21 points 2 years ago* (5 children) no; it's not open source; it's closed source by google given window dressing to appear open source. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you sure you're not thinking of Google Chrome, which is a proprietary soft fork of Chromium? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mojave@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Can you explain further? I've never looked into this before, but I can seemingly find chromium's source code on github, and on Google's chromium site permalink fedilink source parent [–] qweertz@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago* I don't think you understand what "open source" means then? To put it simply: a programme using a license that guarantees certain freedoms. Chromium uses such a license: the 3-Clause BSD license permalink fedilink source parent [–] Metz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago One could argue that the BSD licence the chromium code is under has disadvantages in comparison to GPL, but saying outright "not open source" is just utter nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone -21 points 2 years ago* (5 children) no; it's not open source; it's closed source by google given window dressing to appear open source. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you sure you're not thinking of Google Chrome, which is a proprietary soft fork of Chromium? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mojave@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Can you explain further? I've never looked into this before, but I can seemingly find chromium's source code on github, and on Google's chromium site permalink fedilink source parent [–] qweertz@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago* I don't think you understand what "open source" means then? To put it simply: a programme using a license that guarantees certain freedoms. Chromium uses such a license: the 3-Clause BSD license permalink fedilink source parent [–] Metz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago One could argue that the BSD licence the chromium code is under has disadvantages in comparison to GPL, but saying outright "not open source" is just utter nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you sure you're not thinking of Google Chrome, which is a proprietary soft fork of Chromium? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mojave@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Can you explain further? I've never looked into this before, but I can seemingly find chromium's source code on github, and on Google's chromium site permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qweertz@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago* I don't think you understand what "open source" means then? To put it simply: a programme using a license that guarantees certain freedoms. Chromium uses such a license: the 3-Clause BSD license permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Metz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago One could argue that the BSD licence the chromium code is under has disadvantages in comparison to GPL, but saying outright "not open source" is just utter nonsense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago The queen of England isn't dead and Elvis just went home. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago Chromium is open source Chrome is not. permalink fedilink source parent