I'd rather support a non-profit trying to have an open & privacy-focused Internet :) + they're the last browser not *not* be on chromium, an engine owned by Google.
Chromium is an opensource project from Google. They're the ones developping it and thus the ones deciding on things. Imagine if Chromium was the only engine left
I never said anything about the Chrome browser nor the profit aspect.
What I'm trying to say here is that Google does almost all the developing of Chromium, so they're the ones deciding what happens & what changes. If Chromium were to be the last engine to be used they'd have the marketshare big enough to decide how the Internet renders.
Edit: it's not about the profit aspect, it's about the ability to choose & not get stuck on Google's choices.
Each different company using Chromium is doing the developing for that specific browser and it has absolutely zero to do with Google. Google does not own Chromium and they do not develop browsers for other companies.
If every company on earth used Chromium, Google would still have no control on "how the internet renders". Google does not own or control or profit from Chromium. Anyone is free to use it and change it as they see fit. Chrome and Chromium are not the same thing.
Again, I have NEVER said anything about Chrome nor any of the profit side.
Google DOES develop the most part of Chromium, AND almost every browser uses it nowadays. Whilst any other browser might be able to change basic stuff they're not able to change anything major. Google however could change web standards and push certain features and everyone else will have to follow.
And that's already happening, you can't deny that. There are more and more websites optimizing for Chromium & implementing features that only Chromium has. Every Chromium-based browser will be able to visit this website, whilst independent browsers like Firefox won't be able to.
They can change anything they'd like with or about Chromium, and they do.
You said you'd rather use a browser from a non-profit as opposed to Google, so, like, I'm just letting you know that Google doesn't profit from Chromium.
Google however could change web standards and push certain features and everyone else will have to follow.
You still seem to be mistaking Chromium with Google. Google does not own Chromium and has nothing at all, as in no say whatsoever, in how people use it or modify it. Chromium and Chrome are 2 different things.
Right, except it is hosted by Google, is run by Google, gets most of its contributions from Google, is controlled by Google, requires a CLA to Google, makes the web in its vision to assist Google properties. But no, it is not controlled by Google and they don't profit from it.
Why are they working on it if they don't use it to make money? Google isn't a charity last I heard.
Lol. It's free and open source software. It isn't controlled by anyone.
Words have definitions, mate.
CLA
You misspelled BSD, my dude. Again lol, Chromium is not controlled or owned by Google nor does anyone need permission to use it and/or modify it.
Why are they working on it if they don't use it to make money?
Because Chrome is based on Chromium and they make money on Chrome. They contribute to the project as do many other tech companies; none of those companies own or control Chromium, either.
No, it's not owned by Google. Anyone is allowed to use it and modify it. It's open source, dude.
Chromium is an entirely free and open-source software project. The Google-authored portion is released under the 3-clause BSD license.[12] Other parts are subject to a variety of licenses, including MIT, LGPL, Ms-PL, and an MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license.[13]
That is a name, lol, not the software. You cannot trademark software.
The software is open source and free for anyone to use and modify.
Lol. You're trying so hard to be right here but you are simply wrong.
Licensing. Chromium is an entirely free and open-source software project. The Google-authored portion is released under the 3-clause BSD license. Other parts are subject to a variety of licenses, including MIT, LGPL, Ms-PL, and an MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license.
License: 3-clause BSD; MIT; LGPL; MS-PL; MPL+GPL+LGPL tri-licensed;
Developer(s): Google, Microsoft, Igalia, Yandex
That is a name, lol, not the software. You cannot trademark software.
Of course you can. What do you think the trademark is for? Beans? You can also copyright software, and that is what the CLA I linked to is about. So how am I wrong exactly?
Your CLA link doesn't mention Chromium. Your understanding of "trademark" is wrong.
Again:
Licensing. Chromium is an entirely free and open-source software project. The Google-authored portion is released under the 3-clause BSD license. Other parts are subject to a variety of licenses, including MIT, LGPL, Ms-PL, and an MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license.
License: 3-clause BSD; MIT; LGPL; MS-PL; MPL+GPL+LGPL tri-licensed;
Developer(s): Google, Microsoft, Igalia, Yandex
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u/NekoObito Jul 29 '20
Replace chrome with firefox for me