It could hurt someone (that is what copyrights are for). But I agree that it would be appropriate if the Google Chrome theme gallery were released under some free software license, since this browser is encouraging stuff like that.
☆PhistucK On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 13:39, Daniele S. <[email protected]> wrote: > IMHO, since Chromium is an open source project would be nice if extensions > were open source too. It wouldn't hurt nobody if extensions were released > under free software license. > > > my 2 cents. > Daniele S. > > 2009/12/16 PhistucK <[email protected]> > > Alright, someone mentioned accessing manifest through >> chrome://theme/manifest.json, I just added that you currently can also look >> at the manifest of extensions through this path. >> 2 cents, take it or leave it. >> >> Copyrighted material is still copyrighted material. Using it is illegal. >> Do you really think it is an issue for someone to download an MP3 version of >> any song they want? It is copyrighted material, but it is easily obtainable. >> I am not sure mp3.com still works, but when it did, you could have just >> downloaded the 'streaming mp3' by opening the playlist and get copyrighted >> material, 128kbps MP3s, easily and for free. Illegal, but easy. >> You can also disassemble any software and get into its guts. Java is even >> easier. >> Almost everything is easily obtainable. But between having it and actually >> using it in an illegal way, there is a difference. >> >> ☆PhistucK >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 13:14, krtulmay <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >See the manifest without going searching through the files. >>> >>> This answer makes no sense at all! >>> >>> If I am putting chrome-extension://<substitute_extension_id>/ >>> manifest.json into the Omnibox, how do I get the extension ID? >>> >>> Firstly, I already had to go to chrome://extensions/ to look at the ID >>> of the extension I am interested in. Secondly, I have to select and >>> copy all 32 characters of the ID and then paste into the Omnibox just >>> so I can craft a URL of the form chrome-extension:// >>> <substitute_extension_id>/manifest.json. Thirdly, entering that URL >>> into the Omnibox only results in saving the manifest.json, and I still >>> have to open a file browser to go to the saved location before I can >>> open to see the manifest.json. >>> >>> If I need to do all that, I might as well have my file browser already >>> open to the ...\User Data\Default\Extensions\ directory, and after I >>> get the extension ID from chrome://extensions/ just open that >>> directory myself in the file browser and read the manifest.json. It's >>> only one level lower inside the version number directory. Do you >>> consider that to be "searching through the files" ? >>> >>> Or am I missing something that makes chrome-extension:// >>> <substitute_extension_id>/manifest.json so much better? To me, >>> viewing this in the Omnibox is just ridiculously slower. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Chromium-extensions" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<chromium-extensions%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Chromium-extensions" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<chromium-extensions%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en.
