On 12/26/2010 01:34 PM, Robinson Tryon wrote:
On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Arjan van de Ven<[email protected]> wrote:
On 12/25/2010 8:34 PM, Gaveen Prabhasara wrote:
On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Thiago Macieira<[email protected]> wrote:
On Saturday, 25 de December de 2010 07:10:59 [email protected]
wrote:
Hi,
Can't Google Chrome be out of MeeGo distribution? I mean make it
available
as a seperate downloadable on top of MeeGo distribution. So that no
special
mention and projection of it required.
Yes, that's a reasonable way to resolve these two issues.
We can. There is a netbook build without Chrome.
The big issue here is not that we have a build with Chrome. The big
issues are that the *default* build we're promoting on the *front
page* of the (FOSS) MeeGo project
(1) Includes a non-Free browser, and
(2) Has the word "Google" all over the download links/surrounding text.
Ummm... Looking down the right hand side of http://www.meego.com, I see:
* MeeGo v1.1 SDK
* MeeGo v1.1 Core Software Platform
* MeeGo v1.1 for Handset
* MeeGo v1.1 for Netbooks (FYI, this only has Chromium, not Chrome.)
* MeeGo v1.1 for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)
* MeeGo v1.1 for Netbooks (Google Chrome Browser)
Not only is Chrome not a "default" but the netbook image with Chrome is
the last thing listed on the page.
But that doesn't help with having a nice browser by default.
What about Firefox? They were co-operative as much as to
have a separate Maemo version. So is there any specific
reason why it's been overlooked in favour or Chrome?
To be very blunt... Firefox isn't nearly as good a browser as Chrome or
Chromium.....
First, what's so bad about Firefox?
Second, even if Firefox isn't as good as Chrome or Chromium, then why
are we bundling-in Chrome and not just Chromium? If we were to use
Chromium by default, then
(1) We'd have a FaiF browser, and
(2) We wouldn't have to display Google's name in such a visible manner
for EULA notices.
We *are* using Chromium by default. Go download the image and check for
yourself.
And for what it's worth, there's nothing that prevents you from using
Firefox on MeeGo if that is your preferred browser. If you feel
strongly enough to make the change, then getting it from Mozilla's site
shouldn't be that much heartburn.
Ryan
What do people think about using Chromium by default?
--R
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