Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-27 Thread Rich Freeman
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Mike Gilbert flop...@gentoo.org wrote: Perhaps I used the wrong term here. I mean that 2.2 (B) allows the user to download and install the software without having to explicitly click the Agree button on the software download page. I did not review the Chrome

Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-27 Thread Roy Bamford
On 2011.08.26 23:06, Mike Gilbert wrote: I have been maintaining an ebuild for Google Chrome in an overlay. It basically extracts a deb file to /opt. This serves as an easy alternative for people who do not have the patience to compile Chromium. Now that I have developer access, I would

Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-27 Thread Paweł Hajdan, Jr.
On 8/26/11 9:32 PM, Mike Gilbert wrote: To clarify: Chrome is a pre-built, officially branded version of the open-source Chromium project. It also includes a few proprietary components, like a PDF reader plugin from Adobe. To be precise, the PDF reader in Chrome is not Adobe's, but Google's

Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-27 Thread Mike Gilbert
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Roy Bamford neddyseag...@gentoo.org wrote: On 2011.08.26 23:06, Mike Gilbert wrote: I have been maintaining an ebuild for Google Chrome in an overlay. It basically extracts a deb file to /opt. This serves as an easy alternative for people who do not have the

Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-26 Thread Markos Chandras
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 26/08/2011 11:06 μμ, Mike Gilbert wrote: I have been maintaining an ebuild for Google Chrome in an overlay. It basically extracts a deb file to /opt. This serves as an easy alternative for people who do not have the patience to compile

Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-26 Thread Mike Gilbert
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Markos Chandras hwoar...@gentoo.org wrote: I think clause 2.2 (B) allows me to avoid a fetch restriction. It is not clear to me how this clause has anything to do with fetch restrictions. Perhaps I used the wrong term here. I mean that 2.2 (B) allows the user

Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-26 Thread Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 26-08-2011 22:06, Mike Gilbert wrote: I have been maintaining an ebuild for Google Chrome in an overlay. It basically extracts a deb file to /opt. This serves as an easy alternative for people who do not have the patience to compile Chromium.

Re: [gentoo-dev] License for Google Chrome

2011-08-26 Thread Mike Gilbert
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto jmbsvice...@gentoo.org wrote: when you have doubts about a license and mail the gentoo-dev ml, also cc the licenses alias. Will do. I'm curious, but does Google release a pre-compiled binary that you can use as chrome-bin? That is