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1. charci+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-06-22 11:02:19
It's open source. Anyone can fork it.
replies(5): >>kevinc+71 >>soapdo+e2 >>bobaje+g3 >>goodpo+q4 >>dredmo+w4
2. kevinc+71[view] [source] 2022-06-22 11:11:09
>>charci+(OP)
But the websites aren't. If chrome is the only browser websites will target chrome. Do if you fork it and remove features that you find harmful you now have a useless lump of software.
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3. soapdo+e2[view] [source] 2022-06-22 11:20:09
>>charci+(OP)
Forking is easy. Maintaining and developing a browser engine is really hard. Most forks that make substantial changes to the original source are either maintained by a multimillion company or die without maintenance.
4. bobaje+g3[view] [source] 2022-06-22 11:28:31
>>charci+(OP)
Sadly, even if you don't fork Chromium and simply embed It via Electron or Chromium Embedded Framework you still won't be able to login in to some Google sites.
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5. goodpo+q4[view] [source] 2022-06-22 11:37:02
>>charci+(OP)
That's far, far from enough.
6. dredmo+w4[view] [source] 2022-06-22 11:37:32
>>charci+(OP)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31834651
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7. charci+P01[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-06-22 16:38:12
>>kevinc+71
Chrome already has a large market share and a browser changing their browser engine doesn't necessarily change Chrome's market share.
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8. charci+511[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-06-22 16:39:25
>>bobaje+g3
If Firefox turned into a Chromium fork Google would work with them to make it work.
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