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0 pointsJetSpiegel11y ago0 comments

Everything. It's only distributed as a binary.

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bla211y ago

What does this reply even mean? Of course it's distributed as a binary -- should regular users compile it themselves?

Advanced users can compile chromium if they want; from what I understand it's virtually identical to the chrome binary.

adwf11y ago

If the source code is not available and it's distributed as a binary, by definition it can't be open source. (Plus some might argue about OSS licensing too)

Chromium may be OSS, but Chrome is not.

JetSpiegelOP11y ago

Yes. Chrome is not Chromium, nor it Opera.

bla211y ago

That's what I'm asking: For which part of Chrome is the source code not available?

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bla211y ago

What does this reply even mean? Of course it's distributed as a binary -- should regular users compile it themselves?

Advanced users can compile chromium if they want; from what I understand it's virtually identical to the chrome binary.

adwf11y ago

If the source code is not available and it's distributed as a binary, by definition it can't be open source. (Plus some might argue about OSS licensing too)

Chromium may be OSS, but Chrome is not.

JetSpiegelOP11y ago

Yes. Chrome is not Chromium, nor it Opera.

bla211y ago

That's what I'm asking: For which part of Chrome is the source code not available?

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