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Google Chrome - Blodo - 09-07-2008
Pf. You'd think they'd release the source code. Even if they would, they would probably mark it as illegal to any change. Google is far more evil:P
Google Chrome - Angelfire - 09-07-2008
mmm.. Ironically my awesome Chrome browser hooks and hangs a bit with the disco forums.
Sometimes it just freezes on a reply. Sometimes it simply does not open a page on a new tab.
weirdness.
Google Chrome - Exile - 09-07-2008
' Wrote:mmm.. Ironically my awesome Chrome browser hooks and hangs a bit with the disco forums.
Sometimes it just freezes on a reply. Sometimes it simply does not open a page on a new tab.
weirdness.
Opera did that for me. Weirdness indeed.
Google Chrome - Robert.Fitzgerald - 09-07-2008
I haven't really tested it much, it looked okay from what little I did on it.
I use Opera; i would use Firefox 3 if it wouldn't be so screwed up... It uses as much %CPU as it can and 600k physical memory. Removed all addons, nothing. Re-downloaded/installed, nothing.
Google Chrome - John Keel - 09-07-2008
They did change the EULA incidently:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/chrome_privacy
Google Chrome - Seth Karlo - 09-07-2008
My Firefox 3.0 has Aero Fox theme aswell!
Whats going on here...? Aero Fox heaven?
(I skipped from page 2/3)
Google Chrome - Dopamino - 09-08-2008
Google would release the source code... and then immediately claim ownership of all FL mods.
Google Chrome - Eppy - 09-08-2008
I don't think they'd get away with it...intellectual property and all.
Google Chrome - Dopamino - 09-08-2008
They're stealing some of the best creative young minds... they'll find a way.
Google Chrome - RParade - 09-08-2008
Quote:Pf. You'd think they'd release the source code. Even if they would, they would probably mark it as illegal to any change. Google is far more evil
Uh, Chrome is open source, and yeah, you can modify the code however you like. If it were any different it'd defeat the point of open source software. When someone releases source code, they have various licenses they can release it under - none of these prohibit you from modifying the code, but usually they do say things like, "you can't claim this as your own work", or "you must share any changes you make with everyone else", or "you must give credit to the other people who have worked on it."
If there's something you don't like about Chrome it's as simple as knowing the code and changing it to your liking. Google is one of the biggest supporters of open source software, they invest hundreds of millions of dollars into it every year. Every Summer Google hosts what's known as the Summer of Code where they reward programmers to create open source code.
I should point out that it's improper to compare Chrome to Firefox, Opera, and so on. They're not the same thing. Chrome is the base for what will be more than a web browser, Chrome will be the application you use to access web applications that have been taking off over the past five years or so. Eventually, in the future, most people won't buy computers anymore, instead they'll just buy or rent a monitor (a "console") that comes with an application like Chrome, which is what will serve you your programs/games from the internet. Chrome is the first multi-threaded web browser ever, you'll see it doing some really cool things in the future.
As far as the EULA goes, alot of that was just pointless bickering. The EULA that Chrome originally launched with wasn't written to handle actual applications, it was written to handle services - things like search and so on. They had planned to change it from the beginning.
As far as "spying" goes, honestly people are looking at it the wrong way. Yes, it's true that Google monitors the things you do with their services, but they don't do it to "invade" your privacy; they do it to make the internet more accessible for less savvy users. This is why when using GMail or Google Search you'll see advertisements that commonly suit your interests - it's hardly "spying" since it's only monitoring the web sites you visit and the things you click on. This is also how after using Google Search for so long you may start to notice that it becomes more accurate depending on how commonly you search a given topic/subject. This data is used to cater to you, basically, and it's one of the big reasons why Google is so popular - less savvy folk will use Google products over alternatives because Google products seem to know what you're thinking/looking for. It's a business edge that they've basically invented, and it's the main reason they became popular to begin with. Google's catering to people like your grandma, who can barely read her computer screen.
Yeah, they make profit off the data (they sell the rights to prioritized adverts to companies), did you honestly expect them to do all of the things they do for free? Google's also one of the few companies that's willing to stand up against Governments to keep this data out of their hands. It's not as if they're recording your passwords or your credit card numbers and so on. The Google motto is strictly "Do No Evil." You can search for anything on Google (whether it be porn, bomb-making/terrorism tactics, etc) and never have to worry about it being relayed to your government - so much so that they've went up against the US government numerous times in Supreme Court, and have invested billions into keeping this data away from them. Very few companies would do that.
Google's in the spotlight these days so it attracts more flak for this "spying", but what alot of people don't realize or care to admit is that everything else computer related is far worse when it comes to your privacy, and that includes your hardware/ISP. Do you honestly think Microsoft doesn't use Windows to acquire sensitive data about you? Read the Windows EULA the next time you install it on PC, it's literally terrifying. Hard drives themselves are designed nowadays to keep bits of your data stored in hidden places just so that it can be recovered if needed in the future. In the grand scheme of things, it's like blaming your local post office/the US postal service for placing spam mail in your mailbox, or blaming the girl next door for "invading your privacy" because after time she happens to notice that you like the color blue based upon what you wear on a day to day basis. The only difference from those examples is that Google collects/protects that knowledge so that their services remain as useful as possible for even the most hopeless computer user, and they sell the "rights" for companies to exploit (but not collect or learn) that knowledge.
PS: Chrome isn't compatible with every website, yet. It's not meant to be, since it's beta and nowhere near being "complete." Chrome will shine more and more as the internet continues to evolve, that's the reason it was created.
EDIT: If you really want actual facts about Chrome's "spying" activities, have a look here: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/
It goes into detail about why/when Google Chrome "phones home."