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Re: [OT] Re: google chrome "big brother" - erratum



On Saturday 18 December 2010 11:19:34 Lisi wrote:
> On Friday 17 December 2010 18:48:42 Camaleón wrote:
> > On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:41:55 -0800, S Mathias wrote:
> > > Google Chrome Terms of Service(Google Chrome executable), BSD (source
> > > code and Chromium executable except chromium 5 beta),BSD License with
> > > proprietary parts (source code and chromium 5 beta executable, as it
> > > integrates Adobe Flash Player 10.1[1])[2]
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome in my interpretation, this
> > > means Google Chrome is fully open-source, only the flash player has
> > > proprietary codes. am i right, or i'm missing something? i would be
> > > happy if someone could correct me. thank you!!
> > > *ps.: because "they" say google is the "big brother"
> >
> > AFAIK, what is open source is Chromium but not Chrome.
>
> Can anyone explain this* (which is the reason why I have not yet installed
> Chromium).
>
> Thanks,
> Lisi
>
 *lisi@Tux:~$ aptitude show chromium
 Package: chromium
 State: not installed 
 Version: 0.9.13.2-1
> Priority: optional
> Section: games
> Maintainer: Debian Games Team <pkg-games-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
> Uncompressed Size: 373k
> Depends: libalut0 (>= 1.1.0-1), libc6 (>= 2.7-1), libfontconfig1 (>=
> 2.4.0), libftgl2 (>=
>          2.1.3~rc5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1,
> libglpng, libglu1-mesa |
>          libglu1, libopenal1, libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.10-1), libstdc++6 (>=
> 4.1.1),
>          chromium-data (>= 0.9.12), ttf-uralic
> Description: fast paced, arcade-style, scrolling space shooter
>  Chromium is a top down fast paced high action scrolling space shooter
> which uses the SDL libs.
>  In this game you are the captain of the cargo  ship Chromium B.S.U., and
> responsible for
>  delivering supplies to our troops on the front line. Your ship has a small
> fleet of robotic
>  fighters which you control from the relative safety of the Chromium
> vessel. Homepage: http://chromium-bsu.sourceforge.net/



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