On: Chrome is deploying HTTP/3 and IETF QUIC

[lukeramsden]

How many are Chrome only vs Chromium only? I use ungoogled-chromium[1] quite happily

[1] https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium

[stjohnswarts → lukeramsden]

How long before they rip out open source parts and make chrome closed source or a much more limited licensing and start sticking all their proprietary network protocols in it so that you can't fork Chrome any longer. I personally believe that's the endgame for google.

[jefftk → stjohnswarts]

> all their proprietary network protocols

We're literally discussing this on a post where Chrome is switching from a proprietary protocol (Google QUIC) to a standardized protocol (IETF QUIC).

(Disclosure: I work for Google, speaking only for myself)

[mda → stjohnswarts]

I don't think there a single instance of an application that Google did what you described. Why do you think it will start now? This doesn't make any sense.

[throwaway2048 → mda]

Google has been moving open source components of android into closed source Play store components for years now.

[lukeramsden → stjohnswarts]

That's a valid point, and a good one. I certainly hope they don't. Is there precedent for them doing something like that before?

[unionpivo → lukeramsden]

Android without their proprietary bits is a lot less useful

[elcomet → lukeramsden]

Hope is the only thing we got

[_xrjp → lukeramsden]

Very interesting project. ungoogled-chromium seems to addressing many of the concerns that inhibit control and transparency. E.g Chromium even without a Google account cannot address those concerns.