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- | ====== Chromium' | + | ====== Chromium' |
- | As free software activists, we all enjoy using the latest and greatest in free software, but we need to make sure that the software we are using really does respect our freedom. Many users have expressed to us their desire to run Chromium web browser, since it appears to be fully free software, but it still fails in several ways. | + | As free software activists, we all enjoy using the latest and greatest in free software, but we need to make sure that **the software we are using really does respect our freedom**. Many users have expressed to us **their desire to run Chromium web browser**, since it appears to be fully free software, |
- | In our research, we discovered that the situation is improving. Just a few years ago, there were over one thousand unlicensed files which were considered to be nonfree. Thanks to Debian' | + | In our research, we discovered that the situation is improving. Just a few years ago, **there were over one thousand unlicensed files** which were <color # |
- | efforts, | + | |
- | However, Chromium, by default, still has a number of issues that are of concern for free software users - even if all the source code is licensed properly. | + | **However, Chromium, by default**, <color # |
===== What are the issues? ===== | ===== What are the issues? ===== | ||
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==== Queries to Google ==== | ==== Queries to Google ==== | ||
- | By default, Chromium source code still has many lines of code that makes direct internet connections to Google. | + | **By default, Chromium source code still has many lines of code that makes direct internet connections to Google**. |
When building the software unpatched, much of your browsing experience is under the control of Google' | When building the software unpatched, much of your browsing experience is under the control of Google' | ||
- | As mentioned in our article [[https:// | + | As mentioned in the article [[https:// |
==== Pre-built Binaries ==== | ==== Pre-built Binaries ==== | ||
- | By default, Chromium still includes some pre-built binaries to aid in faster compiling. In order to have fully free software, we require all software to be built from source. Packagers should not use " | + | **By default, Chromium** <color # |
==== DRM and Proprietary Codecs ==== | ==== DRM and Proprietary Codecs ==== | ||
- | Chromium supports the use of Widevine DRM, Adobe Pepper Flash, and third-party codecs which are nonfree. Packagers must ensure that these are removed from the source code prior to compiling in order to be free software. | + | **Chromium supports** the use of <color # |
==== Privacy problems ==== | ==== Privacy problems ==== | ||
- | While not specific to free software, we would like for users to have control over their private information. Chromium has a [[https:// | + | While not specific to free software, |
- | Issues include outstanding proxy bugs which leak a user's IP address, fingerprinting issues that leak the computers hostname and hardware, and timing issues that enable timing attacks even in the browser' | + | Issues include |
- | " | + | |
==== A work in progress ==== | ==== A work in progress ==== | ||
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There is work being done to remove queries to Google and pre-built binaries, as well as strengthen user-privacy. | There is work being done to remove queries to Google and pre-built binaries, as well as strengthen user-privacy. | ||
- | The patch-set called ungoogled-chromium, | + | The patch-set called |
- | Free software advocates are advised to use these patchsets and help contribute to their maintenance, | + | **Free software advocates are advised** to use these patchsets and help contribute to their maintenance, |
- | Chromium release a new patchset must be created to remove Google specific code and binaries which affect your freedom. Having a self-contained version ensures that no one will be forced to accidentally use nonfree software during these updates. | + | |
===== The Bigger Picture ===== | ===== The Bigger Picture ===== | ||
- | Chromium is also being used as an embedded framework in various projects. | + | Chromium is also being used as an **embedded framework in various projects**. |
- | Users should be aware that [[https:// | + | Users should be aware that **Qt WebEngine is based on Chromium and therefore contains many of the same flaws**. |
- | For our freedom' | + | For our freedom' |
- | We are hopeful that the various projects currently working with Chromium source code will make Chromium fully respect both users' freedom and users' privacy, making the internet safer, as well as more freedom respecting, for everyone. | + | We are hopeful that the various projects currently working with Chromium source code will make Chromium fully respect both **users' freedom and users' privacy**, making the internet safer, as well as more freedom respecting, for everyone. |
===== Licensing ===== | ===== Licensing ===== | ||
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This is Free work, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: | This is Free work, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: | ||
- | The [[https:// | + | The [[https:// |
- | any later version, or | + | |
The [[https:// | The [[https:// |