Xero@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago"It has to be Chromium"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square514fedilinkarrow-up11.58Karrow-down153
arrow-up11.53Karrow-down1image"It has to be Chromium"lemmy.worldXero@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square514fedilink
minus-squareMyFairJulia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIsn’t Chromium already ungoogled and Chrome is the googled browser?
minus-squareGerryMandering@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoNope. Just like aosp there’s still some effort required to remove the big G
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoChromium has a lot of google stuff that’s just open source. Chrome, the google browser, adds on top of that OSS google stuff proprietary google stuff. In this context when I say “google stuff” I mean “things google uses to track you or otherwise pipeline you to google products”
minus-squareMelco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoYou are fooling yourself if you think you can really “ungoogle” chromium.
minus-squareArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoHow so? What’s wrong with Ungoogled Chromium (besides it being Chromium)?
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThey won’t respond because they just want you to use Firefox instead
minus-squareArcticCircleSystem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI already use Firefox. I’m just confused as to what’s wrong with Ungoogled Chromium. ~Cherri
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThere’s really nothing wrong with it. The only thing that Firefox enthusiasts are concerned about is that you contribute to the Chromium monopoly by using Ungoogled Chromium.
How about ungoogled Chromium?
Isn’t Chromium already ungoogled and Chrome is the googled browser?
Nope. Just like aosp there’s still some effort required to remove the big G
Chromium has a lot of google stuff that’s just open source. Chrome, the google browser, adds on top of that OSS google stuff proprietary google stuff.
In this context when I say “google stuff” I mean “things google uses to track you or otherwise pipeline you to google products”
You are fooling yourself if you think you can really “ungoogle” chromium.
How so? What’s wrong with Ungoogled Chromium (besides it being Chromium)?
They won’t respond because they just want you to use Firefox instead
I already use Firefox. I’m just confused as to what’s wrong with Ungoogled Chromium. ~Cherri
There’s really nothing wrong with it. The only thing that Firefox enthusiasts are concerned about is that you contribute to the Chromium monopoly by using Ungoogled Chromium.