Chromium OS source released
Chromium OS source released
Posted Nov 20, 2009 11:40 UTC (Fri) by sylware (guest, #35259)Parent article: Chromium OS source released
If google publishes 100% of its network protocols; if those network protocols are neither brain damaged nor heavy kludge to implement; if those protocols do not duplicate existing standards (as in IETF) protocols without adding *significant* features.
Then, it shall be ok... as soon as, alternative and open source servers appear (GNU AGPL licence would be a must for those servers...), and chromium OS can be configured to use other servers than theirs.
Then, it shall be ok... as soon as, alternative and open source servers appear (GNU AGPL licence would be a must for those servers...), and chromium OS can be configured to use other servers than theirs.
That's a bucket of ifs.
The bright side:if they require 100% open source software stack... some hardware manufacturers may finally publish their programming manual to stand a chance to be selected as ok to run the OS.
Since it is based on Debian Ubuntu GNU/Linux, it will probably justify the creation of a channel of cash torwards canonical.
I have the feeling that a network of cash flows is taking shape.
