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The French government is considering a law that would require web browsers – like Mozilla’s Firefox – to block websites chosen by the government.

  • Teppic
    20•11 months ago

    Except at it’s core chromium is open source, and I can’t see the FOSS community embracing the idea. The French also wouldn’t be able to fully limit access to unrestricted browsers.

    It’s an all round dumb idea. Much easier and more effective to tell ISPs to do the blocking.

    • hyperspace
      6•11 months ago

      Sure, Chromium is open source, but let’s not pretend that the community has any say over Chromium’s direction. Google is making the decisions, we’re just allowed to watch

        • hyperspace
          5•11 months ago

          I think I do. The source is open, but that doesn’t mean that the community decides what happens with Chromium. The comment I was replying to said that the FOSS community would not embrace Google’s decision. I say that Google does not care about you. What are you gonna do about it, short of forking Chromium and going your own way, or maybe patching out their changes? Most people will stay on the unmodified Chromium

          • @lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
            0•11 months ago

            If I maintain a piece of software and everyone decides they’d rather use my version than develop their own, does that mean I control it, or does it just mean everyone is happy enough with my work that they’d rather use mine than do it themselves?

            I say that Google does not care about you.

            I don’t see how that’s relevant.

            What are you gonna do about it, short of forking Chromium and going your own way, or maybe patching out their changes?

            I dunno, maybe use of the many other Chromium-based browsers from groups that are already maintaining their own forks? Or use another browser entirely? I do both, actually.