All, I hate to admit I made a fool out of myself with Peter's gracious help. Someone else on the Chromium team pointed out to me privately that none of the included software is actually under the GPL. The GPL is listed for certain packages that can be made free, but which are allowed to be slaved to Microsoft. Google has opted for the MPL, but listed the options for future modifications of the software. It appears that derived works of Chrome code can include proprietary code.
I am not going to second guess the Chromium team decision to use Microsoft code. It probably reduces the development time, just as it probably increases the likelihood of bugs. It would be sweet for the Linux version to have some useful innovation that was GPL-restricted, just to contaminate the license and make the Windows version inferior. I also have a line on using W2K and the Express compilers for compiling Chrome. So maybe being a trouble maker paid off. I'm sorry I wasted your time, my time, and it sure makes a big difference who on the Chromium team you communicate with. Ken --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
