On 12/20/2016 08:46 AM, Mark H Weaver wrote: > Matt Lee <ma...@cnuk.org> writes: >> Regarding a web browser, we intend to install Chromium for our users >> rather than a Firefox-based browser. > Will there be any provision to avoid running nonfree Javascript? > > Does Chromium meet the requirements of the FSDG, specifically the > "no DRM" and "no spyware" requirements? Does it suggest nonfree plugins > or equivalent, e.g. for media codecs? > > I've heard suggestions that Chromium leaks private information to Google > even when users do the obvious things to try to avoid it, but I haven't > looked carefully. Can anyone here cite reliable sources of information > on this? > > Thanks, > Mark > > ALL Chromium forks have non-free code. I have been actively looking for *any* libre versions and have found none.
The closest thing we have is Iridium, and it still contains non-free licenses. https://github.com/iridium-browser/iridium-browser/issues/93 Chromium and it's derivatives even fail Ubuntu's license check: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28291 The inox-patchset removes *some* of the Google SaaS code, but does not remove non-free licensed code and even admits not to being able to block all transmissions to Google. https://github.com/gcarq/inox-patchset Luke
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