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Google is already pushing WEI into Chromium

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Re: Google is already pushing WEI into Chromium

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Post by c0l0 »

I feel like I have to repeat this, since so much is at stake here, where it is about the preservation of the web as we know it today, at the peril of having it turned into yet another walled garden:

The only way around the dystopia this will lead to is to constantly and relentlessly shame and even harass all those involved in helping create it. The scolding in the issue tracker of that wretched "project" shall flow like a river, until the spirit of those pursuing it breaks, and the effort is disbanded.

And once the corporate hydra has regrown its head, repeat. Hopefully, enough practise makes those fighting the dystopia effective enough to one day topple over sponsoring and enabling organisations as a whole, instead of only their little initiatives leading down that path.

Not a pretty thing, but necessary.

Re: Google is already pushing WEI into Chromium

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Post by djaychela »

lemper wrote: post #3

this is where you should vote with your wallet and feet. and I think it's not really a stretch to ask Google's engineers who work on chrome/ium to get a job somewhere else.

I think it would be interesting to get their views on it. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot think this is a good idea. Not that I agree, but I think it's unlikely that everyone sees it the same way as those outside the organisation.

Re: Google is already pushing WEI into Chromium

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Post by fps_doug »

topshelf wrote: post #2

Disappointing to see such a 180 on 'don't be evil'. I'm recommending Mozilla Firefox to all friends and family.

I do, and I keep having those tiring conversations, but it's really hard to get the point across in layman's terms. I have enough friends in tech who stick with Chrome out of convenience instead of just falling back on it in case something actually doesn't work in Firefox. how do I convince tech illiterate people of doing this?

Re: Google is already pushing WEI into Chromium

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Post by gostsamo »

ailef wrote: post #4

Can somebody explain what are the practical implications of this?

If adopted by publishers, the web will be closed to everyone but allowed browsers on allowed OSes on allowed hardware. No ad blockers, no extensions, no customizations beyond what the few chosen browsers allow explicitly.
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