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Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by guard-of-terra »

spec_laconic wrote: post #69
guard-of-terra wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html 9.2 Subject to section 1.2, you may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google, in wr…

I thought chrome was open source: http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-code It's weird to think that Google would tell you not to RE an open-source project, I must be missing something

You're missing the whole world of intensive lawyering (for the sake of it) we're living in.

Yes you can download Chromium source (which is the base for both Chrome and Yandex Browser), but actual Chrome has restrictive EULA which I linked.

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by darklajid »

augustl wrote: post #40

Here's what I see when I visit that page: http://imgur.com/bwf5N (Tl;dr: a blurb of text saying it's not available for Linux, that's it, no info about what it is etc.) Non-Linux peeps: do you get an equally uninformative landing page?

Different, but similar.

It .. doesn't tell me _why_ I'd want that. The footer (in fine print) states that this is a browser based on Chromium.

The rest of the site is useless (Oh, it loads pages. And is quick?) or scary (it has Kaspersky integrated, somehow?).

I'm missing the standard 'About' page, introducing me to the project and _showing me what this is for_. Why no Chrome, no Chromium build, Firefox, Opera, IE but .. this?

It's very low on overall information.

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by dchest »

dchest wrote: post #13
wolfhumble wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We will see :-) Wondering what they would be using the Opera tech for: http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=312626

Indeed, Holmes. Opera Turbo in the next version of Yandex.Browser.

(Now that I re-read my comment, I think it can be interpreted in an offensive way. To make things clear, by saying "Holmes" I wanted to compliment you for discovering this information.)

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by duskwuff »

spec_laconic wrote: post #69
guard-of-terra wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html 9.2 Subject to section 1.2, you may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google, in wr…

I thought chrome was open source: http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-code It's weird to think that Google would tell you not to RE an open-source project, I must be missing something

Google Chrome includes a couple of closed-source components, including Flash.

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by k7n »

tl;dr Don't bother...

Heh! It's funny how Yandex does (or tries to do) everything that Google does after X months/years/decades. It's just Chromium with their "Yandex Bar" which they have been promoting for ages, starting from IE and Firefox extensions. I also think it's rather silly to be based on the open source Chromium project and not support Linux-based systems.

* Yandex Search = Google Search

* Yandex Direct = Google AdSense/AdWords

* Yandex Metrika = Google Analytics

* Yandex Dengi = Google Checkout/Wallet

* Yandex Maps = Google Maps

* Yandex Mail = Google Mail

* Yandex News = Google News + Google Reader

* Yandex Market = Google Shopping

* Yandex Webmaster = Google Webmaster

They even made a conference like Google Developer Day and Google IO :)

What's next? Yandex mobile OS based on Android + Yandex Bar? Let's call it Yandroid :D

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by wapper »

spec_laconic wrote: post #69
guard-of-terra wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html 9.2 Subject to section 1.2, you may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google, in wr…

I thought chrome was open source: http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-code It's weird to think that Google would tell you not to RE an open-source project, I must be missing something

It's easy : chromium (http://www.chromium.org/) is the open source project. It's licence is open source and can be found at http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/LICENSE?revi... it looks like a "BSD with attribution" licence. Chrome (google.com/chrome) is the "closed-source" distribution to loads of platforms (includes a few closed source components. E.g. it can play .mp3 files). It's got a standard closed source licence.

Comparison : http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/ChromiumBrowserVsGoog...

There are other distributions, for example "fedora" chromium, that doesn't have any codec support. There are versions that are not release-engineered (ie. nightly builds, but still released by some distro), ...

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by guard-of-terra »

k7n wrote: post #76

tl;dr Don't bother... Heh! It's funny how Yandex does (or tries to do) everything that Google does after X months/years/decades. It's just Chromium with their "Yandex Bar" which they have been promoting for ages, starting from IE and Firefox extensions. I also think it's rather silly to be based on the open source Chromium project and not support Linux-based systems. * Yandex Search = Google Search * Yandex Direct =…

Yandex Search, Yandex Money, Yandex Mail and Yandex Market were there for a few months to a few years before Google launched their corresponding offerings.

"They even made a conference" - duh, everyone and their dog make a conference.

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by ansgri »

brackin wrote: post #15

The question is, will this be another Rockmelt which was just Chrome with a social sharing and Facebook chat extension thrown in or have they taken Chromium/Webkit and re-engineered a faster/better browser and integrated their technology.

They are going to integrate Opera Turbo to make it faster over slow networks. Also they have some new caching technology currently used by their Maps.

Re: Yandex Browser

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Post by ansgri »

mmahemoff wrote: post #16
dschiptsov wrote: post #14

what for?

If they do nothing else but default the search engine to Yandex, that's what for. Longer term, one of the benefits they might be able to offer users, over other browsers, is better compatibility with local sites, e.g. local banks. And maybe curated apps/extensions.

Well, local banks here seem to be compatible with everything plus Opera Mobile. Their web clients were developed not so long ago, when it was already unacceptable to have IE-only sites.
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