Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:05:39 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: google browser? Message-ID: <20110216160539.GB36398@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <525C9A76-6D51-4FE9-834B-3BA39192822F@vicor.com> References: <20110216070941.GA18339@thought.org> <201102161039.34069.mihai.dontu@gmail.com> <525C9A76-6D51-4FE9-834B-3BA39192822F@vicor.com>
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--mojUlQ0s9EVzWg2t Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Devin Teske on Wednesday, 23 July 2008: > On Feb 16, 2011, at 12:39 AM, Mihai Don=C8=9Bu wrote: >=20 > > On Wednesday 16 February 2011 09:09:44 Gary Kline wrote: > >> Anybody know how to use this "Chrome"? I don't see any places to > >> plug in players ... like vlc, etc. Can't find and back/Forward > >> icons, nothing like firefox.... I give it all three thumbs > >> down..... > >>=20 > >> Would still like to see GOOG have its own "twitter" and "facebook" > >> tho..... > >>=20 > >> Anybody else have the browser on FBSD?? > >=20 > > I haven't tried it, but maybe it works under the FreeBSD Linux emulatio= n. I=20 > > found some build hints here too: http://wiki.freebsd.org/Chromium , how= ever it=20 > > definitely needs some love from a dedicated FreeBSD developer. > >=20 > > I use Google Chrome (or Chromium - depends on how bleeding edge I want = to be)=20 > > on Linux. I'm amazed by the speed with which the project progresses and= the=20 > > incredible feel of the browser itself. >=20 > I've heard certain noises on this list that the current port-maintainer o= f Chromium has dropped the ball (not my words, just paraphrasing the sentim= ent from the below thread). >=20 > http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=3D890197+893402+/usr/local/ww= w/db/text/2010/freebsd-questions/20101231.freebsd-questions >=20 > The OP's concerns about security vulnerabilities (though voiced over 30 d= ays ago) still appear to be of concern (that is to say, nothing appears to = have changed except some _minor_ work on January 18th this year by rene). >=20 > However, Freshports still has a less-than-favorable status for this port:= http://www.freshports.org/www/chromium/ >=20 > Now... that being said, I have a co-worker that is running Chromium every= day on FreeBSD-8.1 and he's very happy with it. Though, given the above co= nsideration, both him and I have decided to _not_ deploy this browser in pr= oduction (at least until we can get some love on those vulnerabilities). >=20 > So, I guess I'd like to throw the query out there... >=20 > If you had to pick between Firefox and Chrome for distribution to >1000 F= reeBSD systems running 8.1 in production... which would you choose? We're h= eavily leaning toward Firefox, but would love to hear other's opinions of C= hrome (if it requires Linux emulation, that may be a death-knell, leaving F= irefox the only real choice???). The chromium port does not require Linux emulation. Generally, I prefer chrome over firefox from the standpoint of performance and reliability, but the security issues in the port have put me off it. Meanwhile, I've become rather dependent on the Vimperator and GreaseMonkey extensions for Firefox, so I'm unlikely to change back to chrome even when its security issues are finally sorted. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://chipsquips.com | http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com --mojUlQ0s9EVzWg2t Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNW/XTAAoJEIpckszW26+RxzAIALpAO1TpuTeGirxiACJGw+Ge sCDr7MRy1jfXn0YxMf5zdoX5mvh/sBjlTB2UxuazHxH6pPaNPfMCQlh2AefakspS 9tIGxg6oRacbTdKQy8vTjH4B5i4TwIzuUltrlopfm41TmeLuzMEA4wLatCsfdDAS RAQyBmJnJO12RHStqG+WPqy1SFcqrAjiQs1rbLqSN38zepB4lpUL0gBv4t/DqAYq NV3hHfvpZdseFyve6/8YqAiydhACYRsLgglQMGhDwi2DDr04iwnHT+hd7s/9r5CX 8DaR8G+/zrP3hx51C64GkW4GFQzCuhIBbe2sTj+V4mnN/tq9fs+MV54YHYKlWRs= =coZe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mojUlQ0s9EVzWg2t--
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