Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

[Luke]

On 12/20/2016 08:46 AM, Mark H Weaver wrote:
> Matt Lee <address@hidden> 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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