[tor-talk] The Google Browser, Sand boxing and Tor.

Seth David Schoen schoen at eff.org
Thu May 23 17:32:07 UTC 2013


Andrew F writes:

> I does appear that chrome is a free software but not open source. They
> call it proprietary but free software. Is the licensing the issue?
> Apparently they locked down the code with there terms of service.

Free software and open source software are intended to refer to the
_same software_.

Chrome is proprietary (non-open source) software, complete with a
proprietary EULA.  There is also a free and open source software
version called Chromium.

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