The Linux Foundation on Thursday announced a fund to support and organize open projects to create Chromium-based browsers. Supporters of the Chromium-based browser now accepting new members.
“With the launch of supporters of Chromium-based browsers, we are taking another step forward in empowering the open source community,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation. Press release“This project will provide much-needed funding and development support for the open development of projects within the Chromium ecosystem.”
Many browsers, including Arch, Microsoft Edge, and Opera, use Google’s Chromium as their underlying infrastructure.
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What are the supporters of the Chromium-based browser group?
The Supporters of Chromium-Based Browser Group aims to “provide a neutral space where industry leaders, academics, developers, and the broader open source community can work together to support projects within the Chromium ecosystem,” according to the Linux Foundation. Wrote. As such, the group will “remove barriers to innovation, expand adoption, and ensure that projects within the Chromium ecosystem receive the resources they need.”
Google, Meta, Microsoft and Opera have supported proponents of Chromium-based browsers. The initiative will be a “neutral space” for “industry leaders, academics, developers, and the broader open source community,” the Linux Foundation said.
According to the Linux Foundation, nothing will change about existing Chromium products as a result of this announcement. Instead, supporters of Chromium-based browsers will be a new group within the Linux Foundation, following an “open governance model”. In addition, a Technical Advisory Committee will shape the development of the initiative and align it with the needs of the larger Chromium community.
“This initiative reflects our commitment to the web platform through meaningful and positive contributions, engagement in collaborative engineering, and partnerships with the community to achieve the best outcomes for everyone who uses the web,” said Meghan Perez, vice president of Microsoft Edge. is in accordance with.” Press release.
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“With the incredible support of the Linux Foundation, we believe that supporters of Chromium-based browsers will be able to create a sustainable platform to support industry leaders, academics, developers, and the broader open source community in continued growth and innovation.” It is an important occasion. Chromium ecosystem,” Parisa Tabriz, vice president of Chrome, said in the press release.
Google will continue to contribute to Chromium
Chromium was released in 2008 as an open-source framework alternative to the proprietary browser Chrome.
The build-up of supporters of Chromium-based browsers comes within months of the US government ordering Google to spin off Chrome to prevent a monopoly. Although the proponents’ initiative is not directly tied to divestment, it does provide some structure for Chromium moving forward.
According to a January 9 blog, Google makes the majority of contributions to Chromium (about 94 percent) chrome“Others” and open source cooperative Igalia are the second and third top contributors.
“Although we have no intention of reducing this investment, we continue to welcome others to step forward to invest more,” the blog said.
Those contributions include running thousands of servers and responding to hundreds of bugs per day, Chrome said.
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