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Neither.
so why use one over the other, besides "oooh i'm scared of teh google"?
I would suggest that condescension is counterproductive when soliciting advice.
Chromium is the framework, and the most leading edge version you can get. It is then rebranded by Google to Chrome.Similar to how you can run WebKit on a Mac, the bleeding edge framework that Safari is built on.
there was no condescension there when I typed it. you must have put it there.i'm actually seriously considering Chromium. i started thinking about it when i discovered that Chromium is the default browser in the new Lubuntu derivative that's debuting with Lucid.wondering why they chose to go with Chromium, instead of Chrome.
is Chrome appreciably more stable that Chromium? or is that not really a major factor?i hear that Chromium gets updated every day.
That's why it's considered "bleeding edge". It's constantly updated with the newest code base.
there was no condescension there when I typed it. you must have put it there.
Please spare me your feigned indignance, your attitude towards anyone who questions Google is a matter of public record.Tell yourself whatever you like, but when you take potshots at other people's opinions without provocation while simultaneously asking for advice, I AM going to call you on it.Thanks for your time.
oh whatever chief. good grief.
Plus Chrome is a pre compiled binary. Chromium makes you compile source code to get it, or rely on the PPA version that I don't know is created by the Chromium team.
On-topic, it sounds like "real" Chrome would be the better choice for you. Chromium sounds like a perpetual alpha/beta, and you mentioned some Google app features you like not working. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
yeah, I had to add a PPA repo to Synaptic in order to install Chromium. I assume this repo is automatically updated.
well, the only real feature I want that I don't have is Offline access. and that's because 1) Google Gears doesn't work in the Linux versions of Chrome and 2) Google has completely abandoned Gears in favor of HTML5.so either way, I'm basically waiting for Google to get off their asses and use HTML5 to do what Gears did.
I thought google didn't believe in offline- how dare you not compute in the cloud
I wouldn't know, the only things from google I use are search and gmail