Opera used Webkit because they had no choice. It was that or dying.
Google forks webkit because even thus they have a massive control over it, they don't have _enough_ control.
There are still things other contributors refuse loud enough. Well, like Dart. Or the implementation of Webkit2. Or what not.
Since Google has the major browser marketshare, they're like "wait a moment, we're the masters of the game here, why the fuck can't we just dictate the rules? it's our browser that's mainly running this."
Well, now, there will be zero barrier to this. Not even disagreements.
So.. it is a quite different thing indeed.
The other intents Google have are good, but unfortunately, I'm near certain the REAL interest is the one I and others listed: CONTROL. FULL CONTROL. Things will inevitably go that way. Even if some devs working on Chromium are fooled right now. There is no way you don't get this without making Chromium an entity fully separated from Google, and that ain't happening.
forking is by nature for taking control. not sure why I'm even replying. that like saying the fire burns.
the difference is the leverage over people, programmers, website, and other companies google has by having this control - due to the marketshare of chrome.
Opera used Webkit because they had no choice. It was that or dying.
Google forks webkit because even thus they have a massive control over it, they don't have _enough_ control.
There are still things other contributors refuse loud enough. Well, like Dart. Or the implementation of Webkit2. Or what not.
Since Google has the major browser marketshare, they're like "wait a moment, we're the masters of the game here, why the fuck can't we just dictate the rules? it's our browser that's mainly running this."
Well, now, there will be zero barrier to this. Not even disagreements.
So.. it is a quite different thing indeed.
The other intents Google have are good, but unfortunately, I'm near certain the REAL interest is the one I and others listed: CONTROL. FULL CONTROL. Things will inevitably go that way. Even if some devs working on Chromium are fooled right now. There is no way you don't get this without making Chromium an entity fully separated from Google, and that ain't happening.