Bug 279610 - www/linux-chrome: wrong description
Summary: www/linux-chrome: wrong description
Status: New
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: amd64 Any
: --- Affects Many People
Assignee: freebsd-chromium (Nobody)
URL:
Keywords:
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Reported: 2024-06-09 13:57 UTC by gotnull
Modified: 2026-02-21 10:36 UTC (History)
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bugzilla: maintainer-feedback? (chromium)


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Description gotnull 2024-06-09 13:57:43 UTC
Hi,

I've noticed that the ports www/linux-chrome and www/chromium share the same description, basically only the port name changed.
It can be confusing, people might not realize which one is the proprietary software.
I myself wasn't sure about what the port was about until I looked into the makefile which led me to the google site:
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/www/linux-chrome/Makefile#n5
https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64/

This is the current description:
Chrome is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer,
faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

The Chrome website contains design documents, architecture overviews,
testing information, and more to help you learn to build and work with
the Chrome source code.

Source:
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/www/linux-chrome/pkg-descr
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/www/chromium/pkg-descr

https://www.freshports.org/www/linux-chrome/
https://www.freshports.org/www/chromium/

Thank you.