Going open source

[jackc]

I like Cent Browser a lot but I strongly believe that in todays day and age browser should be open source. People are leaving Chrome for that reason, they are looking for a transparent and secure alternative. Beside, your base, Chromium is open source project, you'll attract much wider user base if you do the same.

[Admini]

Thanks, we will consider your suggestion.

[DrVortex]

Thanks, we will consider your suggestion.

Since Cent Browser is a derivative of Chromium, a large part of it is licensed through the MIT,  BSD and GPL variants. This means that it is mandatory for Cent browser developers to release the source code (not just an option).

Besides this, it will create more trust towards Cent Browser. While it is an excellent piece of software , there is no way for me to tell if there are any gaping security flaws and privacy-invading behavior in Cent Browser. At least the Google stuff is well known.

[Admini]

Since Cent Browser is a derivative of Chromium, a large part of it is licensed through the MIT,  BSD and GPL variants. This means that it is mandatory for Cent browser developers to release the source code (not just an option).

Besides this, it will create more trust towards Cent Browser. While it is an excellent piece of software , there is no way for me to tell if there are any gaping security flaws and privacy-invading behavior in Cent Browser. At least the Google stuff is well known.

As far as I know, there is no GPL module in Chromium source code.
All modules are released with BSD-style license.
So closed source is allowed.
For privacy concern, you should rely on your anti-virus/anti-trojan software.

[desperand]

Short story:
OpenSource = death for CentBrowser.
Competitors will steal your code for sure.
No one will help you to build your browser, NO ONE, it's super big software.


Long story:
I have created the forum account just to replay to the topic.
I'm an experienced software developer with 8 years experience of leading and managing very big and very powerful projects which at first were source closed and then moved to the open source. All of these projects dead, all their features stolen by competitors which has much more money for advertising and hiring employees than our team. Our work is wasted and stolen, and we can't proof or protect our code, because stolen ideas and their realization, not stolen 1 in 1 code, just rewritten it a little bit with different names of functions and different workaround around common things, and voila - new code. Our code was GPL protected.

Also, moving to open source, will split the community over dozens of forks and virus made software which will position itself like centbrowser on steroids and so on.

Strongly against moving to open-source direction, it will kill centbrowser. 
And yes, you do not violate any part of the license, so please, GTFO

[Admini]

Short story:
OpenSource = death for CentBrowser.
Competitors will steal your code for sure.
No one will help you to build your browser, NO ONE, it's super big software.


Long story:
I have created the forum account just to replay to the topic.
I'm an experienced software developer with 8 years experience of leading and managing very big and very powerful projects which at first were source closed and then moved to the open source. All of these projects dead, all their features stolen by competitors which has much more money for advertising and hiring employees than our team. Our work is wasted and stolen, and we can't proof or protect our code, because stolen ideas and their realization, not stolen 1 in 1 code, just rewritten it a little bit with different names of functions and different workaround around common things, and voila - new code. Our code was GPL protected.

Also, moving to open source, will split the community over dozens of forks and virus made software which will position itself like centbrowser on steroids and so on.

Strongly against moving to open-source direction, it will kill centbrowser. 
And yes, you do not violate any part of the license, so please, GTFO

This is really a sad story.
Many thanks for your kind remind.