Nov 04 2019 04:26 PM - edited Nov 04 2019 05:36 PM
Neowin reports today ("Microsoft's Edge browser is officially coming to Linux soon", Rich Woods Nov 4, 2019 18:34 EST) that Microsoft is developing Edge Chromium for Linux:
"Microsoft has teased Edge coming to Linux a couple of times since then, and today, it's finally official. During its State of the Browser session at its Ignite 2019 conference in Orlando, the Redmond firm finally said that there's a version of Edge coming to Linux. As for the timeline, it's the most familiar for those that follow Microsoft: it's coming soon."
That's very good news for those of us who use both Linux and Windows operating systems.
Nov 05 2019 04:32 AM
@HotCakeX "That's nice."
Dismissive, but accurate.
For a people who use both Linux and Windows, having a Windows/Linux cross-platform browser is important, just as important as having a Windows/Android/Apple cross-platform browser is important to smartphone users and those who use both Apple and Windows computers.
At this point we have scant detail and there are many unanswered questions (e.g. Will Microsoft follow Google's lead and develop only .deb (Debian/Ubuntu) and .rpm (Fedora/openSUSE) versions, or will Microsoft offer other versions as well?).
The answers will be important going forward because Edge Chromium, like Google Chrome, is semi-proprietary, and licensing may be an issue. It is not as if anyone can just grab the code and run with it, as is the case under typical FOSS licensing. So the answers to those questions will determine the conditions under which distros can offer Edge Chromium as third-party software.
But, even with those caveats, it is a very positive development. Forum members with a foot in both the Windows and Linux worlds have been asking for a Linux port since the beginning of this Forum (e.g. Edge on Linux, 2019-04-08), and for the first time, Microsoft has now acknowledged that it is moving forward to provide it.
Nov 05 2019 04:45 AM
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