Who should buy Chrome/ium?

I voted Other because if Chromium is a software project of such significant importance to multiple 3rd parties (commercial and FOSS) then no single entity should ever have control over it nor a majority/controlling share or stake in it.

In this context I also include the Linux Foundation as a commercial entity as they have been leveraged by commercial entities to umbrella their projects under the LF’s remit & protection, with those commercial entities then given controlling positions on the boards of the umbrella organisation setup inside the LF to control their “former” software projects, a move which enables the former owners to sidestep court rulings made against their company and any legal sanctions it may be under while still ultimately having control over the “former” project, a bait and switch for want of a better phrase.

From court filings and other reports I read online that Alphabet/Google is attempting this with Chromium, to umbrella it under the Linux Foundation, I really hope the judge(s) hearing the ongoing trial are alert to this manoeuvre taking place with it even being suggested as a solution in the first place and they firmly reject it.

Chromium needs to be completely detached from Alphabet/Google as well as any other commercial entities and to stand on its own two feet, the monopoly needs to be broken, this in turn will foster more competition.

The reasoning for my stance on this is simple - whichever commercial entity controls the Chromium project will eventually turn it into another monopoly project - even from inside a LF umbrella organisation set up to operate it because in that situation its former owner will still ultimately have significant sway over over it.

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