- The Linux Foundation launches a new initiative to take care of Chromium browsers
- It aims to provide a “neutral space” for developers to contribute without barriers.
- Google, Meta, Microsoft and Opera have already joined
The Linux Foundation has declared its support for open source Chromium-based browsers with the launch of a new initiative.
The “Supporters of Chromium-Based Bowsers” program is designed to help support open source contributions and improve the sustainability of Chromium projects to “drive technological progress.”
Its goal is to create a “neutral space” where industry leaders, academia, developers and the broader open source community can come together to contribute to open source browsers without barriers.
Supporters of Chromium-based browsers
“This project will provide much-needed funding and development support for the open development of projects within the Chromium ecosystem,” commented Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation.
Google, Meta, Microsoft and Opera have already committed to supporting this initiative, which is expected to foster collaboration and distribute resources across Chromium projects.
Like other Foundation initiatives, the Chromium program will focus on transparency, inclusion and community development to “[meet] to the needs of the broader Chromium community.
The Foundation, which of course supports the Linux operating system, has been spreading support and positive messages to the entire technology industry since its founding as a non-profit organization in 2000.
In late 2022, it launched the Overture Maps Foundation to create an interoperable map dataset for areas such as autonomous driving and data visualization, with founding partners including AWS, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom.
Then, in April 2024, it announced the creation of the LF AI & Data Foundation to improve the state of generative AI for business.
Speaking about the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers initiative, Chrome VP Parisa Tabriz commented: “We believe the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers initiative is an important opportunity to create a platform -sustainable form to support industry leaders, academia, developers and open source at large. community in the continued development and innovation of the Chromium ecosystem.
