Will Chromium browser come to flatpak(flathub)?

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So, Google Chromium is present in Snap.
And this seems more properly than having it as native package. Google Chromium wants access to sensitive resources like rawusb slots/plugs in Snap terms. Thus we should pray for correct Chromium code which protects us from remote uncontrolled access to USB.

But in Snap/Flatpak we have custom sandbox environment.

I would also like to see Microsoft Edge added when a Linux version is released.

It might be a good idea to request this on flathub’s github project. It may already have been requested, as well.

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If it isn’t sarcasm :sweat_smile: then it’s useless idea, because:

Microsoft declined own original “EdgeHTML” and “Chakra” engines. Since 2019 MS Edge was rebuilt as a Chromium-based browser.

Thus, MS Edge is just “rigging” above Chromium (that based on WebKit engine originated by Apple Inc.)

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I wasn’t being sarcastic. Microsoft Edge is a lot more than just “rigging” or a skin on top of Chromium. Its based on Chromium, but it is its own browser. Microsoft says it plans to introduce a Linux version in the near future.

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Then ok!
Honestly, I agree the user interface is Microsoft’s best side, otherwise they weren’t market winners.

Moreover. Chromium is a part of 01.org (Intel Open Source Voices portal) where Chromium presents. And why is FireFox not presented as flatpak? I don’t want to use any browser as a native package.