[sjs]

How so? Percentage of code? # of features? If you want to make claims like that then actually make them, don't just wave your hands.

You're arguing over the degree of something which is just silly. Either both count or neither counts. Who cares if 10% of Chrome's code is proprietary and 15% of Safari's code is proprietary, or vice versa? If one counts as an open source browser then so does the other.

The important pieces that actually deal with content are all open so I would count them both, but that's just me. If you want to draw lines and make it sound scientific then you better show us some numbers. You don't get to draw imaginary lines because you just think that's where a line should be, if Chrome is more open tell us how.

[skroth]

I guess you could quantify it with % of code. I've never actually snooped around inside of there, and I'm basing what I was saying off of things I've read here on HN. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've gotten the impression that a larger percentage of the Safari code base is not open source than Chrome.

Saying that any percent >0 causes the software to not be considered open source is also drawing a line. Either way in my opinion it's subjective where you choose to draw it.

I agree that Safari should be included. I was simply disagreeing with the parent, because I got the impression that he or she was saying they are equal. Also, if someone decided they wanted to draw the line somewhere where it would exclude Safari, I would understand where they're coming from, and agree, as Chrome is more open sourcy.

Edit:

> "If you want to draw lines and make it sound scientific then you better show us some numbers. "

I'm not sure where you're getting this. I wasn't trying to draw lines or making anything sound scientific. All I said was that more of Chrome is open source, that's it. Like I said, I feel it's subjective as to where you draw the line, which is why I was disagreeing with parent. I felt that he or she was making an objective claim with how it should be. In my opinion if you insisted on being objective about it, you would probably have to measure the % code or whatever. I don't believe that the objective view on it is treating any software with greater than 0% proprietary software the same.