[RainyDayTmrw]

For example, many Linux distributions want to compile everything in their main repositories from source, all the way down. There are comments as such in response to the mailing list announcements. Your average Linux distribution probably had Go available, but it previously wasn't on the critical path of anything.

[WhyNotHugo]

I can’t imagine that Go is missing on any distribution that ships Chromium anyway.

This new dependency should not really be an issue.

[RainyDayTmrw]

The saving grace is that most Linux distros' default browser is Firefox.