[coloncapitald]

If you want to keep any extensions that you didn't install from Web Store, use the dev channel[1] of Chrome and they will work just fine. I use an extension and they warned me one month back to either install their Web Store version will fewer functionality or move to dev channel.

[1] http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel

[simias]

Why don't they simply give me a config flag to change the behaviour? I understand what they are trying to do but it annoys me to have to use non-stable releases just so that I can use a couple of useful extensions not available from the store.

[blueskin_]

Didn't you get the memo? Choice and customisability is decadent and goes against the wishes of Big Google. Why would you even need to customise a telesc^H^H^H^H^H^H Chrome Install anyway? Big Google knows best.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

Larry Page Is Watching You

[coloncapitald]

I'm curious. Which useful extensions are you talking about and why are they not listed in webstore? The one extension that I mentioned has two versions. The non-webstore version doesn't abide to Google's T&C [lets you download Youtube videos].

[simias]

Some devs don't bother to put their extensions in the store, for instance this extension to play music files embedded in image files on 4chan: http://dnsev.github.io/4cs/

I doubt it violates any T&C but I could be wrong.

[xtracto]

Nothing that OllyDBG and a free weekend cannot fix ;)

When/If this affects me, it will be an entertaining challenge to create a crack which disables the "allowed to install?" instruction. Seems quite simple.

[nivla]

Until it auto-updates in a few days and breaks your crack.

[Grue3]

Or just use a browser that doesn't restrict what you can do to it. Like Firefox.

[userbinator]

Firefox isn't that much better.