<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>A little over two weeks ago (July 26), I contacted the maintainer of the Chromium SlackBuild, Francisco Ambrozio. I still have yet to hear back from Francisco on issues pertaining to the Chromium SlackBuild. There are two key issues with the SlackBuild: 1) it is four releases behind; 2) it is missing Google API keys.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Updating the SlackBuild is a trivial matter, but obtaining a set of Google API keys is going to require a bit more effort. <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">As of chromium-23, API keys are needed to access the Google APIs. I have never noticed an issue with the older API protocol versions in chromium =< 28, however, in chromium >= 29, there is a notification informing the end-user that they need to obtain a set of API keys. Additionally, I have noticed that API features are no longer working, including the login all together.</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Other distributions have obtained "distribution" API keys, namely Arch and Gentoo. Since I doubt chromium will ever be included in Slackware, that makes SlackBuilds.org the next target for obtaining these keys. While I currently maintain my own "fork" of the chromium SlackBuild, it's not logical for me to reach out for a set of distribution keys. If I can take over and maintain the Chromium SlackBuild, I would like to reach out upstream to obtain a set of distribution keys for SlackBuilds.org.</span><br>
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Would it be possible for me to take over and maintain the Chromium SlackBuild?</span></div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance,</div><div>James</div></div>