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SRWare brings Iron's Chromium-based privacy to Linux
It's no secret the Chromium development is proceeding nicely on Linux. It's been easy to install via Launchpad for quite some time, and is very usable in its alpha state. That progress has opened the door for SRWare to bring Iron to Linux as well. The German-based crew first released the privacy-enhanced Iron for Windows back in September of last year.
Iron is built on Chromium 2.0.180.0, and, of course, everything that's been working in Chromium works in Iron as well. That also means that there's plenty of functionality still missing from Iron as well - most notably plugin (like Flash) support and the options screen.
Other than that, Iron works very well. It's speedy, stable, and it doesn't apprise Google of your browsing activities. Personally, I'm more excited about Iron's progress than I am about Google's official release of Chrome.
Iron is built on Chromium 2.0.180.0, and, of course, everything that's been working in Chromium works in Iron as well. That also means that there's plenty of functionality still missing from Iron as well - most notably plugin (like Flash) support and the options screen.
Other than that, Iron works very well. It's speedy, stable, and it doesn't apprise Google of your browsing activities. Personally, I'm more excited about Iron's progress than I am about Google's official release of Chrome.
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Subscribe to commentsMike from MarkhamJun 2nd 2009 8:49PM
Just started using Iron myself and am very impressed with its speed and apparent stability, and it's quickly becoming my favourite browser. Yes, it's missing a lot of the bells and whistles of more established browsers but what's there works exactly as advertised so far. For folks who use add-ons/extensions in their browsers, you can use bookmarklets with Iron for many of the same functions. Personally, I love the "AdBlock" bookmarklet that kills all the static and Flash ads instantly without making a mess of your page. The bookmarklets for my LastPass password manager also work flawlessly. I'm eagerly anticipating the day that users are given even more control over the way they want Iron to work for them.