| Vincent Scheib | 5759e943 | 2017-07-29 00:11:14 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | #  Chromium |
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| 3 | Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, |
| 4 | and more stable way for all users to experience the web. |
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| 6 | The project's web site is https://www.chromium.org. |
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| Mathias Bynens | 629d40c | 2020-12-22 16:03:17 | [diff] [blame] | 8 | To check out the source code locally, don't use `git clone`! Instead, |
| 9 | follow [the instructions on how to get the code](docs/get_the_code.md). |
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| Vincent Scheib | 5759e943 | 2017-07-29 00:11:14 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | Documentation in the source is rooted in [docs/README.md](docs/README.md). |
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| 13 | Learn how to [Get Around the Chromium Source Code Directory Structure |
| 14 | ](https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/getting-around-the-chrome-source-code). |
| John Abd-El-Malek | efba5337 | 2020-02-28 20:21:23 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | |
| 16 | For historical reasons, there are some small top level directories. Now the |
| 17 | guidance is that new top level directories are for product (e.g. Chrome, |
| 18 | Android WebView, Ash). Even if these products have multiple executables, the |
| 19 | code should be in subdirectories of the product. |
