The dev channel versions of Chrome for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux can be downloaded from Google's site. The nearest he came to confirming a schedule was when he said, "I hope it's sooner," when he was asked if an end-of-year deadline was likely. "But it's a high priority and top of our list," Betlem said.
He would not put a timetable to sandboxing Flash. "We haven't done a lot yet, but we are talking about whether it makes sense to segment both our processes into a single sandbox," Betlem said. Chrome's sandboxing isolates processes from each other and the rest of the machine, preventing or hindering malicious code from escaping the browser to wreak havoc or infect the computer with malware. Google and Adobe are also talking about how to extend Chrome's sandbox defenses to Flash as another way to boost the plug-in's security. Mozilla did not respond to a request for comment on the Chrome-Flash update strategy. In fact, when Mozilla introduced a tool last year that checks for outdated Firefox plug-ins, it started with Flash Player, citing statistics that said eight out of 10 users ran a vulnerable version. Adobe issued Flash patch updates five times in 2009, and twice so far this year. Keeping plug-ins, especially Flash, up to date, is not only a problem for many users but also important to ward off attackers. "But we would be open to talks if it makes sense," he said. Mac OS X users, for example, must either manually download and install an update or wait for Apple to update the operating system.īetlem said Adobe has not approached other browser makers, such as Microsoft or Mozilla, to pitch the same deal to them. The latter is available only on Windows, however. "It's another way of distributing updates," said Betlem, in addition to current methods that range from users manually downloading updates to Flash Player's built-in update notification. Adobe will also hand binaries of Flash updates - both major upgrades and the more frequent security updates to patch vulnerabilities - to Google, which will feed them into its update mechanism. Adobe will build customized binaries of Flash Player for Google to include with Chrome downloads the browser will install the plug-ins as part of its own installation process.
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