using API keys in the FreeBSD Chromium port

[Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng.]

So, is this why sometimes chromium says I need to sign in again, but then leaves me endlessly trying to sign in?  

I did see that gentoo has it in their ebuild file, with a note:

        # Note: these are for Gentoo use ONLY. For your own distribution,
        # please get your own set of keys. Feel free to contact chromium at gentoo.org
        # for more info.

I can't think of any way to avoid including the keys (in the clear or partially obscured) in the ports tree....and avoid making it a RESTRICTED port and having some hassle in providing an out-of-band means to control the distribution of the info.

----- Original Message -----
> Hi,
> 
> the patch at [1] enables the use of FreeBSD API keys which allows
> things
> like Google Sync to work.  However [3] states that these keys "are
> not
> for distribution purposes and must not be shared with other users".
> There has been some discussion about this on how to deal with this
> for
> source-based at [2], but it seems no consensus has been reached.  Is
> it
> permitted to include these keys in the FreeBSD Ports Tree, and if
> not,
> are there any alternatives?
> 
> Thanks,
> René o behalf of freebsd-chromium
> 
> [1]
> https://github.com/gliaskos/freebsd-chromium/commit/8701e94cc54126d6907d7665b5181e5d53705d90
> 
> [2]
> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/chromium-dev/Qks4W0xLxqc
> 
> [3] http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys