: "Marc Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
: >
: >Um, they *didn't* write it from scratch - although none of the previous
: >code
: >was used. Netscape v6 is based on the Mozilla open source project
browser,
:
: Semantics. :)
:
: Relative to v4, v6 of Netscape was written from scratch. It just so
happens
: the development project was (and is) called Mozilla, and "Netscape" is a
: thin bit of marketing plunked on top.
Well, the semantics are important as the source code is open to anyone who
wants it - whereas the modifications that Netscape made to the Mozilla code
are not.
Not meaning to quibble - but I think that it makes a difference in this
case.
Marc
