I have "upgraded" netscape with the mk6.1 package and now, it segfault every
time!!! good luck for me...i only use kfm ;)
> :>it's already zombied...
> :>
> :>> <netscape (still) works OK. Let's kill it ;-> >
> :>>
> And further along the same line...
>
> <shout>
>
> I KNOW THE GOD DAMN NETSCAPE IS OFFICIALLY DEAD
> (i.e. zombi/defunct/whatever) I JUST HATE TO WORK WITH A
> PROGRAM WHICH IS
> SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. I ALSO HATE THE IDEA OF HURTING ITS
> RELATIVES IF I
> WANT IT TO FINALY DISAPPEAR. .-)
>
> </shout>
>
> I mean, come on - how would you feel to work with someone who is
> officially dead?:-O
> Like - you see someone you work with beeing run-over by a
> train, and next
> morning - there he is, drinking coffee and reading slashdot. Would you
> consider this normal?:-(
>
> <serious>
> Now, what is going on with netscape? I thought I have seen just about
> every stupid surprise this program can give, yet there comes
> another one.
>
> What is it doing with this ld-linux library (normally, one
> would expect a
> program to LOAD a shared library, not to start as a child of
> it, or have I
> missed something?)
> I know how it happens (a "netscape" script does it), I would like to
> understand WHY. For instance, why does the netscape use
> compat-glibc at
> all - is there some reason against compiling it with glibc
> 2.1? It is a
> 4.61 version I am talking about...
> How about the 4.7 version? Is it linked against glibc 2.1?
> Does it behave
> better or worse than 4.61? In my expirience every version of netscape
> since some 3.x was less stable than the previous one. This is a great
> achivement considering the fact that its functionality does not seam
> to grow (Oh, yes it got a "shopping" button...).
>
> </serious>
>
> By the way: Has anyone tried the mozzila lately? Last time I tried it
> (july) it was still very messy, but I have heard some claims
> of M11 beeing
> "allmost usable". That would be about the same as my netscape .-)
>
> Same question, but concerning the wine - anyone gave it a try
> lately?
>
> good night to everyone
>
> cu
> Denis
>
