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Peter Naulls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure what kind of answer you're expecting. Certainly I
> don't make a habit (with some exceptions) of announcing stuff
> I haven't done yet.
>
> Ultimately, Firefox remains almost entirely my own work. Unless
> there's additional help, any improvements are likely to be
> slow/non-existent.
>
> In any case, the biggest problem facing RISC OS is not really
> any specific application issues, but rather over turning
> years old myths "flash based browser", "multimedia" or
> even admitting that RISC OS has some serious problems, or
> even getting a straight answer out of ROL.
>
> At such a time that we're willing to admit that we have
> problems, we might actually be in a position to set
> realistic goals and start tackling some of them.
>
Given that Firefox seems indispensable in making RISC OS anything like
a standalone OS for most conventional tasks it seems strange that any
straight information from the major OS developers isn't forthcoming.
> In the meantime, at least, one of the biggest practical
> challenges is packaging; that at least is coming along,
> if slowly.
>
>
Thanks for the information.
Andrew
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