On 01 May, Peter Naulls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've really been enjoying Firefox on the Iyonix and it's proved > > essential for accessing information I couldn't have done > > otherwise. Is it possible to ask what further plans do you have > > for it? > 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.
I for one appreciated Andrew's query. It offers you some positive user feedback and he seems to hope to hear that some development is happening. And I hoped to hear that too. Not necessarily that an announcement is imminent, but I'd be happy just to hear that Firefox development is happening. Unfortunately likely to be slow or non-existent sounds like it's well down on your priorities list. Is that right? Is it at the bottom? > 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", Are those people who consider a flash-based browser important (unrealisticly), actually able to help you on Firefox development? > "multimedia" Are those who consider multimedia important failing to help you on Firefox development? > or even admitting that RISC OS has some serious problems, or even > getting a straight answer out of ROL. I imagine it would be difficult to write software for an operating system, whose flaws were apparent to you, without wishing to develop the OS itself. Is that your position? > 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. Are you including yourself. or are you using the polite 'we' form while implying that you, for one, admit that RISC OS has some serious problems? And that while others claim otherwise no clear goals are being set? > In the meantime, at least, one of the biggest practical > challenges is packaging; that at least is coming along, > if slowly. Brian -- Auckland NEW ZEALAND _______________________________________________ GCCSDK mailing list [email protected] Bugzilla: http://www.riscos.info/bugzilla/index.cgi List Info: http://www.riscos.info/mailman/listinfo/gcc Main Page: http://www.riscos.info/index.php/GCCSDK
