Alan Grimes wrote: > Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I didn't want to clutter the other thread any further. So, Seamonkey is >> about to be removed. I don't have the skills to update the ebuild to >> manage it locally, plus, even if I did, it is likely just pushing the >> problem further down the road. After all, the web browser part is >> almost useless as it is now. The Gentoo website works but it's about >> the only website that does. Most other websites give a blank white >> screen or some sort of error. I've discussed this in the past but now >> the time is here. Here is some info that may help you to help me. >> >> >> >> Thoughts? Questions? > > WTF? =(((( > > Can we postpone considering removing Seamonkey from gentoo for at > least another few decades, I really don't want to have to think about > my email browser for the rest of my natural lifespan... I'm 50 already > so just leaving it be for another 30 years or so will probably be > sufficient... I will probably have full AI by then so if it manages to > solve life extension then it will probably be enough to keep Seamonkey > running so I can continue not thinking about stupid things like my > e-mail tool. >
I don't claim to know the inner workings of Seamonkey. This is just my theory. Remember when Firefox did a almost complete rewrite of its code several years ago? All the add-ons had to be redone, being able to use more than one CPU core was added and a whole lot of other changes. At the time, most of us wasn't to happy with the change because some add-ons never got updated and died. Still, Firefox made a huge change. Seamonkey never did that. Even then, Seamonkey had only a small amount of users compared to other browsers. My theory is this. If Seamonkey is to survive, it would have to make some of the same changes Firefox did several years ago. It would need the same add-ons that work in Firefox to work in Seamonkey. There would be a lot of other changes too. Basically, take Firefox and add email to it. I doubt there is enough devs working on Seamonkey to do that. Seamonkey is a large program as far as what all it does. Given its size and the likely small number of people maintaining it, I don't see any changes coming that would keep it alive very long. After all, after the add-ons stopped working when Firefox made its change, most users left Seamonkey. I doubt they will come back even if Seamonkey was able to pull off a major rewrite and get more up to date. I hate to see it go to but, I'm not surprised that it is going away. I'm more surprised it lasted this long. I'm dreading the switch too. You may want to monitor this thread and see what is a good option for you. You may go the same way I do or someone may have a idea that works better for you. Dale :-) :-) P. S. I had to replace the fans on my CPU cooler. I had a power outage the other day and when I booted back up, one fan made a little noise. I figure the bearings are running dry. I ordered two replacement fans and put them in today. I can't figure out how to take that old fan apart. I usually take old fans apart and put a few drops of oil in them to use them for less critical cooling. CPU fans always get replaced. No idea why that fan went out so soon tho. I don't think it is even a year old.
