Gervase Markham wrote:
> > Heck, why have a mozilla.org site? Why not call it
> > http://www.aol.com/netscape/projects/mozilla ?
>
> Because Mozilla isn't a division of AOL, or a part of Netscape, or one of
> Netscape's projects. It's an independent entity.
While certainly true in the spirit of mozilla-the-organization, someone paid
for network connections, web servers, equipment space, and electricity
(getting that last one can be a challenge if your based in California right
now).
That "someone" has a LOT of influence over whats going on (not that there
is anything wrong with that). Everyone has their own agenda that exerts some
tension on a project's development. I'm just trying to assert mine here.
> Heck, why not have separate domain names for all mozilla.org's
> componentised technologies? Then, they would all be magically finished and
> usable! ;-)
>
> <goes off to register www.xpconnect.net>
>
> Gerv
*chuckle* Thanks Gerv! Okay, I need to get off the domain name
thing. That wasn't the point but you see that already.
So, how do we go about making XPCOM a little more independent of
mozilla-the-browser?
<OPINION> The folks geared towards shipping a browser have done
an excellent job but they are inclined to stop putting effort into XPCOM
once it adequately serves their needs. </OPINION>
I don't want it to stop here but continue to develop.
-rick
