Which brinds one question: why didn't Netscape just call the Mozilla
project "Open Netscape" and the browser "Open Netscape". So
mozilla=netscape=netscape.
They could just call the official branded versions "Open Netscape v6.x GA"
(GA=ibmspeak for "general availability", that means non-beta, supported
versions), while all other non-official versions (ie what are now called
mozilla daily builds) would be considered like "beta" or "test versions"
of OpenNetscape from the marketing and (lack of) support point of view.
Just my $0.02...
BTW: That wouldn't mean dropping the mozilla logo or the mozilla browser
id. It would just be "Open Netscape" (name) with the big "N" logo and the
mozilla lizzard.
Regards
Fernando
Jason Bassford wrote:
> > If the two source code trees are just about
> > the same, why bother making a netscape 6.1?
>
> The commercial companies are different, so each who makes a browser
> based on Mozilla can customize it for their purposes.
>
> As *users*, however, I can see no reason to use anything other than
> Mozilla. I suspect that Netscape will most certainly lose market
> share to Mozilla in the future as it's existence becomes more well
> known. (Also since many have already switched to Mozilla in light of
> Netscape 6's (Mozilla .6) bugginess in favour of more recent Mozilla
> builds.
>
> Jason.
