Asa Dotzler wrote:
> David Coppit wrote:
>
>> Binaries are being released, and "end users" are using them. And from
>> what I can see, there aren't large notices that say "Warning: these
>> binaries are only meant to test the Mozilla code, and are not meant to
>> be used by non-developers (end users)".
>
> http://www.mozilla.org
Sorry. My fault.
>> hinders Mozilla's ability to eventually gain world domination by
>> addressing common needs of end users. ;)
>
> Everyone I know working on Mozilla wants the user agent to find its way
> onto as many desktops as possible. Mozilla's success as a browser is
> measured in user agents. mozilla.org is not a large company and does not
> have the resources to push binaries to millions of desktops.
> Fortunately, there are some large companies that will help in this
> effort. I believe that devoting resources to making the code stable and
> fast will help those distributors more than any new features especially
> when that feature isn't missing from major vendor releases.
Okay, so if I understand you correctly, the Mozilla development team has
defined the boundaries of what is considered to be part of the
development effort, and what is left to user agents. So, for example,
we won't hear "Mozilla is not an end-user application" when people
complain about the mail/news text editor, because the editor is
considered to be a part of Mozilla. In contrast, spell checking is not
considered part of Mozilla (although someone could still contribute it).
David
