On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:07:29 +0000, S�ren Kuklau wrote: >>Even so, I am lucky enough to be able to pay for >> my > software >> if I need to - I support open source because it is better not because >> it is cheaper - and I would willingly pay top dollar for a linux >> Moz-like browser that could render anything the web could throw at it. > > I doubt that's going to happen. Mozilla "happened" mainly due to funding > from AOL TimeWarner (through Netscape), Redhat and others. Same goes to > most other open-source software - there has to be some money here and > there. (for instance: Konqueror => part of KDE => funding through SuSE, > Mandrake, etc. to my knowledge) > > So, it would need to be an organisation with at least as much finance as > Mozilla.org and with the aim to even surpass Mozilla's "Gecko / > NGLayout" engine. Highly unlikely.
I understand - just wishful-thinking on my part really. > > What can be done is to use the engine but not use other stuff like XUL, > XPFE, etc. which some consider bloat. The result would be products like > K-Meleon and Galeon, which do have its advantages too. Yes, I began to use Galeon when for some reason (maybe my compilation options), made Moz feel very slow - even on a well-specified system. Also I do no need the mail and news functions, preferring sylpheed and pan. I am bound to say, however, that Moz 0.9.7 is very responsive and I am using it a lot. > In the long term, the idea of Mozilla to be as standards compliant as > possible and to try to ignore non-standard stuff will hopefully succeed > and be copied by Opera, Konqueror, iCab, others, and - gasp! - Internet > Explorer. > > I wish you a happy new year (by your e-mail address, you seem to be > living in the UK, so you have nearly 2 hours to go) and a lot of fun > with Mozilla, S�ren Kuklau > > Thank you and the same to you. 10.25pm here as I write, but I have seen a few New Years before this one, and will probably be in bed at the magic hour. Judging also from your e-mail address - good luck with the new currency :-) Best wishes, Geoff
