On 15 Sep 2009 David J. Ruck wrote: > Michael Drake wrote: >> Sadly the number of users of NetSurf for RISC OS has nothing to do with >> whether it can be maintained. What counts is whether it has any developers >> working on it. For the last two years it has not had a developer. >> >> It's certainly unfortunate for RISC OS, but if noone's willing to maintain >> NetSurf for RISC OS, there isn't an alternative.
> Do you have any idea of the number of users on each supported platform? > (Actual active users, not just figures any distros it's bundled on). > What precisely is the point of NetSurf these days? Well it us a usable browser on RISC OS that copes with a number of sites. But I'm increasingly having to get the Macbook out to use for serious browsing (Facebook, YouTube, iPlayer, etc). The lack of an up-to-date flash plugin for RISC OS is as much a constraint as anything. -- _ |_|. _ Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/ |\_||_ mailto:r...@minijem.plus.com Confidentiality statement: If this isn't for you, delete it.
