Some people would complain if you hung them with a new rope!!! Steve Philp wrote: > > M Thompson wrote: > > > > This story was copied from: http://www.opera.com/interviews/linux.html > > > > [SNIP] > > > > DS I'm thinking before Christmas because I get a bonus! The test group is > > quite pleased with what we've sent out and I've gotten a lot of positive > > feedback. > > Great, we get fed crap because the guy gets a bonus for shipping before > Xmas... I thought Linux was supposed to free us from the "rush it out > the door" syndrome. That's the joy of open source boys and girls, it > ain't done til it's done... > > > Are you adding anyone to the test group? Can I e-mail somewhere to get on > > the list? > > > > DS No, I'm afraid not as the test group has already been settled. > > The bigger the pool of eyes, the shallower the pool of bugs. > > > > > [SNIP] > > > > How will the Linux version compare to the Windows version when it comes to > > features? > > > > DS We don't have mail and news but we should have everything else. In a lot > > of cases we will have more features to make Linux users happy. > > 2 years and no mail or news? Double-bah. > > > > > [SNIP] > > > > Which GUI toolkit will Opera for Linux be based on? > > > > DS It's based on QT right now and the window manager that we use will work > > under Gnome and KDE which is my first priority. We'll add support for other > > window managers in version 4.1. It should run under all the window managers > > but will lack integration. > > Someone mind explaining to me why a BROWSER requires it's own window > manager? It's a fscking application for pete's sake! Create the > top-level window and forget it. Sheesh... this thing's gonna be a pile > of crap. > > > > What kind of dependency problems, if any, might a user run into installing > > it? > > > > DS Right now it's running on a computer with nothing but a kernel, the > > standard C++ libraries and X Windows. There are no other requirements as we > > include the libraries. > > What about the concept of shared libraries. Thanks, but I've already > GOT Qt installed on this machine. Use it. This "ship the system > libraries with the applications" is Windowsish to the core. > > > > Will Opera for Linux offer an automated install script for generic Linux or > > come packaged for the different flavors (rpm, deb etc...), or both? > > > > DS There will be a lot of different installation options including simple > > tar files for advanced users as well as advanced shell scripts for end > > users. > > How about creating a tarball, a .deb and an .rpm package and calling it > a day. What system did I miss? > > > > Will Opera for Linux offer browsing from the console? > > > > DS The QT edition does not, however another version we are currently working > > on will be console, right now we have two different versions: console and > > X-Windows. > > Unless that's an FBDev graphical browser for the console, thanks but no > thanks. Lynx and (umm, what's the name of the other one?) work just > fine. > > > > Which flavors of Linux will be supported initially? > > > > DS Linux in general - anything with a 2.x kernal and X free 86 version > > 3.3.3.1 or better on an intel platform. Within a week after the first > > release we expect a public beta on Linux for Sparc. > > > > Will Opera for Linux support integration into different desktop > > environments, for instance "NeXTish docking", Gnome Panel integration and > > KDE? > > > > DS To a certain degree yes, however, the first version will be focused on > > browsing. This is something we'll be implementing, but in later versions; > > perhaps after 4.1 or 4.2. > > > > Well thank you, Darren, for taking some time out of your busy schedule to > > chat with us today. > > > > DS It's no problem, I don't mind at all. > > I think what the interviewer forgot to mention was that we might have > had a browser over a year ago if these putzes weren't out trying to > reinvent the wheel. > > We've got a variety of window managers and people are highly tied to > their personal choice of manager. Forcing them to move to another one > for a browser will seal the browser's fate. > > Step back and think hard about forking your money over to a company that > clearly does not get the Linux platform. > > -- > Steve Philp > Network Administrator > Advance Packaging Corporation > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
