On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:22:21 -0700, Rufus wrote: > Jens Hatlak wrote: >> Adam Jimerson wrote: >>> Unless something has changed Seamonkey 2.1 is still no long >>> compatible with PPC correct? >> >> Correct. The platform SM 2.1 will be based on, Mozilla 2.0, dropped PPC >> support. >> >>> If that is so how long after Seamonkey 2.1 is released will support >>> for 2.0 be dropped? >> >> SM 2.0 is released off the Mozilla 1.9.1 branch which is where Firefox >> 3.5 was released from. Meanwhile there has been FF 3.6 (from Mozilla >> 1.9.2) and now FF 4.0 (from Mozilla 2.0). Since maintaining multiple >> branches in parallel is costly (think build and test machines, testers >> etc.), Mozilla 1.9.1 (and inevitably with it SM 2.0, since it depends on >> the platform for security fixes and the SeaMonkey project lacks the >> manpower to maintain it by themselves) will be discontinued rather >> sooner than later. I do not know how many more SM 2.0 releases there >> will be but probably very few. That makes releasing SM 2.1 ASAP all the >> more important, but of course that last part doesn't make much of a >> difference for PPC. >> >> HTH >> >> Jens >> > > ...guess I'm gonna get forced to use Safari on one of my machines > eventually...whither Thunderbird?
You could try one of the community supported PPC Firefox4.0 builds: <http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/> <http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=294976&start=885> Phil -- Philip Chee <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ http://xsidebar.mozdev.org Guard us from the she-wolf and the wolf, and guard us from the thief, oh Night, and so be good for us to pass. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
