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Minimo 0.1 @ Mozilla

For those who have not read the article on PPCT, here is the link to the story and a screenshot.

Mozilla Minimo v0.1 Released

Keep in mind this is for Linux only, not PPC 2002 or WM 2003 so you'll have to wait. ;)

SDNick484

I truely hope this project goes somewhere; although ftxPBrowser isn't bad, it isn't Mozilla.

awdark

Why must they make it for linux? WOuldnt a larger population be able to use it if it was for ppc2002? Just seems weird to make it directed at such a specific audience.

SnowSurfer

aw :( i was hoping this was gonna be for ppc2003 so i can get rid of pie

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Tom61

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Originally posted by awdark Why must they make it for linux? WOuldnt a larger population be able to use it if it was for ppc2002? Just seems weird to make it directed at such a specific audience.

Ease of portability for one thing, Linux Desktop to Linux PDA is fairly easy (most of the time all you need to do is re-compile). Keep in mind this is a free project, and as such, they're not getting money based on how many people are using it.

awdark

oh..
so is it complex to port over to ppc2002 then? I assume if it uses normal code it should almost be port able.

Tom61

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Originally posted by awdark oh.. so is it complex to port over to ppc2002 then? I assume if it uses normal code it should almost be port able.

Windows CE and Linux are quite different in how they handle graphics and sound, which makes it harder to port. You have to translate everything dealing with graphics over to how Windows CE does it. Windows CE is different enough from desktop Windows, that it'd take some effort to port from one to the other as well. (for C anyway, VB and .net aren't too hard, but Mozilla is made in C)

fulltext

v0.3 scheduled for release next month, and this article details Mozilla's future plans .... can a PPC version be far off? :approve:

http://news.com.com/Mozilla+aims+for...3-5483683.html

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shadohh

Originally Posted by fulltext

v0.3 scheduled for release next month, and this article details Mozilla's future plans .... can a PPC version be far off? :approve: http://news.com.com/Mozilla+aims+for...3-5483683.html

god damn ver .1 take up 25MB RAM !!

kronchev

Originally Posted by awdark

Why must they make it for linux? WOuldnt a larger population be able to use it if it was for ppc2002? Just seems weird to make it directed at such a specific audience.

because the kind of people whod undertake this project are linux supremests and refuse to develop anything for other platforms

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kronchev

Originally Posted by Tom61

Windows CE and Linux are quite different in how they handle graphics and sound, which makes it harder to port. You have to translate everything dealing with graphics over to how Windows CE does it. Windows CE is different enough from desktop Windows, that it'd take some effort to port from one to the other as well. (for C anyway, VB and .net aren't too hard, but Mozilla is made in C)

then why not just port the PC version of mozilla/firefox?

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Tom61

Um... the quoted text already says why.

"Windows CE is different enough from desktop Windows, that it'd take some effort to port from one to the other as well. (for C anyway, VB and .net aren't too hard, but Mozilla is made in C)"

Unless "PC version" means something other than Windows PC in your post.

motionmind

I'll be glad to see this released for PPC, but it'll have to be amazing to pry me away from Netfront.

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