[haiku] Re: Firefox 3+ for Haiku

  • From: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
  • To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:25:04 +0100

On 2010-01-23 at 23:09:10 [+0100], Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Niels Reedijk <niels.reedijk@xxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> >
> > This is meant as an alternative for the Webkit browser. Though that's a 
> > descent project, it is still far away from creating a usable and stable 
> > browser.
> 
> Indeed it may be a long and difficult road on the WebKit port and new 
> browser. Even when that is in great shape I think having a decent Firefox 
> port would be a great thing and make Haiku a more viable platform. In 
> fact I'd love to see Haiku's port of Firefox be as fast or faster than 
> the other platforms.
> 
> But obviously I won't have any time for the foreseeable future to work on 
> this, as I need to be working on the aforementioned WebKit port and 
> browser. Though I suspect there could be some sharing of code and/or 
> knowledge in how to implement certain browser technologies on Haiku 
> between the projects. So whoever starts work on this new FF port can feel 
> free to contact me if they want to discuss anything.

What is the status/progress on the WebKit port and the browser anyway?

Best regards,
-Stephan

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