Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
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Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
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Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
#2I can't change the link now but this should be the correct link to the post: https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/progress-on-porting-firefox/1...
Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
#3Beautiful to see such passion and great execution, especially for 20 years in a row.
It's like a piece of art.
I suspect the company that created BeOS actually lost the source-code and that's potentially the real reason they don't want to share, because from an economic perspective there does not seem anything of value there.
Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
#4I can't change the link now but this should be the correct link to the post: https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/progress-on-porting-firefox/1...
You mean
https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/progress-on-porting-firefox/1...
I.e.: "... /13493/143#post_143"
Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
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Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
#6Beautiful to see such passion and great execution, especially for 20 years in a row. It's like a piece of art. I suspect the company that created BeOS actually lost the source-code and that's potentially the real reason they don't want to share, because from an economic perspective there does not seem anything of value there.
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Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
#7Beautiful to see such passion and great execution, especially for 20 years in a row. It's like a piece of art. I suspect the company that created BeOS actually lost the source-code and that's potentially the real reason they don't want to share, because from an economic perspective there does not seem anything of value there.
I think it's more likely the original BeOS source code contains proprietary code licensed from third-parties, which means someone would have to spend significant effort on figuring out what can and cannot be released.
Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
#8I have said it before, Haiku feels like it is simultaneously 20 years in the future and 20 years in the past. The interface is so incredibly snappy but there is a lot of basics missing such as WiFi support.
Seeing a modern browser supported does fill a big gap however. Who knows maybe one day through a series of silly unpredictable events it will be the OS of choice and running Ladybird browser in a similar fashion.
Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS
#9I seem to recall trying Firefox on HaikuOS circa ~2011, though searching around now it seems it was based on an outdated version at the time. Kudos for a modern port project.