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Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by actionfromafar » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 10:55 AM UTC

Firefox ported to HaikuOS, before it's ported to Windows XP. :-)

(If you need a modern browser on XP, in the meantime try the Chrome port:

https://win32subsystem.live/supermium/ )

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by graemep » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 10:56 AM UTC

DaoVeles wrote: post #8

I 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.

> The interface is so incredibly snappy

So that feels like its 20 years in the past

> there is a lot of basics missing such as WiFi support.

So that sounds like 20 years in the past too

Where does the future bit come in?

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by throwme_123 » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 10:58 AM UTC

Funny to see the main question in the forum is "How stable is it?" and does it crash less than other options.

Haiku is fantastic and seeing it still developed after 20 years is awesome.

But maybe it would benefit from some modern tech. Given the recent discussion on Swift for Ladybird, since huge parts of Haiku are written in C++ it might make sense to gradually introduce Swift to benefit from the language safety features.

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by ofrzeta » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 10:58 AM UTC

wtf? Now I am switching! :-) Oh, I get it "The current status is that no text can be shown due to some rendering issues,so it is not usable at all" (nine days ago). Still, if you got Firefox you are ready for mainstream adoption.

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by barbs » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC

Any word on when the next version is coming out? Looks like the latest version (R1/beta4) was released in December 2022.

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 11:04 AM UTC

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Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by haunter » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 11:08 AM UTC

That made me think how many non-Unix FOSS operating systems are out there? Haiku, FreeDOS, Genode, ReactOS, Plan9, AROS, and RISC OS comes to my mind quickly.

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by lukan » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 11:18 AM UTC

tetris11 wrote: post #20

DaoVeles wrote: post #8

I 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.

Is there good laptop support? By that I specifically mean, good power control management and display brightness control.

I would seriously doubt that, when even Linux, which has broad support now conpared to 15 years ago, struggles with that.

I guess certain laptop models, those that the devs use, might be allright.

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by tmikaeld » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 11:21 AM UTC

throwme_123 wrote: post #23

Funny to see the main question in the forum is "How stable is it?" and does it crash less than other options. Haiku is fantastic and seeing it still developed after 20 years is awesome. But maybe it would benefit from some modern tech. Given the recent discussion on Swift for Ladybird, since huge parts of Haiku are written in C++ it might make sense to gradually introduce Swift to benefit from the language safety fea…

"Modern tech" often require significant corporate backing and/or significant amount of funds. I'm amazed that Haiku OS is still going considering it's surviving on donations.

Re: Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS

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Post by desdenova » Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 11:22 AM UTC

graemep wrote: post #22

DaoVeles wrote: post #8

I 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.

> The interface is so incredibly snappy So that feels like its 20 years in the past > there is a lot of basics missing such as WiFi support. So that sounds like 20 years in the past too Where does the future bit come in?

Exactly what I thought as well. UIs get increasingly slower as time passes, not snappier. We had snappy UIs in the 80s and 90s.