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But, I do wonder what the browsing experience is like. It was rough using Firefox back on Mac's in the mid 2000's and the internet has only gotten significantly more data heavy since.
Anything less than a G5 would be difficult to deal with.
One thing that seems to be common amongst many of these Firefox forks is they're very difficult to find which official version they're equivalent in functionality to. This one is no exception.
This is actually based on the Goanna web engine (a fork of the Firefox / Gecko web engine) derived from the https://www.basilisk-browser.org/ . You can find out more here - https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=69&p=275829#p2758... .
https://www.basilisk-browser.org/features.html
Basilisk supports the technologies required for the modern web, while deliberately avoiding the rapid architectural and interface changes common in mainstream browsers.
Nothing but very vague and useless marketing-speak.
One thing that seems to be common amongst many of these Firefox forks is they're very difficult to find which official version they're equivalent in functionality to. This one is no exception.
Probably because there often isn't a straight answer to that. I've no idea about the progeny of this browser, but I've seen several Firefox forks "interbreed", borrowing patches and feature backports from each other. So there might be a specific version of Firefox you can ultimately trace the repo to, it likely has code from newer versions spliced in. At least, that was my impression.
PowerFox is both standards compliant and feature-rich, supporting the latest web technologies to ensure compatibility with modern websites.
which means.. next to nothing. No "PowerFox version X has (at least) the same web standards support as Firefox Y".
it likely has code from newer versions spliced in
That's a good thing, but making it clearer what to expect will make it easier for potential users to decide whether to give it a try.
Wonderful timing. I just set up an old Mac Pro with Snow Leopard and Vista [1] for retro software compatibility testing. I might download and give this a shot [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiZR3UFaWuU
There was a similar project called TenFourFox that was halted in 2022: https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ https://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-end-of-tenfourfo... Some 12 years ago I had to order a new motherboard and at that time all I had at hand was some old eMac. I'm not sure if it had 512MB or 1GB of ram installed by previous owner but browsing the Internet was tiresome. Still, both that chunky…
(TenFourFox maintainer) Thanks, glad it was helpful to you. There is some TenFourFox code in this respin which is being used to support the widget code, and there is work in progress to forward-port its JIT. I'm not writing that code but I am advising on it as questions come up.
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Probably because there often isn't a straight answer to that. I've no idea about the progeny of this browser, but I've seen several Firefox forks "interbreed", borrowing patches and feature backports from each other. So there might be a specific version of Firefox you can ultimately trace the repo to, it likely has code from newer versions spliced in. At least, that was my impression.
The closest they say is: PowerFox is both standards compliant and feature-rich, supporting the latest web technologies to ensure compatibility with modern websites. which means.. next to nothing. No "PowerFox version X has (at least) the same web standards support as Firefox Y". it likely has code from newer versions spliced in That's a good thing, but making it clearer what to expect will make it easier for potentia…
There are not that many options for the potential users.
Seeing that aqua scrollbar fills me with such joy. This is when tech was joyful and fun. I think what happened to the scrollbar is such a reflection of our industry as a whole. A microcosm.
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This is actually based on the Goanna web engine (a fork of the Firefox / Gecko web engine) derived from the https://www.basilisk-browser.org/ . You can find out more here - https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=69&p=275829#p2758... .
The same complaint in my original comment applies - at what version was it forked from, what version of Firefox is it equivalent to? https://www.basilisk-browser.org/features.html Basilisk supports the technologies required for the modern web, while deliberately avoiding the rapid architectural and interface changes common in mainstream browsers. Nothing but very vague and useless marketing-speak.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is actually based on the Goanna web engine (a fork of the Firefox / Gecko web engine) derived from the https://www.basilisk-browser.org/ . You can find out more here - https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=69&p=275829#p2758... .
Ah, that explains why there is still NPAPI plugin support.