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That's the main repo. It was private before.
So Firefox repos are moving to github instead of hg.mozilla.org or git.mozilla.org?
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Microsoft was a monopoly. Apple is a niche player. Antitrust laws don't apply to companies with 20% of the market.
Actually, iOS has 42.4% of the smartphone market in the U.S. according to http://www.cnet.com/news/android-loses-some-us-market-share-...
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Maybe this will be for the jailbroken platform (probably not though :/)
iOS SDK forbids one even to build any other browser legally (which is glaring example of of lock-in insanity). At least that's how the license looks like. Are there any alternatives way to build code for iOS?
Really? Can you provide a link?
> Are there any alternatives way to build code for iOS?
http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Compiling_iOS_application...
No restrictions there.
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It isn't sad. I'm happy that instead of caving into the demands of Apple they stuck out for as long as they did.
They still caved. It's just Safari with a Firefox skin on it. Just like all other iOS browsers. Mozilla had wanted to build a REAL Firefox browser for iOS, but Apple wants to lock everyone into Safari.
- How far away from a release is this? - Given that Apple does not allow other render engines. What makes this Firefox?
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iOS SDK forbids one even to build any other browser legally (which is glaring example of of lock-in insanity). At least that's how the license looks like. Are there any alternatives way to build code for iOS?
> iOS SDK forbids one even to build any other browser legally Really? Can you provide a link? > Are there any alternatives way to build code for iOS? http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Compiling_iOS_application... No restrictions there.
License: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/files/iphone-sdk...
Relevant parts (emphasis in italics):
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3.3 Program Requirements for Applications
Any Application developed using this SDK must comply with these criteria and requirements, as they may be modified by Apple from time to time: ....
3.3.2 An Application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means, including without limitation through the use of a plug-in architecture, calling other frameworks, other APIs or otherwise. No interpreted code may be downloaded and used in an Application except for code that is interpreted and run by Apple's Published APIs and builtin interpreter(s).
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Combine the above with this:
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3.2 Use of the SDK
As a condition to using the SDK, You agree that: (a) You will only use the SDK for the purposes and in the manner expressly permitted by this Agreement and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations;
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TL;DR (at least how I understood it and IANAL) you can't even legally build any browser which uses its own engine and can run JavaScript code from the network (which is virtually any browser) if you use iOS SDK from Apple.
Of course you can simply ignore this sick level of insanity and build whatever you want, but we are talking about that Apple attempted to legally ban you from building certain applications (it's not even about accepting them in the store, it's about building in compliance with the SDK license!).
Such kind of stuff makes me have zero respect for Apple in general.
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They have a choice, they can not release a browser for iOS.
they could release a firefox with gecko that works on jail broken ios ( or maybe it exists?)
Since one of Firefoxes selling points for the desktop is its plethora of extensions, will those be available on iOS? If not, what's the difference with this and Safari?
They won't be available nor can they be. Firefox on iOS will be a Firefox UI over Mobile Safari, like all other browsers on iOS. Firefox's extensions are made to work with the rendering engine in proper Firefox as you'd use on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Platforms where you can install your choice of browser.
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> What makes this Firefox? I think that's an interesting question. Is a browser defined by its rendering engine or by its features and UI? When Chrome used WebKit, it was clearly understood by everyone to be different from Safari, even though the rendering engine was the same (I know, the differences were big), but a Firefox browser that uses WebKit seems to not be considered Firefox. Personally, while I understand t…
You put the rendering engine and features in opposite corners, which is false. Blink and Gecko have features that WebKit does not. Like WebRTC.