Firefox-Based Netscape 8 Beta Goes Live 320
pigmelon writes "According to BetaNews, 'America Online's Netscape team has opened its doors to the public, releasing the first beta of the revived Netscape Web browser. (screenshot) Based upon Firefox, Netscape version 8 focuses on security and user privacy, and supports rendering with both Mozilla's Gecko and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser engines.' Before downloading the beta, remember that it uses Firefox 1.0, which contains some vulnerabilities."
Merged Menu Bar (Score:5, Interesting)
Is there such plug-in for FireFox?
why? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Does it fix the shyte rendering of slasdot? (Score:3, Interesting)
Who cares? (Score:5, Interesting)
Let's be honest. You're going to get the same rendering engine (at least for the most part, probably with more problems though) but with a bloated skin, no theme support, no extension support, and the Netscape icon.
I think it's totally worth it, ha.
Best Review So Far (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:why? (Score:5, Interesting)
What is the advantage of a separate browser? Why not make an AOL theme for firefox, drape it with AOL extentions/plugins and just use firefox?
Supposedly the netscape version has built in the IE rendering engine for compatibility, while still maintaining the security of Firefox. We shall see. This may mean a browser that is vulnerable to every exploit. If done properly, however, it could be a very nice feature.
Comment removed (Score:4, Interesting)
Meanwhile at Beijing (Score:4, Interesting)
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Re:Does it fix the shyte rendering of slasdot? (Score:5, Interesting)
License (Score:3, Interesting)
3. RESTRICTIONS. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement, you may not: (i) modify or create any derivative works of the Beta Browser or documentation, including customization, translation or localization; (ii) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Beta Browser, or in any way ascertain, decipher, or obtain the communications protocols for accessing the AIM Service, or the underlying ideas or algorithms of the Beta Browser (e.g. in an effort to develop other applications or services that provide similar or substitute or complimentary functionality to the Beta Browser);
and so on. There is no mention of the Mozilla license and no source code. How is this legal? Did they buy special rights from the Mozilla Foundation or something?
What were they thinking? (Score:1, Interesting)
I think I can safely ignore this, and tell everybody who asks me to do the same. Firefox isn't perfect, but this doesn't seem to fix any of its deficiencies.
It seems to harken back to the Netscape 6 days, when they didn't know a decent user interface from a hole in the ground, but they knew that it must be blue-green. I guess some things never change.
Re:My eyes! The goggles do nothing! (Score:3, Interesting)
After that I realized, the address bar, is mainly a power user feature, that many web users don't understand, and don't care to use. I say don't complain, they are making a browser for a certain demographic, the AOL user, the CEO. They aren't hoping to get us to convert.
Re:Who cares? (Score:2, Interesting)
That "Netscape Icon" paid salaries of 80% of coders as much as it paid $2m for further development.
This sort of attitude will get you +5 on Slashdot ONLY.
Licensed Omniweb user. Looking forward for mac version update which is professionally coded/designed.