The Unforking of KDE's KHTML and Webkit Begins

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 23, 2007 @04:28PM from the sounds-dirty dept.

Jiilik Oiolosse writes to tell us Ars Technica is reporting that after years of existing seperately, KHTML and Webkit are finally coming back together. "In open source terms, this may be as big of a deal as the gcc and egcs merger of yonder days. KHTML and Webkit are definitely coming of age. The KDE developers, responsible for the original creation of KHTML, are dedicated to seeing this unforking happen and are taking a leading role in that effort."

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With our powers combined (Score:4, Funny)

by SpiffyMarc ( 590301 ) writes: on Monday July 23, 2007 @04:31PM (#19961165)

Finally, open-source has an answer to Voltron (or the Megazord, depending on which generation you are in.)

Unforking? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 23, 2007 @04:34PM (#19961213)

I believe you mean KHTML and WebKit will be *spooning* soon!

Re:Unforking? (Score:5, Funny)

by jd ( 1658 ) writes: <[moc.oohay] [ta] [kapimi]> on Monday July 23, 2007 @04:36PM (#19961245) Homepage Journal

Spork.

Re:How is it? (Score:3, Funny)

by iluvcapra ( 782887 ) writes: on Monday July 23, 2007 @04:50PM (#19961421)

The phrase "GCC fork" is a well-known fnord.

Re:With our powers combined (Score:3, Funny)

by wiredlogic ( 135348 ) writes: on Monday July 23, 2007 @04:55PM (#19961489)

Super Sentai [wikipedia.org] (AKA Power Rangers) predates Captain Planet [wikipedia.org].

Debate in a Glasgow pub? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 23, 2007 @05:01PM (#19961573)

Aparently the debate was in a Glasgow pub. So was the final decision was made over a broken bottle and a cry of "Stich this Jimmy!"?

Spork is old news (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 23, 2007 @05:27PM (#19961885)

The inventor of the "spork" has a new invention... spildo!

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