Subject: Re: Netscape
To: None <port-arm32@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Paul Wain <pwain@nc.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 02/09/1998 18:02:50
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Ive been intentionally keeping quiet on this one for the time being but...
> Now that netscape is releasing netscape for free, (and later releaseing the
> source code). Is there anything stopping the arm32 version of netscape
> appearing on an ftp site somewhere? ;-)
There is a low chance of getting Netscape up and running in the version that is
being released. I can say this from experience (remember I did the 3.x port for
the SA110 that we have at NCI and Neil is using to slag^H^H^H^H make fun of me
with).
There are a number of issues here but basically the source that is being
released, being that the Java engine is missing (which also removes JavaScript,
and a whole load of other stuff - mail has some interdependancies for
example...).
As for how we understand the license - basically the _only_ free version of
Netscape Navigator that is being given away is 5.x - there are no previous
versions of the code that are being given away so no the NCI port of Netscape
cant be given away.
Paul
(Who _almost_ got 4.x - the window comes up for about 2 seconds and then
crashes without core and for no apparent reason in gdb :)
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<P>Ive been intentionally keeping quiet on this one for the time being=
but...<PRE>> Now that netscape is releasing netscape for free, (an=
d later releaseing the
> source code). Is there anything stopping the arm32 version of net=
scape
> appearing on an ftp site somewhere? ;-)</PRE>
There is a low chance of getting Netscape up and running in the versio=
n that is being released. I can say this from experience (remember I d=
id the 3.x port for the SA110 that we have at NCI and Neil is using to=
slag^H^H^H^H make fun of me with).  <BR>
<BR>
There are a number of issues here but basically the source that is bei=
ng released, being that the Java engine is missing (which also removes=
JavaScript, and a whole load of other stuff - mail has some interdepe=
ndancies for example...). <BR>
<BR>
As for how we understand the license - basically the _only_ free versi=
on of Netscape Navigator that is being given away is 5.x - there are n=
o previous versions of the code that are being given away so no the NC=
I port of Netscape cant be given away.<BR>
<BR>
Paul<BR>
(Who _almost_ got 4.x - the window comes up for about 2 seconds and th=
en crashes without core and for no apparent reason in gdb :)</P>
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