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Originally posted by Xantar Pika, apparently Netscape 7 actually uses the Mozilla engine (it doesn't just borrow the looks but also has several features my favorite of which is tabs). Do you know if this is true?
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Yeah, Netscape 7 is based on much of the Mozilla engine. When Netscape released Netscape as open source, it was done on the assumption that Netscape could grab the bits of it back they wanted to - a new software license was created in order so that Netscape didn't have to GPL (ie make freely available to all) all the rest of the stuff that Netscape Communicator used.
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Originally posted by Xantar And for some reason I get fewer pop-ups with this browser. Maybe it's because I keep opening new locations in tabs.
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Not just cos of tabs, my dear Xantar. One of the first things added to Mozilla by the OSS community was good pop-up blocking. It's quite easy to do really.
Funny thing is Micsosoft never even attempt to add it to the code for IE. Oh yeah I forgot - IE is there to a) infest your computer with viruses almost as much as Outlook Express and b) deliver "rich, multimedia content" read: ads) straight to your desktop. I get the impression M$ get royalties from the banner ad companies for this, cos there's no way any sane developer would include all the "features" IE has (and pissing off the customer) unless there was some monetary/informational benefit.
Personally, I prefer Opera because it's faster, has a better tabbing interface IMO, the wonderful mouse gestures, etc etc. But so long as people don't claim and use IE as the "best browser" (well, it is if you don't mind being insecure and deluged with popups and not adhering to www standards), I'm happy.
Good luck with your Dvorak by the way!