Re: [OT] RIP Netscape
On Dec 30, 2007 10:19 AM, Mark Grieveson <dg135@torfree.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:32:05 +0000 (UTC)
> debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org wrote:
>
> > > Netscape Navigator 9.0.0.5 for Linux has just been released.
> > > Works fine, looks good.
> > > Get it here:
> > >
> > > http://browser.netscape.com/downloads
> > >
> > > After unpacking, just run ./navigator inside the folder.
> > > No interference with the package manager.
>
> That's good. Does this Linux version come with the IE engine for use
> with sites that only work properly with IE? I may install it just to
> see (though I dislike installing source packages, especially if they
> don't come with a make uninstall option).
No, Netscape 8 was the only one with the bizarre option of using
Trident, and it just used the system version, rather than including it.
Truly incompatible websites are few and far between. Of the few
"incompatible" websites I encounter, most are just forcing incompatibility
by looking at the user-agent string. There is an extension called
user-agent switcher that lets FF identify as IE or any other browser.
If a web site is incompatible, you should write to them an point out
that they are shutting out over 15% of American users and more like
20%-25% of European users.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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