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Linux Opera Beta Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the releasing-it-unto-the-world dept.

Mal_ writes "The first alpha version of Opera for Linux has been released. There are still a number of key features missing, but rendering of HTML 3.2 and 4.0, and CSS is apparently working. The release is binary only, and requires GLIBC 2.1 and kernel 2.2.*, although the team are working on several other Unix ports. You can get more info and download the binary at the Opera Web Site. " Update: 01/05 03:00 by N : Reports are coming in that this beta also works under FreeBSD's Linux ABI. Chris Piazza has made this screenshot available.

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  1. Whose Bugs Are These? by Christopher+B.+Brown · · Score: 3
    Heh. You noticed the same thing I did.

    This really ought to get directed to Ulrich Drepper; that could provide a straighter answer as to whether the problem represents:

    1. A serious problem with GLIBC 2.1
    2. A serious problem with an interaction between GLIBC 2.1 and Linux
    3. A serious problem with the understanding that the developers have of POSIX and/or ANSI C that causes these "unexplainable anomalies" to be "unexplainable."

      (In other words, they might be misusing file pointers or close() and the anomalies would thus be their fault.)

    After the number of other misunderstandings that I've seen of versions of LIBC, I somewhat suspect the third option, although there's not enough evidence to strongly support any position. Best to contact Ulrich with a test case.
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  2. If your FTP connection is slow.... by TBone · · Score: 3

    ....try the web interface to the ftp server

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  3. Looks a little lame by Psiren · · Score: 3

    No offence to the Opera guys, but I gave the page a quick glance and from what I can tell it's way behind what Mozilla can do right now. And Mozilla is improving fast. And its open source. My question is, what exactly is the market place for Opera. Yes, I know choice is good. But in this case I can't see that it would be a sensible choice.

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  4. FAQ by finkployd · · Score: 3

    Read the FAQ, the list of problems this release has scared me off :) Slow, takes long to load pages, leaves ini files all over the place, no thanks. I guess it's a technology preview, but you would imagine they would still have major stuff like this worked out. oh well, this comment was posted with the viewer_gtk from mozilla m12. A little viewer that certinly kicks some serious butt, so I'm happy for the moment. Finkployd

  5. Pointer for those that missed the other /. article by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 3

    A) It's not a beta, it isn't even really an alpha, it's more or less a snapshot.
    B} Opera don't want any feedback from this release, the Opera coders have more than enough to be getting on with. When they run out of bugs, they'll release a beta, then we can help.
    C)If you do need some help or have some generic feedback (SDI, cough cough), try the Opera.linux newsgroups.
    D) The previous /. story on this is here.

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  6. I'm all for nostalgia, but... by Phizzy · · Score: 3

    I think I would like to use a browser that's more advanced than the version of netscape that I used in 1994. I bet that browser would run about as fast on modern hardware as opera does.


    Opera For Linux 4.0a Can't:
    Communicate via SSL or TLS
    Submit forms other than through ecma script
    Display Frames
    Display Animated GIFS
    Display PNG or TIFF images
    Proxy Settings
    Preferences only 20% working
    Cookies
    Local Files
    No Plugin Support yet
    Transfer window
    HTTP Authorization
    Proper Font Handling
    Screen refresh
    SDI
    Asynchronous DNS


    //Phizzy

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  7. not a beta by ChristTrekker · · Score: 3

    This is only a technology preview. This might even be considered pre-alpha software. I follow Opera very closely (I'm alpha/beta testing for the Mac port when it's ready). If it was beta-level I'd have let you all know 10 days ago, when I first heard about this. :)

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  8. Not Free by eGabriel · · Score: 4

    There are 'more free' solutions available, like
    Mozilla, and indeed, lynx. The browser in KDE is
    coming along nicely, and there are many browser
    projects in need of some support.

    Embracing non-free software solutions is a dead end.

  9. the same version from December by tuffy · · Score: 5
    I'm pretty sure /. posted an article about the Opera release late last month, which is why I downloaded it and tried it out. Wasn't bad then, a bit on the early alpha side, but it felt good and didn't hog lots of memory.

    But this is the same release, not a newer release. The binaries are byte-for-byte the same. So if you've already downloaded it once, there's no need to re-download it.

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