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Jazilla Milestone 1 Released

Posted by timothy on from the practically-speaking dept.

mcbridematt writes "Many of the long time Slashdot readers will remember the Jazilla project to rewrite the Mozilla browser in Java. It went into hibernation in 2000 and I took it over last August. I have completely rewrote the browser which now follows a more Mozilla-like architecture. The Result: Jazilla Milestone 1 has been released. Download it from here. No prizes for guessing that it's Alpha software." Read on below for a list of what Jazilla can do, so far.

"Significant (implemented) features include:

  • chrome:// support
  • JavaScript implemented for the GUI thanks to the Mozilla.org Rhino engine. HTML Scripting coming.
  • GUI in part, uses XUL and W3C DOM
  • Written in 100% Java
  • Open Source
  • Uses the NetBrowser renderer, which is actually based on Jazilla-classic work."

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  1. ENmcbridematt by stud9920 · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    I have completely rewrote the browser
    Not let start the ENmcbridematt project to rewrite your statements in plain English.
  2. Re:Slow Enough by mondainx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Get over the "java is slow" conception already.. -- oh wait "Anonymous Coward", i guess that says it all.

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  3. Why do we care? by CAIMLAS · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why do we care? I can think of several reasons why we wouldn't.

    1) anything that is capable of running a browser that weighs in like mozilla (or IE, opera, etc) already can run mozilla natively.
    2) Java will always be slower than a native, non-interpreted language, even if you compile it into a binary.
    3) When mozilla is at 1.4 (or so), and this is just on the first alpha, what practicality is there in duplicating efforts to create the exact same thing, when there's such a gap between the two efforts? It's like making cement from diamond dust - sure, but why, when lime is better for the job all around, and outperforms to boot?

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  4. Re:Why? by Copid · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I stand by my point. If you can find a slower, more bloated web browser than Mozilla (aside from Mozilla rewritten in Java and maybe that HotJava abomination that Sun calls a browser), I'll be impressed. It's a fucking web browser! The user interface shouldn't be nearly as sluggish as it is! Sure, my machine isn't all that new (dual PIII 500 with 512MB RAM) and Mozilla has been getting faster, but compared to something like Galeon or even Internet Explorer, it drags. I should probably upgrade if I'm doing video processing or 3D gaming, but this thing renders HTML for Christ's sake!

    I know it's not nice to bash open source projects that people pour a lot of hours into, but I think that for something like a web browser, their overly complex UI design eats way too many cycles. It actually feels heavy as it chugs through pages. I may be a sarcastic asshole sometimes, but I'm having a hard time seeing how I'm a troll and that response is any better.

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  5. Re:its interesting by alienw · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Actually, I find Mozilla and especially Firebird much faster than either IE or Opera. Maybe you should try Firebird 0.6.