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Mozilla - From Browser to Desktop Environment?

Posted by Cliff on from the gecko-promotion dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "A while ago OEone released a thingy called Penzilla which was basically a Mozilla desktop environment like GNOME or KDE. Everything was written in either DHTML or XUL and ran within the Gecko engine. Recently a new project, Robin was released that is basically a desktop running within Mozilla using XUL as well. There is NetWindows that attempts something similar for more interactive web applications. What advantages would a 100% Mozilla engine desktop hold and what are the disadvantages compared to much more complex environments such as GNOME or KDE? Is a Mozilla desktop possibly more elegant or efficient for the typical user? Is the XUL runtime environment more robust than troublesome C/C++ widgets? It seems like most applications could make the transition as the growing collection of Firebird extensions like ChatZilla and Gnusto and have shown."

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  1. First Post by paul.dunne · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gosh! First post! What a shame I have nothing to say...

  2. The Big Question by jazman_777 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Will StarOffice 5 run in it?

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  3. I'll wait for some full digits now... by Sevn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Because I was using FireFox on Mac OS X and it kept blowing up. It's a shame because I preferred it. Now I'm using Safari, and I notice the slower performance, but it isn't crashing twice a day like FireFox was. I understand it's a 0.8, but it still kinda sucks that it crashes. It works find on Gentoo for me. Guess I'm stuck with Safari for now.

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