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Apple Releases WebKit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

rohanl writes "Apple has responded to recent criticisms from the KHTML developers by providing a live CVS repository (including all history) of WebCore, JavaScriptCore and the newly open sourced WebKit, public mailing list, irc channel and bug database. Details at the new webkit.opendarwin.org"

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  1. Only because.. by CoolMoDee · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I bet Apple is only releasing the source because they want to get back some of the warm and fuzzies that they lost when they announced they were switching to intel.

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  2. Re:Good show Apple by TheUser0x58 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    The deserved it in no small degree when they made it difficult for KHTML developers to reintegrate their changes into the mainline tree.

    Why? They complied with the GPL. Apple did absolutely everything that they were legally (and ethically) bound to do. As has been said many a time, many of Apple's changes were platform specific or otherwise incompatible with the KHTML source anyways. Why should they deserve any sort of ill will because of this? Why is Apple's distribution of the WebCore source in a somewhat cumbersome format Apple's "culpa?"

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  3. Re:Safari for Windows by pomo+monster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Safari has fewer keyboard shortcuts? Then I'd be happy to know what key combinations I can press in Firefox to switch between tabs and how to make the Delete key act as a shortcut for "go back." If it requires the use of extensions or mucking in about:config, forget it.