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Firefox-based Social Browser Flock Launches

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hitting-the-streets dept.

daria42 writes "The much-hyped Flock, a new browser based on Mozilla Firefox and integrating features like RSS feeds, blogging tools, the del.icio.us social bookmarking and Flickr photo sharing services has just launched a public developer preview to the world. Flock is being driven by a team of developers being led by Bart Decrem, a well-known open source developer who co-founded the ill-fated Eazel project back in 1999 and has been involved with both the Mozilla and GNOME foundations. On his blog this week he says Flock won't be forking the Firefox codebase."

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  1. Wonderful. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    RSS feeds, blogging tools, the del.icio.us social bookmarking and Flickr photo sharing services has

    So, other than RSS feeds, basically nothing someone other than a teenage girl would care about? Why not throw in some sort of LiveJournal, MySpace, Faces, MakeoutClub functionality while you're at it, too -- so you can really nail that prime demographic?

    (Preparing for the flamebait label from people who think that sharing your bookmarks, posting about your depressing emo life and sharing crappy photos substitutes for having a real social life... and think phone party lines are a great place to meet sexy singles for a night out on the town).

  2. Re:What I need..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ha ha dude you're a fucking idiot. over 95% of the world uses IE as their browser and a vast majority are virus free. IE rocks and you "open source" bandwagoners are jealous that any open source browser can't even muster a 1% dent out of that pie. Shut the fuck up and learn to express yourself intelligently rather than carry on a myths of ill-fated developers.

  3. Re:The User-Agent string. by nathanh · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    So if you see it in your server logs, it's because the user is using Flock.

    What are you, Captain Obvious in disguise? Did you really think anybody on Slashdot would be so technically challenged that they wouldn't know this already?

  4. Re:No, Barry. It doesn't work that way. by BarryNorton · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't need advice on karma, thanks. Mine's been excellent since before you joined.

    Glad you can read usernames though, that's right impressive...