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The Unforking of KDE's KHTML and Webkit Begins

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sounds-dirty dept.

Jiilik Oiolosse writes to tell us Ars Technica is reporting that after years of existing seperately, KHTML and Webkit are finally coming back together. "In open source terms, this may be as big of a deal as the gcc and egcs merger of yonder days. KHTML and Webkit are definitely coming of age. The KDE developers, responsible for the original creation of KHTML, are dedicated to seeing this unforking happen and are taking a leading role in that effort."

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  1. Does anybody else smell Microsoft? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Something tells me the blood-soaked hands of Microsoft are silently pushing these two projects together in order to make the slaughter easier...

  2. Re:Impact on Apple by mpapet · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Apple is pretty much driving this one now. I think this quote from TFA is telling, "its improvements had become difficult to move back into KHTML"

    Apple is free to do what they want within the confines of the licenses provided. The problems will arise when projects rely on Apple for their features. Specifically, the features apple is willing to share. One of the problems is Apple has no interest in keeping a GPL'd webkit fully functioning with tidy entry/exits for whatever proprietary things Apple wants to add. I can easily imagine Apple's GPL CUPS suffering the same fate.

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  3. Re:Boy lost in the Software. by halivar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

  4. Re:why does slashdot look like shit in IE? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    it is because IE is shit and anyone caught alive using it is an idiot.

  5. IE? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    IE?? oh you mean that thing thats destined to suck balls for all eternity.

    *pets his firefox*

    P.S.
    Get a real browser.

  6. Re:Boy lost in the Software. by MightyMartian · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So, have you stop beating your wife yet?

    Man, but the anti-GPL3 zealots sure do come up with some of the most ludicrous and twisted logically-challenged arguments.

    Well, you have fun maintaining GPL2 Samba and the like. Let us know how it goes.

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  7. Re:Boy lost in the Software. by MightyMartian · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Oh look, and now an anti-GPL3 moderator comes along to waste some points on my post. I've got karma to burn you retard.

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