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Why Mozilla Is Committed To Using Gecko

Posted by Soulskill on from the gecko,-not-geico dept.

Ars Technica has published an article about Mozilla's commitment to use the Gecko rendering engine instead of using Webkit, which was adopted by Apple and Google for use in the Safari and Chrome browsers. I have been using Chrome on my work PC and find many of its features compelling, and wonder how soon we will see its best innovations in Firefox. Why is Gecko worth keeping if it is outdated and bloated?

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  1. Why use Gecko? by suck_burners_rice · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because it has a cooler name than the boring sounding WebKit. Besides, it'll save you 15% on car insurance.

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    1. Re:Why use Gecko? by sexconker · · Score: 2, Funny

      Really? I thought it was so we could render GameCube games. (And Wii games if you have some duct tape and a dual core CPU?)

    2. Re:Why use Gecko? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thought it was so easy, even a caveman could code it.

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    3. Re:Why use Gecko? by martin-boundary · · Score: 2, Funny

      Because it has a cooler name than the boring sounding WebKit.

      So boring, and yet so close to mass appeal! All they had to do was name it WebK.I.T.T., and bring out the 'Hoff (*shakes head*)

  2. Re:Woah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You've begged the question, there

    GOD DAMNIT! No, Begging the question is a logi... wait, you used it RIGHT?

    *reads it again*

    Okay... WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH SLASHDOT!?

  3. Re:Woah... by Kesch · · Score: 4, Funny

    You must be old here.

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  4. I prefer democracy. by jbn-o · · Score: 3, Funny

    Speak for yourself, I am a "web developer" (I fail to see how "programmer" doesn't suffice) and I prefer democratic control of software (software freedom) and letting a thousand flowers bloom. Software freedom can be messy but we're better off having that messiness than allowing any one implementation of something to dictate how things work.

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  5. Re:Woah... by TheDugong · · Score: 3, Funny

    Probably still uses email too.

  6. Re:lite by bluephone · · Score: 2, Funny

    The downside is that processes are a lot heavier than threads.

    Kinda like yarn!

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  7. Re:first appropriate use! by Vectronic · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm a beggar, you insensitive super-hero!

  8. Re:Why use GEICO (advertisement) by Eccles · · Score: 4, Funny

    I never heard of Amica until a friend got rear ended by one of their customers.

    Well that's a novel marketing approach...

    Seriously, though, perhaps they save money by not blanketing the airwaves with commercials.

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  9. Re:lite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    slashdot would suck without multiple threads.

  10. Re:lite by sir+fer · · Score: 5, Funny

    3. Threads introduce WHOLE NEW CLASSES of bugs

    ah, so that's why MS is so keen on adopting multi-threaded programs.

    1.Introduce new buggy software

    2.Offer paid support for said software

    3.Eventually fix old bugs but introduce new ones

    4.Profit

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  11. Re:lite by dargaud · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thread programming is HARD!

    Unless you do it in a real programming language like Ada or Erlang, running on a real message-passing OS like BeOS, Plan9 or QNX...

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  12. WebK.I.T.T. by pragma_x · · Score: 2, Funny

    Michael, I can only use my popup blocker once per episode...