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Opera Open Sources Dragonfly

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the microsoft-soon-to-launch-flyswatter dept.

netux writes to mention that Opera has released Dragonfly, their answer to Firebug, as an open source project under the BSD license. The release features a complete architectural overhaul using a modern version of the Scope Protocol (STP-1), a Mercurial repository on BitBucket, and a Wiki to get the ball rolling. "This is Opera’s first full open source project, so there will be a learning curve. We ask you to bear with us while we get everything up and running and policies in place. Coming from a closed source background there are some hurdles to overcome, such as the current bug tracking system being on a closed server. We hope to migrate to an open bug tracking system as the project gets on its feet."

3 of 78 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Let the Name Confusion BEGIN! by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    A Linux distribution typically involves Linux.

    Yep, I'm an idiot. I mean FreeBSD. It was the first "live disc" that I ever experimented with.

    Shall I assume the fetal position now or should my strategy be to hope that one of the first blows is directly to my skull resulting in my immediate unconsciousness?

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    My work here is dung.
  2. Re:Let the Name Confusion BEGIN! by ArsonSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's OK the so called FreeBSD and other "UNIX" operating systems are Linux Like operating system

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    Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
  3. Grumble by m.dillon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sigh.

    --- Matt starts working on Opera Viruses.

    -Matt