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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."

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  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

  4. Re:But Opera develops all new features first! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Opera has released Dragonfly, their answer to Firebug

    I propose a new betting pool: How long until an Opera fanatic claims Opera developed Dragonfly first, and Firebug is just a ripoff.

    Actually before Dragonfly opera had a different set of developer tools, called Developer Console

    Opera Developer Console

    Opera now includes a developer console that can be added into the browser with many new features. The developer console includes new tools including DOM inspector, JavaScript inspector, CSS editor and HTTP header inspector.

    Which were released 15 Nov, 2006, and on my research that is a year or so before firefox.

    Link: http://dev.opera.com/tools/