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Opera Presto Source Code Leaks Online (bleepingcomputer.com)

Posted by msmash on from the leak-leak-leak dept.

Catalin Cimpanu, writing for BleepingComputer: An unknown third-party has leaked the source code of the old Opera Presto browser engine on GitHub, and later on Bitbucket, two services for hosting and sharing source code online. Opera Presto is the layout engine at the heart of the old Opera browser. Opera Software used Presto between Opera 7 and Opera 14 and replaced Presto with Blink, Chrome's layout engine, in Opera 15, released in May 2013. Despite its removal from the company's main product, Opera engineers continued to use Opera Presto for the Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers. According to timestamps, the Opera Presto source code was first uploaded on GitHub but was taken down last Friday, on January 13, after Opera's lawyers filed a DMCA request.

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  1. So what? by OneHundredAndTen · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Opera makes no difference any more. Much less as a closed source project.

    1. Re:So what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Opera less than/equal v12 was and still is a superior browser for speed/efficiency.. I still use Opera v10.10 as my main browser today, loading pages in others only when there are display problems. If Opera Presto ever did go open source it could quickly become a real threat to the proprietary junk chrome and others are turning out.

      Best thing about Legacy Opera is it gives control over individual pages/domains; options scripts/cookies/css/content blocking... Nothing for the average moron but oh baby, nothing like it for techs.

      Where can I find this source code now plz!

  2. 3rd party code by emil · · Score: 4, Interesting

    One common reason is 3rd party code, which they may have licensed and do not control or own.

    Alternately, the code may still be seen internally as useful, which it is with Opera Mini. It is still used to generate revenue, and may contain what Opera considers to be trade secrets that give them an advantage over a competitor (i.e. Amazon Silk).