The solution is simple, and now probably inevitable: use the platforms native media framework (QT, DS, GST) (or perhaps use gst on all platforms). Momentum continues to increase for h.264, and it seems less and less likely that Mozilla, Opera, and Wikimedia can force Theora into widespread use. Mozilla will certainly continue the good fight against h.264 for some time, but soon enough there will be little choice, aside from becoming a bit player. Using the media framework as a backend shouldn't actually be all that hard, and I don't think that they need to be in any hurry to do this (some work has been done already on a gst backend).
As for concentrating more on HTML5 in general, they are doing quite a lot, and currently implement about as much as the other browsers.
That seems excessive. Opening the 500 comment Wisconsin sex-ed story didn't do anything noticeable to my browser. Admittedly, I am on a fast Comcast connection with a Core2duo, but still. I don't even have any scripts blocked on here (one of the analytic/tracking scripts here used to be awful). Ads are turned off with the Slashdot checkbox though.
>It's not a full OS The iPad OS certainly is a full OS. If you want an example of "not a full OS", look at the Linux kernel (but Linux + the GNU userland is)
Netscape 6.0 was based on Mozilla 0.6 (I remember it was starting to be usable by then, but definitely not for the faint of heart), Netscape 6.1 was based on Mozilla 0.9, so it is hardly surprising that is was buggy.
Mozilla 1.0 (June 2002) better than IE6 (August 2001). By the time Mozilla 1.4 came out (June 2003), there was no comparison.
Of course, that doesn't matter much, since the Browser Wars (round 1) where really lost in the Netscape 4.x/IE5.x era, due to a combination of "default browser" and IE 5.x being pretty good for the time.
> releasing IE9 for EVERY single windows version from 98 on so that everyone can finally switch?
Don't be absurd. IE9 fundamentally requires features that don't exist in XP, much less in an OS whose *extended* support ended four years. IE9 would not be able to deliver it's speed and security features without Vista-era OS features. And no other modern, mainstream browser supports 98 (Opera 10.x apparently does run on 98, but it is not a supported OS (2k is), Safari and Chrome require XP, but can be made to run on 2k, FF requires 2k).
The MPEG WG and the MPEG IF may be non-profit (I don't see how they would qualify as neutral in any useful way), but that is irrelevant, as the MPEG LA is most definitely not nonprofit.
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The solution is simple, and now probably inevitable: use the platforms native media framework (QT, DS, GST) (or perhaps use gst on all platforms). Momentum continues to increase for h.264, and it seems less and less likely that Mozilla, Opera, and Wikimedia can force Theora into widespread use. Mozilla will certainly continue the good fight against h.264 for some time, but soon enough there will be little choice, aside from becoming a bit player. Using the media framework as a backend shouldn't actually be all that hard, and I don't think that they need to be in any hurry to do this (some work has been done already on a gst backend).
As for concentrating more on HTML5 in general, they are doing quite a lot, and currently implement about as much as the other browsers.
To each their own of course, but I like the Mozilla UI (SeaMonkey) and the farther a browser UI gets from that, the less I like it, generally.
>I hope that Xwindows does
It does to some extent via XRender and Compositing, but that doesn't mean that Linux browsers are hardware accelerated.
Some info about browser HW acceleration:
http://www.basschouten.com/blog1.php/2010/01/18/layers-cross-platform-acceleration
http://www.basschouten.com/blog1.php/2010/03/02/presenting-direct2d-hardware-acceleratio
http://www.basschouten.com/blog1.php/2010/04/07/firefox-video-goes-up-to-11
Cause GDI sucks and we should stop using it?
Even an old Intel 9xx gpu will give you acceleration, and those are common enough.
It's not the parent company that bothers me, it's the UI. No speed is worth putting up with that.
That seems excessive. Opening the 500 comment Wisconsin sex-ed story didn't do anything noticeable to my browser. Admittedly, I am on a fast Comcast connection with a Core2duo, but still. I don't even have any scripts blocked on here (one of the analytic/tracking scripts here used to be awful). Ads are turned off with the Slashdot checkbox though.
Sure you have more control with MT (I have regularly driven a number of MTs), but my AT '95 Tercel handles merging and hills just fine.
>1) When are ISP's going to get off their Fat backsides and implement IPV6? Most in my part of the world have no plans to do this for 1-2 years.
I don't know where you live, but I know Comcast is doing customer trials
I believe that if your are below the requirement for filing taxes, you don't have to get insurance.
Tell my wife I said "Hello".
You're thinking of Digg
>Ironically, I thought it was malware and closed it via the task manager.
Please turn in your geek card at the front desk.
>It's not a full OS
The iPad OS certainly is a full OS.
If you want an example of "not a full OS", look at the Linux kernel (but Linux + the GNU userland is)
Netscape 6.0 was based on Mozilla 0.6 (I remember it was starting to be usable by then, but definitely not for the faint of heart), Netscape 6.1 was based on Mozilla 0.9, so it is hardly surprising that is was buggy.
Mozilla 1.0 (June 2002) better than IE6 (August 2001). By the time Mozilla 1.4 came out (June 2003), there was no comparison.
Of course, that doesn't matter much, since the Browser Wars (round 1) where really lost in the Netscape 4.x/IE5.x era, due to a combination of "default browser" and IE 5.x being pretty good for the time.
>This doesn't really seem that impressive to me
Have you made a BEC trillions of atoms in size?
And live in harmony, harmony, oh love?
Last I heard they threatened to make a law and the GSMA said, "no, please don't, we'll do it "voluntarily"".
But the plan is only to have "the majority of new mobile phone models" have micro usb by 2012
http://www.gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2009/2548.htm
>I have always wondered why KHTML is still being developed.
I think it has a lot to do with the KHTML devs' egos.
On Linux, Opera 10.50 and Chrome 5 dev look the same to me on the Acid 3 test
> releasing IE9 for EVERY single windows version from 98 on so that everyone can finally switch?
Don't be absurd. IE9 fundamentally requires features that don't exist in XP, much less in an OS whose *extended* support ended four years. IE9 would not be able to deliver it's speed and security features without Vista-era OS features. And no other modern, mainstream browser supports 98 (Opera 10.x apparently does run on 98, but it is not a supported OS (2k is), Safari and Chrome require XP, but can be made to run on 2k, FF requires 2k).
Good for them. Me, I'll take a featureful, useful, browser over a stripped-down, featureless browser any day.
Definitely 2
No, I am not an imbecile.
>neutral non-profit organization.
The MPEG WG and the MPEG IF may be non-profit (I don't see how they would qualify as neutral in any useful way), but that is irrelevant, as the MPEG LA is most definitely not nonprofit.
If they brute force it, go after them with the DMCA