Wave protocol was designed from the ground up to be decentralized ("multiple-source" if you will, "federated" in wave jargon). Just like email.
Initially only two wave servers were available (GoogleWave for the public, and GoogleWaveSandbox for developers). Currently, those two are down, but others have appeared (e.g. waveinabox.net and many private wave servers, like mine).
Now they want a browser? Why? What reason would they need for a new browser?
So instead of putting full support behind a 'generic' Firefox, they want to enter the market so they can gather even more information from the user.
Why would you not want another alternative open source browser?
They'll still contribute heaps of money to Mozilla for at least 3 more years, so why shouldn't the open source community be happy about this announcement?
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Wave protocol was designed from the ground up to be decentralized ("multiple-source" if you will, "federated" in wave jargon). Just like email. Initially only two wave servers were available (GoogleWave for the public, and GoogleWaveSandbox for developers). Currently, those two are down, but others have appeared (e.g. waveinabox.net and many private wave servers, like mine).
Now they want a browser? Why? What reason would they need for a new browser? So instead of putting full support behind a 'generic' Firefox, they want to enter the market so they can gather even more information from the user.
Why would you not want another alternative open source browser?
They'll still contribute heaps of money to Mozilla for at least 3 more years, so why shouldn't the open source community be happy about this announcement?