And you are certainly correct. While I may know about various areas of computer science, I only have taken a few basic courses. However, I am taking engineering courses in college, and know what saddening consequences shortcuts can lead to. (I'm not exactly saying that Cairo is a shortcut, but that it just sounds like it.)
Also, I'm definitely not against open source. It has led to a lot of transparency in showing how the software we use works. But it is not the only way to get such a result if there are other ways to let us know what is going on, or how we can help out on a project.:-)
That it has been decided to terminate support for all operating that cannot handle the Cairo graphics engine. I cannot help to believe that there are Firefox users out there who would like to get the latest features whenever a new version comes out. Also, it kind of makes me believe that adding the engine is a sort of quick fix to the sluggish performance some people claimed to have seen. Why couldn't the code just be optimized instead to make Firefox run faster?
In the next version of Opera (Version 9), the keyboard layout will be almost the exact same as all of the other browsers. For instance, I am using Opera 9 Technical Preview 2 (http://labs.opera.com/news/2006/02/07/2/) and I can press CTRL-T and get a new tab and CTRL-N for a new window. It really angers some die-hard Opera fans, but I really agree why the developers at Opera changed the layout.
I agree completely with what you said. Here is something I just posted on another forum:
I agree open source is very important; going open source is another way to promote innovation. However, it is not very feasible for some companies to allow their products to become open source. Opera needs to stay proprietary, for now at least, to keep its hold on the cell phone/portable device market (It's current main source of income). Also, Opera might not be able to support itself if it went open source (It is a publicly traded company after all).
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And you are certainly correct. While I may know about various areas of computer science, I only have taken a few basic courses. However, I am taking engineering courses in college, and know what saddening consequences shortcuts can lead to. (I'm not exactly saying that Cairo is a shortcut, but that it just sounds like it.) Also, I'm definitely not against open source. It has led to a lot of transparency in showing how the software we use works. But it is not the only way to get such a result if there are other ways to let us know what is going on, or how we can help out on a project. :-)
That it has been decided to terminate support for all operating that cannot handle the Cairo graphics engine. I cannot help to believe that there are Firefox users out there who would like to get the latest features whenever a new version comes out. Also, it kind of makes me believe that adding the engine is a sort of quick fix to the sluggish performance some people claimed to have seen. Why couldn't the code just be optimized instead to make Firefox run faster?
In the next version of Opera (Version 9), the keyboard layout will be almost the exact same as all of the other browsers. For instance, I am using Opera 9 Technical Preview 2 (http://labs.opera.com/news/2006/02/07/2/) and I can press CTRL-T and get a new tab and CTRL-N for a new window. It really angers some die-hard Opera fans, but I really agree why the developers at Opera changed the layout.
If you read the comments on that post, Opera 9 will fix that problem.
Yes but there are also hidden options (in the ua.ini file) to completely remove Opera from the user string.
I'm not sure what you mean by getting Opera's tabs to work like Firefox's, but I'm very sure someone in the Opera forums could help you. :)
I don't know if the leak was for publicity but the leak sure helped Opera get more users.
Yeah, but there's still a possibility...
I have seen a PCWorld article http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,123615,p g,4,00.asp claiming Opera 9 will support widgets, however I am unclear on what the magazine means by this. Will they be on the desktop or will they be somewhat like Firefox's extensions?
Also, to all of those claiming Opera does not have Adblocking features, try going to this page:
http://nontroppo.org/wiki/BlockAdvertisements
I suggest using OperaAdFilter (http://www.operaadfilter.com/) for the most integration with the browser and for its ease of use.