Comments on: Does this mean that Netscape is really dead this time? http://foolswisdom.com/does-this-mean-that-netscape-is-really-dead-this-time/ A fool and his blog are soon parted. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:04:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2-9617 hourly 1 By: Ankur Mittal http://foolswisdom.com/does-this-mean-that-netscape-is-really-dead-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-114369 Ankur Mittal Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:50:37 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=651#comment-114369 Metscape was really good I hope that they might revive it once again with better features Metscape was really good I hope that they might revive it once again with better features

]]> By: David Carter http://foolswisdom.com/does-this-mean-that-netscape-is-really-dead-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-114114 David Carter Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:11:36 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=651#comment-114114 I remember the days when I used to use netscape. I was wondering what had happened to it, now i know. I was gonna look it up, but never got around to it. I like firefox now. I remember the days when I used to use netscape. I was wondering what had happened to it, now i know. I was gonna look it up, but never got around to it. I like firefox now.

]]> By: Ling of uptake.com http://foolswisdom.com/does-this-mean-that-netscape-is-really-dead-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-113538 Ling of uptake.com Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:13:43 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=651#comment-113538 I didn't know that AOL donated $2 million to Mozilla. And it's kinda sad that the only reason I, and I guess most others, remember the Netscape browser is because of the way Microsoft took them down. I didn’t know that AOL donated $2 million to Mozilla. And it’s kinda sad that the only reason I, and I guess most others, remember the Netscape browser is because of the way Microsoft took them down.

]]> By: Joshua McKenty http://foolswisdom.com/does-this-mean-that-netscape-is-really-dead-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-112857 Joshua McKenty Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:17:07 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=651#comment-112857 I'm reasonably sure that it's okay for me to disclose that we're STILL working with Tom to get (finally) the NS8 and 8.1 code released under a BSD-ish license. Chris is going through the tree right now to pick apart our various kludgey grafts of MPL, NPL, Windows-Evil-License, GPL, Tri-License, etc. Hopefully it'll be something nicer than a tarball sitting on an FTP share somewhere, but it WILL be released. It's kind of ironic, since <a href="http://www.lightspeedvp.com/TeamMember.aspx?m=27" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Liew</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattspragins" rel="nofollow">Matt Spragins</a> and <a href="http://www.affinitylabs.com/team/executive" rel="nofollow">Will Harbin</a> had agreed that we could open the source originally, they just wanted a 6-month window. But of course that whole department got axed before we got that in writing. Then Clayton and Campbell had started again with <a href="http://www.calacanis.com" rel="nofollow">Jason</a>, who had no problems with the idea - but AGAIN we didn't manage to get through the legal paperwork before he, too, went the way of the dodo. Ironically, Nick Hinskins bought the assets of Mercurial out of the bankruptcy - and he's also negotiating to buy my VoIP company. One of those assets - the good 'ol dublin.mercurial.ca cvs/svn server, still intact. George Meyer is still working for Nick, managing those servers, and he assures me the repositories are as good as ever. Regardless - in the spirit of <a href="http://netscape10.com" rel="nofollow">http://netscape10.com</a> (lawsuits make good marketing) - if all else fails, I've still got my NS8.1 dev checkout. Who's got an FTP server? I’m reasonably sure that it’s okay for me to disclose that we’re STILL working with Tom to get (finally) the NS8 and 8.1 code released under a BSD-ish license. Chris is going through the tree right now to pick apart our various kludgey grafts of MPL, NPL, Windows-Evil-License, GPL, Tri-License, etc. Hopefully it’ll be something nicer than a tarball sitting on an FTP share somewhere, but it WILL be released.

It’s kind of ironic, since Jeremy Liew, Matt Spragins and Will Harbin had agreed that we could open the source originally, they just wanted a 6-month window. But of course that whole department got axed before we got that in writing.

Then Clayton and Campbell had started again with Jason, who had no problems with the idea - but AGAIN we didn’t manage to get through the legal paperwork before he, too, went the way of the dodo.

Ironically, Nick Hinskins bought the assets of Mercurial out of the bankruptcy - and he’s also negotiating to buy my VoIP company. One of those assets - the good ‘ol dublin.mercurial.ca cvs/svn server, still intact. George Meyer is still working for Nick, managing those servers, and he assures me the repositories are as good as ever.

Regardless - in the spirit of http://netscape10.com (lawsuits make good marketing) - if all else fails, I’ve still got my NS8.1 dev checkout. Who’s got an FTP server?

]]> By: Gary Ooi http://foolswisdom.com/does-this-mean-that-netscape-is-really-dead-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-112688 Gary Ooi Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:17:34 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=651#comment-112688 I still remember using Netscape when I first started surfing the net way back in 1999. It's sad to heard that they are cutting it out! I still remember using Netscape when I first started surfing the net way back in 1999. It’s sad to heard that they are cutting it out!

]]> By: Roland Tanglao http://foolswisdom.com/does-this-mean-that-netscape-is-really-dead-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-112275 Roland Tanglao Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:39:10 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=651#comment-112275 ah nostalgia, isn't it great :-) ! your first browser is just like your first car in many ways, n'est-ce pas? ah nostalgia, isn’t it great :-) ! your first browser is just like your first car in many ways, n’est-ce pas?

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