Mozilla: The European Commission and Microsoft
Mitchell Baker from Mozilla has published an article on EC vs. MS case. For those who are not interested to read all what was said there, here is a quote which sums up her view:
Third, the damage caused by Microsoft’s activities is ongoing.
Some great comments though.
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Mozilla to Opera on EU Case
PCPro has published a mini interview with Firefox architect Mike Connor regarding the whole EU case against Microsoft.
What he mentioned was the fact the they don’t want Firefox to be bundled with Windows.
Some of the highlights from that story: Continue Reading
Mozilla to Join EU Suit Against Microsoft
The European Commission (EC) has granted Mozilla, the open-source collaboration behind the Firefox Web browser, the right to join its antitrust case against Microsoft, a spokesman said Monday.
The Commission, Europe’s top antitrust authority, charged Microsoft last month with distorting competition in the market for Web browsers by bundling in its Internet Explorer (IE) browser with the Windows operating system.
If the charges stick, then Microsoft could be forced to change the way it distributes IE, as well as pay a fine for monopoly abuse.
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Firebug 1.3.2 Released
One of the best debugging tools for web developers has received an update.
This version includes fixes for the Firebug’s activation, several fixes for the command line, as well as file locking and net panel fixes.
Download Firebug 1.3.2
Webkit CSS Animations are here
The latest WebKit releases now include a support for explicit CSS animations. In case your web browser already supports that, here are few demos for you to check out: Leaves, bounce and pulse.
In case you have iPhone 2.0, good news for you as well, it already supports CSS animations.
Wow! Lunascape Beats Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera**
Here is something for you: a new web browser. Now, before you stop reading about yet another new web browser, please note: this is not a regular one.
So what is Lunascape then?
It’s the world’s first triple engine web browser. Yes, it’s a hybrid. Here is a simple formula: Continue Reading
Firefox 3.0.6 Released
Continuing its “10 Fuc*ing Days” promise, Mozilla has released a new Firefox 3.0.x build which fixes a total of 6 vulnerabilities.
Vulnerabilities
Critial: 1
High: 2
Moderate: 1
Low: 2
If you are already using Firefox 3.0.x, just click Help > Check for Updates and you are ready to go.
Otherwise, download it here.
Opera’s Comeback to Browser Wars
After all those SunSpider tests where Opera was not very close from the worst: Internet Explorer 8 and beaten by Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome, they are developing a new weapon: Carakan.
So what is Carakan?
Carakan is a new ECMAScript/JavaScript engine for Opera web browser which is currently in development. The current JavaScript engine Futhark was the fastest from them all during its first release long time ago. But times changed… Continue Reading
Firefox 3.1 Delayed 3rd Time
Set to be released on Feb 2, Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 was delayed one more time.
As for now, Mozilla haven’t announced new release date yet.
According to Mozilla’s director of Firefox development, they don’t have an estimate date of new Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 release as there are still some tricky and complicated issues which should be fixed first.
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