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From my understanding, though, the Netscape project was started from scratch as a result of trying to avoid any complications with the Mosaic browser.
by varrock 6y ago
From my understanding, though, the Netscape project was started from scratch as a result of trying to avoid any complications with the Mosaic browser.
- pinewurst 6y agoFor better or worse, the university IP lawyers considered it related enough to sue. (No endorsement implied!)
- wmf 6y agoIf people quit NCSA on Friday and start coding Navigator on Monday, you could call it "from scratch" or you could call it inevitable disclosure. (I don't know the exact timeline.) NCSA had nothing to lose so I don't really blame them for trying every tactic they could to make money from Mosaic once the Web became the next big thing.