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> Does it support third party browsers yet? Firefox OS is a browser. Asking if it supports other browsers is like asking if the Linux kernel supports BSD, Wind
by azakai 14y ago
> Does it support third party browsers yet?
Firefox OS is a browser. Asking if it supports other browsers is like asking if the Linux kernel supports BSD, Windows and Darwin.
In other words, if you replace Gecko in Firefox OS, you are left with nothing of Firefox OS. Just the underlying Linux kernel basically. So technically this just makes no sense.
The situation is different on iOS, Android, etc. - web browsers are just another app there. Many browsers run on Android, and the only reason they do not run on iOS is policy, not technical matters.
- criley 14y agoSo, all Microsoft has to do is define their operating system in terms of a browser and they can successfully and easily lock out all other browsers?
- azakai 14y agoNot "define" as in changing some words. If they actually made an OS that was almost entirely IE, then sure, it would be pointless to ask for other browsers to run on it - because running another browser would mean replacing the OS with something else, just like with Firefox OS. The only OSes like that are Chrome OS and Firefox OS (edit: and WebOS). Windows, Android, iOS, etc. are not browser based, so it make sense to ask for other browsers to run on them.