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This looks like a excellent browser. It has a sleak interface and from all the news I hear it may support some very powerful web technologies and will finally b
by bobajeff 12y ago
This looks like a excellent browser. It has a sleak interface and from all the news I hear it may support some very powerful web technologies and will finally be rapid release.
Still, it's a shame that it's still very much close source and Windows only.
"...rather than just open-sourcing EdgeHTML and letting anyone contribute, they’re approving individual “major web entities” in a piecemeal fashion. Microsoft is twisting itself into pretzels to get some of the benefits of being open-source without actually going open-source." - Chris Hoffman | PCWorld
- lewisl9029 12y agoThat's unfortunate to hear. I was actually fairly optimistic that their new Browser might be made open-source given all the new ground they've recently covered in that area.
- craigvn 12y agoI am guessing that by open sourcing the browser they may need to open source parts of Windows which they are not in a position to do yet, so they have to take a cautious approach.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoYes, bear in mind that MSHTML (and presumbly EdgeHTML) are tightly integrated with core Windows.
- bobajeff 12y agoThere is no reason they would have to open source any other parts of windows just because EdgeHTML depends on them. Thats what libraries are for. I think they are simply against the idea of open sourcing it. At least that's what it looks like.