HTMF = broken?

system · January 11, 2006, 2:17am

Netscape is re-branded Firefox? I thought Firefox was based on the netscape engine.

system · January 11, 2006, 2:28am

I thought that they were both based on the Mozilla Project? Which, naturally, was initially created by Netscape?

system · January 11, 2006, 3:01am

I believe that is correct though netscape is just rebranding the work done by the firefox developers. I guess its fair since firefox wouldnt exist if it wasnt for netscape and well now netscape wouldnt exist if it wasnt for firefox.

system · January 11, 2006, 4:03am

Right, but anyone can use the Mozilla base and make a browser, right? Like, Netscape is a web portal, right? It’s supposed to supply the entire world wide web to you, right? Is it still owned by AOL?

system · January 11, 2006, 4:04am

What I mean to say, I guess, is that I’m pretty sure there are other Mozilla browsers than Netscape and Firebird, right?

system · January 11, 2006, 4:06am

Gecko! There’s what I’m looking for.

There are lots of browsers based on the Gecko engine, which was the product of the Mozilla Project.

For example, I used to use K-Meleon.

system · January 11, 2006, 4:40am

Since we are all learning something today I would like to share something I learned today

Debian linux is named after the creator of debian and his wife deborah the creators name was ian. Therefore it is pronounced d eH b Ean not dhey biann so all stop pronouncing it dheybian that because its annoying.

thanks.

system · January 11, 2006, 4:49am

I have always said “Deh beeyan”… do some people actually say “Day beeyan”?

system · January 11, 2006, 5:03am

Yes! some annoying british guy on the phone about an hour ago

system · January 11, 2006, 5:38am

Almost as bad as those who say “LYEnux” instead of “LEANux” or “LINux”

system · January 11, 2006, 6:28am

By LINux do you mean LINEux? I forget the actual pronounciation of it because I havnt used redhat 6.1 to configure sound in a long time

Anyone else think linus has a funny accent?

PS thanks for the Redhat mirror all those years ago mig it got me the job I have today

Let me just say you kids today are spoiled with your broadband… imagine a 300 meg installation over dialup… then getting halfway through to find it failed. UGH

system · January 11, 2006, 6:51am

I have no idea how to pronounce it properly, but I’ve always read it as “dee bee in.” Is that close to being right?

system · January 11, 2006, 7:00am

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I have no idea how to pronounce it properly, but I’ve always read it as “dee bee in.” Is that close to being right?[/quote]

Think short name for deborah as in deb and ian as in the name ian

system · January 11, 2006, 7:48am

English is the tongue of the BORG. Just because some Scandahoovian geek can’t pronouce his name right. Charlie Brown and his pal Leanus?
You could have a 25 year career as the greatest kicker and point getter the BC Lions ever had, and even your own relatives start pronouncing your name wrong.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.