Computerworld: Netscape to uncage Gecko | Linux Today

Computerworld: Netscape to uncage Gecko

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 9, 1998

Netscape will seek this week to allay developer fears by
releasing its open-source Gecko Web browser engine.

Gecko offers high performance; modularity; and support for HTML
4.0, Extensible Markup Language, Cascading Style Sheets, and
Resource Description Framework.

Gecko fits on a floppy disk so it can be embedded on fax
machines, televisions, palm devices, and cellular phones.

Gecko will be initially released on Macintosh, Windows, and
Linux platforms.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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