PC Week: Open-source browser efforts pick up steam | Linux Today

PC Week: Open-source browser efforts pick up steam

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 15, 1999

Thanks to Jeremy Allison
for this link.

“There’s little doubt: An effective Java browser could be the
crown jewel for Sun Microsystems Inc.’s ability to showcase its
programming language to resellers and software developers.

“Sun recently announced a deal with ally America Online Inc. to
include Java 1.2 functionality in the pending Communicator 5.0
browser. Meanwhile, designs for a Java-based Mozilla browser have
sprung back to life in two open-source settings.

“Indeed, the open-source Jazilla effort, launched weeks after
Netscape Communications Corp. uncorked its client source code in
March 1998, has picked up steam of late, say contributors. The
group’s unwavering goal is to develop a complete Java browser based
on the open-source Mozilla code.”

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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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