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Rekonq: A Quick Glance At Kubuntu Next Default Browser

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“The talk of the town is that the next version of Kubuntu
(10.10, codenamed Maverick Meerkat) will have a new default
browser, replacing Konqueror, the longtime KDE favorite. The
replacement browser may very well be Rekonq, a browser that could
be viewed as a next-generation approach to Konqueror.

“At first glance, Rekonq’s interface design looks very similar
to Google Chrome, and like Chrome, Rekonq has the Webkit layout
engine at its core. Webkit, originally developed by Apple, is
actually derived from KHTML, the layout engine for Konqueror. To
make matters more confusing, KDE developers began working on Webkit
with talks of replacing KHTML in Konqueror. That did not occur, but
Rekonq has managed to bring Webkit to KDE via an entirely new
browser experience.”


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