Odyssey Web Browser Public Source Code Repository

[radzik]

Deadwood is great developer. And now AROS has the most updated and current Odyssey in the world of Amiga.
In my opinion all NG systems must have a new OWB, modern OS without good browser is nothing. Can we do it beyond divisions between camps? We need it!

[radzik]

Maybe a solution is to create a Odyssey Team? I'm not developer, but I see it like core team could prepare release of Odyssey in every new year. Something like with IBrowse - new year = new version. Than community can support team with bounty every year or buy for example new version for 50€ every year. It could make sense, because summary of NG users is not so small, could be enough € to sponsor our developers.

[radzik]

Stupid question, but how we can find someone? Inside our community or better outside?
Or maybe we can find other alternative for WebKit.

[radzik]

Who should we contact? I now, again stupid question...

[radzik]

In this situation or we must do it in our community or maybe jump to other base?
I wrote a small test of Qupzilla, browser for QT: http://www.amigapodcast.com/2015/11/qupzilla-for-amigaos.html. Maybe this is a solution?
Or jump into Firefox, but our sources I think are completely outdated.
At the end of all we must have solution of this problems for NG systems.

[radzik]

That's why I'm thinking to make one team beyond division to make one browser for all. Than community can support team through bounty or donations every year. Of course we must ask developers to join team for example deadwood, Fab, kas1e? Or you if you want?

If not Odyssey what other browser could be ported to NG systems?

[radzik]

Google's WebKit fork Blink and its V8 JavaScript engine works on Power ISA and is actively maintained by IBM.

If this is better solution that Odyssey why not? If we start on the base that is supporting PowerPC it will be easier for us to have updated browser for NG system. I think there should be some options, Linux PowerPC community have some modern browsers on their systems? And when it is possible to develop one browser for all NG systems it will better. We need cooperation in this case.

[radzik]

I have asked WebKit developers on the Twitter @webkit and they abandoned and will not support PPC any more.

So it looks like or we fix it in our community or in this situation I think is better to jump into new engine? Because it could possibly that after one fix WebKit , then in some time we must make other one etc.