$2000 to the first person who ports Mozilla to Amiga OS

[Ayashoka]

Note that after 1.6 they're planning to split Mozilla in seperate modules, webrowser(phoenix/firebird??), e-mail program, etc.

[Jope]

Having it for Amiga OS 3.9 & 4.0 would be best, what does everyone else think?

Having it for every Amiga-like OS would be best. Same source, many binaries.

[Rodney]

This is beyond excelent. Running Mozilla applications is going to get better and better. Soon, when you run Moz apps, the environment will be universal (each app will share universal resources) instead of the app having its own each time its executed.

With a standalone browser, email client, chat client?, composer, and many many other tools, this is a great initiative.

I wonder i someone could develop a desktop based on mozilla... I know there is HomeBase, but im not sure how well its integrated with it. Could be interesting seeing a workbench replacement based on mozilla....

Maybe Hyperion could think about that when Workbench needs to be rewrittin (probably from scratch).

[KennyR]

Having it for every Amiga-like OS would be best. Same source, many binaries.

It never works like that.

[Pyromania]

The pot is now @ $2211.

[JamesR]

Uh, no. After 1.4.

[JamesR]

The problem is that Mozilla's only worth porting to OS 4, and we can't seem to GET OS 4. Also, I think porting Mozilla Firebird would make the most sense.

[Blomberg]

Also, I think porting Mozilla Firebird would make the most sense.

I second that!

Not that I have any clue, though - I'm just a big fan of Phoenix/Firebird  :-D

[Rodney]

For all who have not visited the mozilla thread on ann.lu, please do. A question has raised whether to port Mozilla, or maybe redirect the funds to IBrowse development. Maybe start the discussion here aswel, as off topic as it may be.

iBrowse? Yer, good project, but in no way should it take those funds from a project that could set future development of AmigaOS. I mean, when you port Mozilla, your getting not just an app, but an Environment in which to run Mozilla applications.

Soon, Mozilla will only be an environment, and you'll have with your mozilla package, a standalone browser, mailclient and maybe a few other things.

Porting Mozilla will make it so much easier to port applications written for mozilla.

That is as i see it, more important than anything else!!!!

(firebird will soon become the default browser of the mozilla package)

[redrumloa]

@bbrv

It was stated this will also target MOS ,any chance Gensi can throw into the pot? You seem to have deep pockets;-)

@Hyperion

This would benefit OS4 probably more than anything else. How about pitching in financially? Or at least donating consultation?

@Amiga Inc

How about donating some of the proceeds from the auction of unused kit?

cough cough ;-)

Good inititive, no matter which way it goes.

[Argo]

I'd prefer that the companies and their owners/CEO/Administrators keep there money for their own ventures. I'd like to see this be a user only initiative.

[JoannaK]

Argo:   A bit late for this being CEO free.. didn't you see who was the fist and  main donator(2000USD)..  An user initiative indeed  :-D

[Rodney]

Im guessing it'll be easier for Amiga Inc to let go of some furniture or PC's instead of the money considering they prolly have huge monetry probs.

The PC's are prolly worth more as PC's than money anyway!!! (in terms of what someone could do on them)

[Argo]

You know what I mean , Don't be coy.

[JoannaK]

Well.. Personally I don't much care who gives the money.. What I'd like to see is nice clean variant of Firebird ... And yes, it was obvious to whom you were pointing to  :-P

[Hooligan_DCS]

iBrowse? Yer, good project, but in no way should it take those funds from a project that could set future development of AmigaOS. I mean, when you port Mozilla, your getting not just an app, but an Environment in which to run Mozilla applications.

Soon, Mozilla will only be an environment, and you'll have with your mozilla package, a standalone browser, mailclient and maybe a few other things.

Porting Mozilla will make it so much easier to port applications written for mozilla.

That is as i see it, more important than anything else!!!!

(firebird will soon become the default browser of the mozilla package)

Before a complete and working Mozilla is ported, I have spent two years in retirement home  :-)

With IBrowse, the timeline is much much faster. Also many people actually don't like Mozilla.. me included. But what the heck, it's the same for me. If there will be a Mozilla port for MOS, I gladly donate money. If there will be a major update for IBrowse, I gladly donate money.