Second Beta Release of Timberwolf

[spirantho]

It's already been asked there... and answered.

[spirantho]

Timberwolf allows AmigaOS 4 to use plug-ins and also HTML5 support for sites like YouTube.
Plus competition is a good thing even in a small market - it helps make OWB and Timberwolf the better browsers.

[spirantho]

And for myself, I will donate when I eventually have any money again (I donated to OWB, I see it as only fair).

@Rogue
Many of us appreciate the work you've put in on TW and AmigaOS generally, so thank you! I'm amazed you even come to this site any more given how many anti-OS4 people there are here, I don't think I would.

@Iggy

OWB only has HTML5 on MOS. Timberwolf does allow Firefox plugins, I believe, yes.

[spirantho]

@Iggy

One of the major weaknesses in AmigaOS 4 is that we didn't have an HTML5 capable browser (Yes, we know MOS has one, but we didn't). While Fab's Odyssey is an excellent program, and much kudos to him for doing such a good job, he only works on MOS. The AmigaOS version has fallen too far behind and it doesn't seem to be being updated.

By porting TW, as has been mentioned earlier, the Friedens are able to fix a hole in the OS4 software library (an HTML5 browser) while also finding missing elements in the AOS API, which they can correct to make porting easier.

So I think they did a really good thing with TW - they're working on getting HTML5 to OS4, and it's building the OS4 API at the same time.

[spirantho]

Without wanting to get involved in any arguments, it should be worth pointing out that:

TMHG said that OS4 was all done in his spare time. It's not. It's a proper commercial product, and Hyperion deserve credit for that.

It was also claimed that Hyperion were acting illegally, yet this is patently untrue, and is actually libel. Rogue could actually sue for that, and would probably win.

This thread is about OS4's Timberwolf. It was quickly derailed into a "my OS is better than your OS" with people going out of their way to talk about how great Fab's browser is. Yes, it is an excellent piece of work, and MOS is a very good OS, but this thread is about Timberwolf on a completely different OS, and talk about MOS browsers doesn't belong here.

I think Rogue was absolutely right in getting annoyed, I would do too.

Now can we all please get along? We're all in (roughly) the same boat together, can't we work with each other rather than against?

I mean... come on*.

* This worked in South Park. I want to see if it works on Amiga forums too.