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2009-09-13
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Probably wrong.
MicroB ("the Maemo Browser", available for a few years already) is "desktop Firefox", only with some interesting addons (like the zooming gestures).
Last edited by javispedro; 2009-09-13 at 23:01.
MicroB ("the Maemo Browser", available for a few years already) is "desktop Firefox", only with some interesting addons (like the zooming gestures).
Last edited by javispedro; 2009-09-13 at 23:01.
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2009-09-13
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Originally Posted by texaslabrat
You would think so but Fennec isnt Firefox and why say 'by the end of the year'.
sounds like they're talking about Fennec
Maybe he meant Mozilla will make Fennec look like Firefox in future builds and Jussi was playing off that premise.
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Last edited by dansus; 2009-09-13 at 23:42.
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2009-09-14
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Why would they do that? There's no way around the fact that N900 is mobile touch screen device and the UI needs to be modified to reflect that. Fennec is that modified version of Firefox.
Wasn't there already some news of Fennec having at least beta version ready soon, so a final version before end of year doesn't sound such a stretch.
Wasn't there already some news of Fennec having at least beta version ready soon, so a final version before end of year doesn't sound such a stretch.
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2009-09-14
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Yes, they must be talking about Fennec. In a way Fennec is Firefox ported to mobile devices, and "Firefox" is the label with the brand recognition (probably much more so than "Mozilla" these days).
The device is obviously powerful enough for desktop-like web rendering. You still want a UI that is optimised for finger usage though.
The device is obviously powerful enough for desktop-like web rendering. You still want a UI that is optimised for finger usage though.
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2009-09-14
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Originally Posted by DeeGee
Apparently fennec will have add-ons, which as far as I know very rare for mobile browsers. Hence, they may be dubbing it a desktop in the sense of its utility.
Why would they do that? There's no way around the fact that N900 is mobile touch screen device and the UI needs to be modified to reflect that. Fennec is that modified version of Firefox.
Wasn't there already some news of Fennec having at least beta version ready soon, so a final version before end of year doesn't sound such a stretch.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fen...ion/fennec-amo
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2009-09-14
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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Roadmap
https://wiki.mozilla.org/fennec
The goal is to ship beta releases of Fennec on the Maemo platform and Windows Mobile 6 in late 2008, and release in 2009.
"Fennec" is the code name of the effort to build a mobile version of Firefox.
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2009-09-14
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Hmm, Fennec is not "desktop Firefox". So, I don't know why people seem to pointing to Fennec. How hard is it to run desktop Firefox on the n900? Just need to compile it for the ARM and mod it for the screen size (zooming/panning,etc), no? And wouldn't that be a real game changer? First mobile device with a full browser.
The revelation came out during a Q&A session with project manager, Jussi Makinen.