On 05 Feb 2001, Colin Watson wrote: > Joris Lambrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Free Browser Coming for Linux and Mac Posted by amrdog @ 2:02 Post Comment > >(0) > >The Netscape-Microsoft Browser Wars are no longer at their peak, but that > >doesn't mean that the browser market is at a stand-still. There are many > >other browser alternatives out there for users of all platforms. The most > >popular of these alternatives is Opera, a small, quick web browser published > >in Norway. On Thursday, according to ZDNet, Opera will become free for Linux > >and Mac platforms. You can get more information here, and also check out > >Opera's homepage for details about the browser. > > (Where was the link?) > > IIRC, Opera is now free-as-in-beer, but it's still not free in the DFSG > sense, which is a great shame; it would be great if it could go into > Debian. > > Perhaps it could be distributed by Debian in non-free, though. I might > have a look at its licence. > > I've been using Konqueror at work for a week or so now after Netscape > somehow started crashing my machine hard. I must say that it's a very > nice browser, and much faster than Mozilla. You don't need to be running > KDE either, which is good for me as I'm a GNOME/sawfish type. >
Do you need gnome, or will it work with any window manager, e.g. icewm (in my case)? Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian (Windows-free zone) Over 100 book reviews: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/bookreviews/ Skeptical essays: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/freethinker/ "The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably absurd. It is the chief occupation of mankind." - H.L. Mencken
