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Monday, September 1, 2008
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Why did this port?
Because we were going to make Maemo (the stack of software for Nokia devices) will use Qt in the future and we were doing a browser based on Mozilla for the N810, so now we are making this new browser version based on Qt. Before, there was a Qt port of Mozilla available. It took only 5 days to make the port. We support Mozilla and sent a team to Finland for a week.
What is the current state of the port?
The Qt port is almost all ready for your browser. For full support for Firefox, we need to implement XUL widgets, themes, and do some implementation for Flash playback support (NPAPI): works but does not draw anything.
Will support in the future?
Yes, we will support. Butler with Trolltech to ensure that you continue to give support.
What is Mozilla's interest in this?
Mozilla is interested in mobile devices. Nokia makes mobile devices, and use Qt. If you look at the mobility requirements of Firefox Qt is support.
Why Nokia is developing two browsers? This and QtWebKit
Nokia will use the best browser for the job. Currently, we can do a browser with all the features and integrated with WebKit in mobile. But with Mozilla, we need do nothing, we can use existing models and API's available. In addition, support is already NPAPI engine Gecko web rendering. They are also concerned that WebKit is to some extent controlled by Apple, who compete with Nokia with their iPhone.
The following questions are speculative, what is expected of Akademy, if the distributions include the port, etc. For the moment, there is a branch of the Mozilla Mercurial repository:
http://hg.mozilla.org/users/romaxa_gmail.com/index.cgi/mozilla-qt/
will have to wait and see how it progresses in Firefox Qt. One thing is certain, the project is underway, and will be achieved. It's a matter of time until KDE users can use Firefox and its derivatives with a graphical user interface integrated into our desktop.
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