Filed under: Linux, Open Source, Browsers
WebKit claims another browser as Epiphany bails on Mozilla
by Lee Mathews Sep 26th 2009 at 6:00PM
Webkit has made some serious gains this year in terms of browser market share. Already providing the powerplant for Safari, Google Chrome, and Maxthon 3 (as well as numerous others), the open source project continues to win converts -- due in no small part to its speediness.
No, gaining Epiphany doesn't mean Webkit-based browsers are going to overtake Firefox for second place overall in browser share any time soon. But when you consider the large number of Gnome-based Linux distributions out there, this is still an interesting development for the Webkit project.
[via Linux Magazine]
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hars said 7:48PM on 9-26-2009
This is something the gnome peeps have been planning for a long time. Webkit makes for a better embeddable browser engine than gecko does.
Gecko seems to be going in the opposite direction, chasing the one-platform-to-rule-them-all dream. However this doesn't mean gecko is rubbish, they're just tailored to fit different needs.
Also when you consider the fact that the three most popular linux distros ship with Firefox by default, not Epiphany, not Midori and not Chromium.
Because say what you will, Firefox > any other browser.
Having said that Webkit/Gtk+ > GtkMozEmbed
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motang said 8:22PM on 9-26-2009
I still like Firefox, it has so much extension, all other browsers seem lacking for me. But I also like Webkit as much as Gecko. Competition is good!
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SilverWave said 8:25PM on 9-26-2009
Competition and choice are of the good.
Trying to support both back ends was a waste of resources - its not as if any main distro was not going to be packaging ff.
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