From kde-core-devel  Sun Feb 21 20:42:50 2010
From: Sebastian =?iso-8859-1?q?K=FCgler?= <sebas () kde ! org>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:42:50 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Rekonq default
Message-Id: <201002212142.51567.sebas () kde ! org>
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On Sunday 21 February 2010 17:47:26 Maksim Orlovich wrote:
> > Independently from that I still think that the KDE SC has to do better =
at
> > the webbrowser side. Not a single one of the major distributions ships
> > Konqueror as default browser anymore. I think that says all.
>=20
> Yes it does --- it states that a small number of proprietary websites were
> able to successfully reduce the web to an oligopoly again, and that the
> so-called Free Software Community would gladly enable them.

It's only semi-related, but I'd be interested in the plans and likelihood f=
or CSS3=20
and HTML5 support in KHTML, because that will be critical in the future and=
 might=20
make the problem we currently have in KDE worse.=20

The problem being that many users are having problems with Konqueror becaus=
e it=20
doesn't support some sites that are critical to them. This problem is not s=
olved by=20
just switching to webkit, we also need to fix our SSL, see the bug cloud ar=
ound=20
162485. On top of that, we're having problems keeping up with the speed the=
 "APIs" of=20
the web are evolving, not unique to KDE, but likely a reason why many other=
s opt for=20
pooling resources in shared technology such as webkit.=20

A webbrowser that works for sites users care about is really just the basel=
ine, it=20
doesn't give KDE an edge in any way regarding web experience, something we =
would like=20
to change with Project Silk. (I know, we're behind on communication on that=
 as well,=20
I hope that improves the coming weeks now that 4.4 is out.)
=2D-=20
sebas

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