Timberwolf (web browser)
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Timberwolf web browser
is the name of an ongoing project created to port the Firefox 3.5 browser to the Amiga
platform. The first Alpha 1 version was made available for download on June 9, 2010.
It is called Timberwolf because it's not an official version of Firefox and not part of the main Firefox development repository
, and because the name "Mozilla Firefox" is a registered trademark; along with the official Firefox logo.
It was started in early 2009 as parallel to AmiZilla
project that has the same intent. Amizilla had a more complex history, as it was started in 2003 from US firm DiscreetFX with the target of porting any running version of Mozilla engine based Firefox compatible browser to Amiga platforms. As long as Amizilla project was too ambitious the project was closed on November 19, 2009 without producing significative results. Timberwolf project was full managed by Frieden twin brothers (AmigaOS 4 core developers), who worked at it as a spare time project. The first screenshots of Timberwolf were made available in November 2009, while the first release has been made public in June 2010.
user-interface toolkit. The developers had to port a wrapper to XUL into Amiga, which was called XULRunner, in order to being capable of then porting the whole Firefox to this platform.
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
is the name of an ongoing project created to port the Firefox 3.5 browser to the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
platform. The first Alpha 1 version was made available for download on June 9, 2010.
It is called Timberwolf because it's not an official version of Firefox and not part of the main Firefox development repository
Software repository
A software repository is a storage location from which software packages may be retrieved and installed on a computer.- Discussion :Many software publishers and other organizations maintain servers on the Internet for this purpose, either free of charge or for a subscription fee...
, and because the name "Mozilla Firefox" is a registered trademark; along with the official Firefox logo.
History
TimberWolf is a bounty funded project to port Mozilla Firefox on Amiga.It was started in early 2009 as parallel to AmiZilla
AmiZilla
AmiZilla was an ongoing project which tried to port the Mozilla Firefox browser - and other Mozilla projects - to AmigaOS, MorphOS and AROS, and to fund efforts for achieving that goal.-History:...
project that has the same intent. Amizilla had a more complex history, as it was started in 2003 from US firm DiscreetFX with the target of porting any running version of Mozilla engine based Firefox compatible browser to Amiga platforms. As long as Amizilla project was too ambitious the project was closed on November 19, 2009 without producing significative results. Timberwolf project was full managed by Frieden twin brothers (AmigaOS 4 core developers), who worked at it as a spare time project. The first screenshots of Timberwolf were made available in November 2009, while the first release has been made public in June 2010.
Features
Amiga version of Timberwolf/Shiretoko/Firefox is based on XULXUL
In computer programming, XUL , the XML User Interface Language, is an XML user interface markup language developed by the Mozilla project. XUL operates in Mozilla cross-platform applications such as Firefox...
user-interface toolkit. The developers had to port a wrapper to XUL into Amiga, which was called XULRunner, in order to being capable of then porting the whole Firefox to this platform.