Разработка Netscape прекращается [Архив]

Alv

31.12.2007, 15:59

31.12.2007

Разработка Netscape прекращается

Компания AOL, которой принадлежит "дедушка" всех браузеров Netscape Navigator, официально сообщила о том, что прекратит разработку программы. Поддержка браузера завершится 1 февраля следующего года. После этой даты не будут выпускаться обновления и новые версии. Старые по-прежнему будут доступны для загрузки на официальном сайте.

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Причина такого решения в том, что возрожденный Netscape так и не смог привлечь к себе внимания, и число его пользователей мизерно мало – всего лишь около 0,6 %. Напомним, что в середине 90 годов, когда Netscape был на пике популярности, его доля на рынке составляла более 90%. Разработчики Netscape советуют поклонникам браузера перейти на Firefox. Интересно, что среди разработчиков популярного нынче браузера от Mozilla было много тех, кто ранее создавал Netscape.

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ANGEL OF FIRE

04.01.2008, 08:38

В пресс-релизе опубликованном 28 декабря AOL заявила о прекращении разработки браузера Netscape (Смотрите выше). Поддержка Netscape 9 будет осуществляться до 1 февраля 2008 года. Причиной этого шага стало то, что Netscape так и не смог занять заметную долю рынка браузеров потеснив Internet Explorer. AOL призывает пользователей Netscape переключиться на использование Mozilla Firefox

End of Support for Netscape web browsers
Posted by Tom Drapeau
› tags: AOL, Mozilla, Netscape, Netscape Navigator, NetscapeNavigator, Web Browsers, WebBrowsers
AOL has a long history on the internet, being one of the first companies to really get people online. Throughout its lifetime, it has been involved with a number of high profile acquisitions, perhaps the largest of which was the 1999 acquisition of the Netscape Communications Corporation. Netscape was known to many as the thought leader in web browsing, and had developed a number of complementary pieces of software that allowed for a rich suite of internet tools.

At the time of the acquisition, the Netscape team had begun working on converting their flagship product - the Netscape Communicator web suite - into open source software, under a new name: Mozilla. AOL played a significant role in the launch of the Netscape 6 browser, the first Mozilla-based, Netscape-branded browser that was released in 2000 and continued to solely fund the development and marketing efforts of Netscape-branded browsers. In 2003, an independent foundation was created to support the continued development of the open source web suite. AOL was a major source of support for the Mozilla Foundation and the company continued to develop versions of the Netscape browser based on the work of the foundation.

While internal groups within AOL have invested a great deal of time and energy in attempting to revive Netscape Navigator, these efforts have not been successful in gaining market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Recently, support for the Netscape browser has been limited to a handful of engineers tasked with creating a skinned version of Firefox with a few extensions.

AOL's focus on transitioning to an ad-supported web business leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point many of its fans expect it to be. Given AOL's current business focus and the success the Mozilla Foundation has had in developing critically-acclaimed products, we feel it's the right time to end development of Netscape branded browsers, hand the reins fully to Mozilla and encourage Netscape users to adopt Firefox.

Q: What will this mean?
A: We'll continue to release security patches for the current version of the browser, Netscape Navigator until February 1, 2008. After February 1, there will be no more active product support for Navigator 9, or any previous Netscape Navigator browser. This includes Netscape v1-v4.x, Netscape v6, Netscape v7 Suite, Netscape Browser v8, and Netscape Navigator/Messenger 9.

Q: I use Netscape now. Now that Netscape is stopping support, what do I do?
A: The Netscape Team fully stands behind the fine work being done by the Mozilla Foundation. We recommend that you download Mozilla Firefox and give it a try. We know you'll enjoy it!

Q: Will I still be able to use Netscape?
A: You will still be able to download old versions of Netscape from the Netscape Archive (link coming). However, these products are no longer supported. Our recommendation for the nostalgic out there is to download Mozilla Firefox, and add on the Netscape theme and Netscape extensions which are available here:

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This way you'll have a current web browser that is very secure, and has the look and feel you have grown accustomed to with Netscape.

Q: Will anyone be around to answer my questions?
A: The following sites will continue to exist and offer information about Netscape after February 1, 2008: The UFAQ ([Только зарегистрированные пользователи могут видеть ссылки]), the Netscape Archive, the Netscape Community Forum ([Только зарегистрированные пользователи могут видеть ссылки]).

Please bear in mind that no active product support will be available.

Q: Does this mean that Netscape is dead?
A: While we will no longer support the Netscape web browser as of February 1, 2008, Netscape.com ([Только зарегистрированные пользователи могут видеть ссылки]) will still continue to serve as a general use Internet portal.