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Re: netscape 4.08for solaris
> is anybody using the 4.08 netscape ? i was told it had a new java engine
> if someone has used it are there any problems/bugs involved?
1. I use. Under Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, and Irix.
2. The "Java engine" was not changed between 4.07 and 4.08, but
early (4.05 or 4.06, I don't remember). The main change was
the addition of support for 1.1.something (till this change,
Only 1.0.something was supported). A more minor change was the
loading of the Java core classes and other stuff (it was done
during the start-up of the browser, and now it is done only
when the first applet is loaded; You can see that your browser
is freezing for a few seconds).
3. Regarding to bugs: Of course. As any software which is called
"Netscape" or "Communicator" (well, also "Navigator"), it has
hundreds bugs, some of them memory leaks, some of them may
cause pointers to overflow, some of them cause the browser to
freeze forever, some of them crash the browser, some of them
cause the hyper links to not be active anymore, and even some
security vulnerabilities and privacy bugs. The formula is
simple: Each jump from one major version to another (e.g. from
Netscape 3 to Netscape 4), doubles the bugs by a factor of 2
(100% more), while each jump from one minor release to another
(e.g. from Netscape 4.07 to Netscape 4.08) cuts 5%-10% of the
bugs. It is not scientific, though.
4. Why do use use a title of "netscape 4.08 for solaris"? The
source is the same for all the UNIXes...
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Eli Marmor