1995-09-22 - Netscape for Linux?

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From: Jeff Simmons <jsimmons@goblin.punk.net>
To: jsw@neon.netscape.com (Jeff Weinstein)
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Message ID: <199509221728.KAA07352@goblin.punk.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-09-22 17:32:29 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 10:32:29 PDT

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From: Jeff Simmons <jsimmons@goblin.punk.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 10:32:29 PDT
To: jsw@neon.netscape.com (Jeff Weinstein)
Subject: Netscape for Linux?
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> 
> In article <199509212125.RAA00188@hoopsnake.cjs.net>, cjs@netcom.com (Christopher J. Shaulis) writes:
> > And the sad part is that now that they have announced that they are
> > dropping their unofficial Linux support, I really want to hurt
> > Netscape badly.
> 
>   This is news to me.  We have engineers spending valuable time keeping
> our linux port running.  If you tell me where you saw this, I will look
> into it.
> 
> 	--Jeff
> 
I, and many other Linux users that I know, have repeatedly contacted
Netscape offering to pay for a Linux version of Navigator - we have usually
been either 'brushed off' or completely ignored.  And now there is no
mention of a Linux port of v2.0 - not surprising that this 'rumor' is
running around.  I think a statement by you or someone else at Netscape
supporting a Linux version would go a long way in reassuring the Linux
community, even if it's something that is going to take a while.

And you might want to drop by the usenet comp.os.linux.* hierarchy - 
they're already working on ways to use your html extensions to design
web pages  that can't be read by Navigator ... 

-- 
Jeff Simmons                           jsimmons@goblin.punk.net




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