[Clipart] Open Source Software

[Chad Smith]

On 2/2/06, Alan Horkan <horkana at maths.tcd.ie> wrote:
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>
> On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Chad Smith wrote:
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> > There have been tools to view SVG in Firefox from at least 0.9, so
> making
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> Not in official stable builds.  Extentensions dont count either, otherwise
> we might have to consider the feeble efforts from Microsoft as acceptable.


SO because it leaves room for MS to be anything less than evil it must be
wrong?  I don't buy that.  SVG support from Firefox has been offered here:
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows-all.html#AdobeSVG and was listed on the
plug-ins screen that popped up as soon as you installed Firefox.  It's no
longer there, since Firefox 1.5 supports SVG natively.


> and not a memory hog.  And, AFAIK, Opera still isn't open source - it's
> free
>
> Open source or open standards?  I know I'd prefer Open Source but
> experience has shown me that badly documented open source is far inferior
> implementation is not Open source).


what does this mean?  I don't understand what you are saying.

It is all very subjective and there is room enough in the wiki for all
> projects which make the effort to support SVG.


Which would include Firefox.

I have no problem with the Wiki, but if we start listing every good
cross-platform open source program on the front page, we will quickly lose
focus.

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- Chad Smith
http://www.gimpshop.net/
Because everyone loves free software!
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