NetSurf
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| NetSurf | |
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 NetSurf running on RISC OS |
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| Developed by | The NetSurf Developers |
| Latest release | 1.2 / March 22, 2008 |
| OS | RISC OS, Linux and Unix-like systems |
| Genre | Web browser |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Website | NetSurf |
NetSurf is an open source GPL-licensed web browser for RISC OS, an operating system created by Acorn Computers. A less mature GTK port also exists that runs on Unix-like systems. It supports the majority of HTML 4 and CSS 2.1 specifications.
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[edit] History
In April 2002, the NetSurf project was started in response to a discussion of the deficiencies of the RISC OS platform's existing web browsers[1]. After five years of development, the first stable version of the browser was released on 19th May 2007 to coincide with the Wakefield RISC OS show. Version 1.0 was made available for download from the project's web site and the software was sold on CD at the show. Work on a GTK port began in June 2004[2], and runs on Unix-like platforms. NetSurf 1.1 was released simultaneously for RISC OS and as a package in the Debian GNU/Linux repository on 15th August 2007[3].
[edit] Google Summer of Code 2008
NetSurf was accepted onto the 2008 Google Summer of Code, and has four active projects:
- PDF Plotter and printing improvements for exporting and printing from RISC OS and GTK
- Abstract the Core Functionality to Stand-alone Libraries to enable their use in other projects
- Improved GTK Frontend
- Work on and integrate hubbub - an HTML5 library
[edit] Features
NetSurf is written primarily in ANSI C, and implements most of HTML 4 and CSS 2.1 specifications using a bespoke layout engine. In addition to the ability to render GIF, JPEG, PNG and BMP images, the browser also supports formats native to RISC OS, including Sprite, Draw and ArtWorks files. As of 2007, NetSurf has no support for JavaScript.
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