Firefox to Drop Pre-Windows 2000 Support

cyclomedia writes "While more and more platforms are getting (or aiming for) Firefox ports, the trunk itself seems to be going the other way. In an effort to clean up the API calls used and reduce the codesize a patch was posted at Bugzilla removing support from pre-W2k versions of Windows. There's a fiery discussion going on over at the Mozillazine forums about this after a counter bug was filed. The official position appears to be that Firefox 3.0 will maintain this un-compatibility, but developers are, obviously, free to work on a separate Win 98 compatible 'port.'"

Re:Then the 98 people will all move to Linux!

[christopherfinke]

I guess it's a little mean to the 98 people

I'm not sure if this means "people who use Windows 98" or "the 98 people who uses Windows 98," but I think I'm going to go with the latter.

Re:i don't understand

[Jaruzel]

Because then, no-one would upgrade. Upgrading = More Money for MS/Intel/Dell

Hell I'd love to try out Windows 3.1 with the abstraction layer that emulates Aero Glass! Watch my i386 become l33t before your very eyes!

-Jar.

Re:Why not?

[JonLatane]

Expecting a version of Firefox to be released in 2007 to work on Win98 is like expecting lunchmeats produced in 2007 to work on bread made in 1998.

LOL?

[billybob]

Win98SE is probably the most stable and least problematic version of Windows ever.

Man, that's the funniest thing I've read this week! Win98, the most stable version of Windows ever! HAHAHAHAH... Man, I'll be laughing all fucking day at that one!

Re:Why not?

[zimus]

Up until now, the most secure thing for win 98 users (for whatever reason they are still using it) has been to sit behind a router and use firefox.

Actually, up until now the most secure thing for win98 users has been to leave the computer turned off, and unplugged from the wall.

Re:Why not?

[Aqua_boy17]

Cool - So that means I'm fine with my Microsoft BOB box as well?

Re:Why not?

[kentyman]

I don't think there will ever be a large number of machines running an extremely obsolete version of a free operating system.

What about Debian Stable? :)

Re:shrug

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes... Tell me more about your wife's box.