Mozilla FireFox 2.12 버전업에 맞춰서
바이러스 및 악성코드 보안기능을 강화한 2008년 2월말 버전입니다
당연히 Mozilla FireFox의 Add-On 센터에서 필요한 부가기능을 설치할 수 있대요
(플래시 차단/스윗치, JAVA스크립트 차단/선별실행, 다운로더 프로그램 연결, 웹메일 알리미.. 등)
지난 해 AOL-Netscape 본사에서 밝힌 안내에 따르면
2008년 3월 1일을 끝으로 Netscape 브라우저에의 공식지원은 중단될 거라네요
Mozilla 특유의 안전성과 웹표준유지에 더해서
Netscape는 WIN32 및 NT5 환경은 물론 OSX 환경에서도(Linux Desktop은 요새 실험을 안해봐서 모르지만)
W3C 표준규격의 액티브 CGI폼을 완벽하게 지원하는 장점이 있대요
언뜻 보면 복잡한 이야기처럼 들릴 수도 있겠대요?
간단하게는 BCPARK 게시판의 게시물 작성용 에디터와 첨부화일 다운로드 기능에 완벽하게 대응된다는 뜻이래요.
그냥 Mozilla로는 첨부화일이 메타화일로 쓰인 ~.html 형식으로 인식되고 저장되는데,
旧Mozilla 4.0 라이브러리도 가지고 있는 Netscape로는 문제없이 깔끔하게 받아진다는 뜻이래요.
BCPARK 첨부화일 기능의 베이스가 된 인터넷탐색기는 Mozilla 4.0엔진을 그대로 쓰면서 나중에 액티브X 기능만 합쳐놓은 거라서요
시기상으로, 마지막 수츠 또는 그 직전 수츠가 될 것 같대요
지원종료에 관한 안내는 아래와 같습니다
//blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/
December 28th 2007
End of Support for Netscape web browsers
Posted by Tom Drapeau
› tags: AOL, Mozilla, Netscape, Netscape Navigator, NetscapeNavigator, Web Browsers, WebBrowsers
AOL has a long history on the internet, being one of the first companies to really get people online. Throughout its lifetime, it has been involved with a number of high profile acquisitions, perhaps the largest of which was the 1999 acquisition of the Netscape Communications Corporation. Netscape was known to many as the thought leader in web browsing, and had developed a number of complementary pieces of software that allowed for a rich suite of internet tools.
At the time of the acquisition, the Netscape team had begun working on converting their flagship product - the Netscape Communicator web suite - into open source software, under a new name: Mozilla. AOL played a significant role in the launch of the Netscape 6 browser, the first Mozilla-based, Netscape-branded browser that was released in 2000 and continued to solely fund the development and marketing efforts of Netscape-branded browsers. In 2003, an independent foundation was created to support the continued development of the open source web suite. AOL was a major source of support for the Mozilla Foundation and the company continued to develop versions of the Netscape browser based on the work of the foundation.
While internal groups within AOL have invested a great deal of time and energy in attempting to revive Netscape Navigator, these efforts have not been successful in gaining market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Recently, support for the Netscape browser has been limited to a handful of engineers tasked with creating a skinned version of Firefox with a few extensions.
AOL's focus on transitioning to an ad-supported web business leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point many of its fans expect it to be. Given AOL's current business focus and the success the Mozilla Foundation has had in developing critically-acclaimed products, we feel it's the right time to end development of Netscape branded browsers, hand the reins fully to Mozilla and encourage Netscape users to adopt Firefox.
Q: What will this mean?
A: We'll continue to release security patches for the current version of the browser, Netscape Navigator until February 1, 2008. After February 1, there will be no more active product support for Navigator 9, or any previous Netscape Navigator browser. This includes Netscape v1-v4.x, Netscape v6, Netscape v7 Suite, Netscape Browser v8, and Netscape Navigator/Messenger 9.
Q: I use Netscape now. Now that Netscape is stopping support, what do I do?
A: The Netscape Team fully stands behind the fine work being done by the Mozilla Foundation. We recommend that you download Mozilla Firefox and give it a try. We know you'll enjoy it!
Q: Will I still be able to use Netscape?
A: You will still be able to download old versions of Netscape from the Netscape Archive (link coming). However, these products are no longer supported. Our recommendation for the nostalgic out there is to download Mozilla Firefox, and add on the Netscape theme and Netscape extensions which are available here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/56836
This way you'll have a current web browser that is very secure, and has the look and feel you have grown accustomed to with Netscape.
Q: Will anyone be around to answer my questions?
A: The following sites will continue to exist and offer information about Netscape after February 1, 2008: The UFAQ (//www.ufaq.org/), the Netscape Archive, the Netscape Community Forum (//community.netscape.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=ws-nscpbrowser&redirCnt=1).
Please bear in mind that no active product support will be available.
Q: Does this mean that Netscape is dead?
A: While we will no longer support the Netscape web browser as of February 1, 2008, Netscape.com (//www.netscape.com) will still continue to serve as a general use Internet portal.
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