SurfCat Browser

[SurfCat]

So, I was looking at how Chrome and Opera has decided to collaborate to create a new rendering engine called Blink and move away from WebKit, so I thought "why not make an independent browser? Like, not made by a large non-profit or corporation, but independently owned and created?". That's what SurfCat is.

SurfCat is a WebKit-based minimalist browser aimed at older PCs and public-use computers or anything prone to viruses such as public-use PCs. It is aimed to use around 150-200MB of RAM for a 3 to 5 tab window, and has optional Flash and Java support, for security reasons. Also to optimize the browser, no plugins will be supported.

What do you think?

 

[Sam1]

So, I was looking at how Chrome and Opera has decided to collaborate to create a new rendering engine called Blink and move away from WebKit, so I thought "why not make an independent browser? Like, not made by a large non-profit or corporation, but independently owned and created?". That's what SurfCat is.

SurfCat is a WebKit-based minimalist browser aimed at older PCs and public-use computers or anything prone to viruses such as public-use PCs. It is aimed to use around 150-200MB of RAM for a 3 to 5 tab window, and has optional Flash and Java support, for security reasons. Also to optimize the browser, no plugins will be supported.

What do you think?

Could we see a demo? Sounds interesting!

 

[SurfCat]

Could we see a demo? Sounds interesting!

There's no demo as of yet. Development has been delayed (it was supposed to start today) due to Apple's site getting hacked, therefore we cannot get the QuickTime API, which the WebKit nightlies need.

 

[Sam1]

There's no demo as of yet. Development has been delayed (it was supposed to start today) due to Apple's site getting hacked, therefore we cannot get the QuickTime API, which the WebKit nightlies need.

Ah ok. How long do you anticipate development to take?