Apple’s Webkit Versus Mozilla
Webkit is the application framework which Safari is built on, developed by Apple. It went “open source” in June 2005, but on June 11, 2007 (Safari 3’s release date) a Windows port was added. Leander Kahney from Wired said recently that it appears that Apple is turning Webkit into ” a big open-source development project to rival Mozilla”. Kahney also stated, “Unlike Mozilla, which has only a nonprofit foundation to back its efforts, two big companies are pushing WebKit: Apple and Nokia, which is using the technology for some of its smartphones.”
September 26th, 2007 10:29
Not quite correct about the apple thing, webkit started of as KDE project. Apple and Nokia are pushing the webkit as an open source project. Apple’s OSX is built on BSD (opensource) and Nokia uses gnome (linux desktop, again opensource) on it’s internet tablets.
April 3rd, 2008 12:45
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December 18th, 2008 03:22
Mozilla is a non-profit effort largely funded by Google.