🚀 go-pugleaf

Mike Lewis (mike@larry.utah.com) wrote:
> Per Jacobsen (perjac@inet.uni-c.dk) wrote:
> : Flexy (starecjc@hydra.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE) wrote:
> : 
> : > Why shouldnt a webbrowser like ibrowse or aweb not implement such
> : > protocols (gopher://, ftp://, news:// etc.) also ?
> : 
> : True, it would be much nicer to have it all in one that 500 different 
> : programs. At least for the basics, another of one Netscapes success 
> : probably. The sensible is build in, and you can plugin the more extreme.

> [Preference for the opposite]

So it boils down to we each would like it our way. But whereas you only 
think about yourself i'm thinking about the Amiga and future uses. Its 
far better for them, and our faltering platform, if they can just plug 
and play rather than plug and pray.

> In addition to the savings in memory

Have it as a library loaded when neded. Many Web pages are still on FTP 
sites, so it's a must there.

> (and consequently execution speed), 

eh?

> with separate clients, each client can focus on what it's good at, and a 
> user can pick and choose which he wants to run. Maybe I don't like the 
> built-in newsreader that came with web browser X. What are my options then?

As they always have been, pick something else.