Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 19th Nov 2009 23:32 UTC
"Camino - the Gecko-based browser with native Cocoa interface and more seamless Mac OS X integration - has finally landed an official 2.0 release. The browser uses a much newer version of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine (the same one used in Firefox) along with updated tabs and improved security features. However, Camino still lags Firefox in support for Web fonts and advanced HTML5 features like the video tag and offline storage."
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RE: Comment by Luminair
by Chicken Blood on Fri 20th Nov 2009 05:18 UTC
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RE[2]: Comment by Luminair
by bousozoku on Fri 20th Nov 2009 07:35 UTC
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What does that even mean?
I think it means someone has been drinking. :-D
Camino was a good browser but it slipped and Firefox had more to offer, even though it wasn't native enough for many.
Since it's less behind now, I hope they'll be able to integrate changes more quickly. It had a responsiveness that made you think "all applications should be made like this".
Don't see the point with Camino after Firefox 3,x
by Torbjorn Vik Lunde on Fri 20th Nov 2009 07:44 UTC
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Before 3.x Firefox didn't look and act native at all, but now that's changed. (If your not happy with the default OS X skin you can get teh GrApple skins which I think look even better than Safari.)
What does Camino have to offer today that Firefox doesn't?
(Not that there's anything wrong with alternatives!)
Edited 2009-11-20 07:45 UTC
RE: Don't see the point with Camino after Firefox 3,x
by Verunks on Fri 20th Nov 2009 09:14 UTC
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RE: Don't see the point with Camino after Firefox 3,x
by Evan on Fri 20th Nov 2009 09:32 UTC
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Camino is a lot faster than Firefox. It also uses the system spellchecker, keychain (user password storage), and can interface with system services.
With built in ad and flash blocking, Camino is fairly feature complete. I can't think of any addons I use in FF beyond that.
Pretty much, Camino is what FF should be on Mac OS X.
RE: Don't see the point with Camino after Firefox 3,x
by Gryzor on Fri 20th Nov 2009 10:05 UTC
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What does Camino have to offer today that Firefox doesn’t?
Let’s put it this way: Camino is a 100% Mac like application with all the Cocoa bells and whistles that has a “NSView" that is the Gecko Engine used by Firefox. For everything else, there’s Mastercard.
Everything it does, it does it in a Mac way because it’s not multi platform.
I think it’s faster and uses less resources, but having upgraded to 2.0, I don’t see much change, except you can now move tabs, yet you can’t drag them “out” of a window to create another like Safari.
Some things work better under Camino. It’s free, it’s relatively fast and it’s an alternative when Firefox crashes and there’s a problem with Safari.
:)
RE[2]: Don't see the point with Camino after Firefox 3,x
by dukes on Fri 20th Nov 2009 15:56 UTC
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RE[3]: Don't see the point with Camino after Firefox 3,x
by polaris20 on Fri 20th Nov 2009 16:57 UTC
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There's a Core 2 Duo specific build of Camino 2.0 out as well. Seems pretty quick and lightweight to me.
I assume you mean an Intel specific build, correct? Because Apple has used Intel Core Solo, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, Xeon (Core-based), and Core i5, i7, and Nehelem-based Xeons.
RE[4]: Don't see the point with Camino after Firefox 3,x
by dukes on Fri 20th Nov 2009 17:18 UTC
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No, I meant C2D optimized build.
I didn't compile it nor is it my website.
I'm just passing along info that I've found. I'm well aware of Intel's processor offerings.
http://pimpmycamino.com/parts/intelc2d-camino-by-krmathis
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To Little to late.
It's too little, too late, if you want to write it correctly.
If not for Chimera/Camino, there would probably be no Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox.
So, while Camino developers (2 of them?) are catching up with the Firefox developers (hundreds?), Mac OS X still has a good alternative browser, even though development has been sidetracked at time. It's likely that the millions of dollars of funding don't go toward Camino, so it's more a labour of love.
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