Fwd: microsoft-Chinook-l discussion

[David Gene Lewis]

Here it is. I intiated the discussion so I give permission to repost.
I guess the actual discussion was about Netscape...
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"This Hawaiian language browser demonstrates the viability of the
Universal
Localization Program and the value of our open source code concept,"
said
Rick Elliott, ULP program manager, Netscape. "We believe this marks
the
On March 31st of 1998, Netscape Communications Corporation publicly
released the source code for Netscape Communicator, and shortly
thereafter
contacted the Hale Kuamo'o to determine if there was interest in
providing
organizations. In addition, Hale Kuamo'o designed and maintains
Kualono,
the most complete and diverse source of information on Hawaiian
language on
the Internet. It uses a unique dual-language format, allowing users to
view

Item #191 (19 Nov 1998 16:16) - Re: Chinook browser development (was
Fwd: Hawaiian language web browser released (fwd)

Now that Netscape source code is "open", anyone can develop add-ons to
it,
including other language versions. To get this done, it would have to
mean
>"This Hawaiian language browser demonstrates the viability of the
Universal
>Localization Program and the value of our open source code concept,"
said
>Rick Elliott, ULP program manager, Netscape. "We believe this marks
the
>On March 31st of 1998, Netscape Communications Corporation publicly
>released the source code for Netscape Communicator, and shortly
thereafter
>contacted the Hale Kuamo'o to determine if there was interest in
providing
>organizations. In addition, Hale Kuamo'o designed and maintains
Kualono,
>the most complete and diverse source of information on Hawaiian
language on
>the Internet. It uses a unique dual-language format, allowing users
to view

Item #203 (24 Nov 1998 13:58) - Re: Chinook browser development (was
Fwd: Hawaiian language web browser released (fwd)

>Now that Netscape source code is "open", anyone can develop add-ons
to =
it,
Universal
>>Localization Program and the value of our open source code concept,"
=
said
>>On March 31st of 1998, Netscape Communications Corporation publicly
>>released the source code for Netscape Communicator, and shortly =
thereafter
Kualono,


>>the most complete and diverse source of information on Hawaiian =
language on

Item #208 (26 Nov 1998 13:11) - Re: Chinook browser development (was
Fwd: Hawaiian language web browser released (fwd)
Actually,it _would_ be hacking if Netscape's code weren't public, as
it is
now. "Open source" means just that; the code is freely available for
alteration. Guess we could just go and create the Chinook version,
once we
addition that allows you to "Remove Bookmark"; either the one
instance, or
any repetitions; I hate having to open Edit Bookmarks and search for
defunct ones; better to easily delete them when you run across

Item #232 (3 Dec 1998 18:18) - Re: Chinook browser development
>
>>Now that Netscape source code is "open", anyone can develop add-ons
to it,
>>including other language versions. To get this done, it would have
to mean