Re: [gentoo-dev] Netscape Packages

[Bill Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au>]

Keep the NS 4 series as lowest common denominator.  There are banks here
in Oz that test for NS 4 series in their code.  Unfortuately, net
banking is perhaps an "essential" service for many people, so keep NS4
for a year or so yet.

Is it possible for someone to enter "emerge netscape" and a prompt come
back "do you want 4, 6 or both?"

BillK

On Sat, 2002-04-13 at 04:19, Terje Kvernes wrote:
> Jim Nutt <jim@nuttz.org> writes:
> 
> > On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:40:39 -0700
> > antitux@netscape.com (John Dee) wrote:
> > 
> > > mozilla is a whole different beast. I *COULD* do that for you guys
> > > too, if you wanted.  the thing I want to essentially do is shitcan
> > > 4.x and get 6.x in there in it's place.
> > 
> > Alas, as Avi has pointed out in another message, that is currently
> > practical as some banks and other sites are brain dead still and
> > won't work with netscape 6 (or mozilla for that matter). So, 4.x
> > still has to stick around for that reason.
> 
>   really?  whow.  that's impressive.  change banks.  (yes, I know
>   people who have done this because said bank wasn't usable under
>   *nix)
> 
>   anyhow, I think Dees point here is simple "emerge netscape" would
>   get netscape6, and you'd have to do "emerge <=netscape5" or so to
>   get netscape-pre-6.  and honestly, I think this is a good idea.
> 
> -- 
> Terje
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