From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mons.uio.no (mons.uio.no [129.240.130.14]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA5C52019FB5 for ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:19:16 -0500 (CDT) Received: from nommo.uio.no ([129.240.222.179]) by mons.uio.no with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #7) id 16w7Vs-000477-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:19:16 +0200 Received: from terjekv by nommo.uio.no with local (Exim 2.12 #1) id 16w7Vr-0003fq-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:19:15 +0200 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Netscape Packages References: <23DFAA462CC6A64487613B0E242D9FF706EC19@mercury.phoenix-interactive.com> <3CB73837.1050602@netscape.com> <20020412124740.20ed14bb.jim@nuttz.org> X-URL: http://terje.kvernes.no/ Organization: do you Gentoo? From: Terje Kvernes Date: 12 Apr 2002 22:19:15 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20020412124740.20ed14bb.jim@nuttz.org> Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 43f82730-e607-4cc8-be7a-c28b2c3891a2 X-Archives-Hash: e7f4ffe47483b1b5af95575f655c7e1b Jim Nutt 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