Mozilla Minimo

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Mozilla Minimo

Wikipedia in minimo.png
Wikipedia in the Minimo web browser on a VGA Pocket PC
Basic data

developer Mozilla Foundation
Current  version 0.1 (Familiar Linux)
0.2 (Windows CE)
(February 18, 2004 (Familiar Linux)
March 27, 2007 (Windows CE))
operating system Familiar Linux and Windows CE
programming language C.
category Web browser
License MPL / GPL / LGPL multiple licensing
German speaking No
www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/

Minimo (short for "Mini Mozilla") was a project to create a version of the Mozilla - browser for small devices such as PDAs and mobile phones provide. The project also aimed to make it easier for developers to embed parts of Mozilla in systems with limited resources (e.g. devices with little RAM ). In 2008, shortly after the project was discontinued, development of a mobile Firefox browser codenamed Fennec began . The name comes from the species of fennec , a small desert fox.

A version of Minimo for Windows CE was also in development. The first version for the Pocket PC was made available in February 2005 and has the current version number 0.016. Version 0.2 has been available for devices with Windows Mobile 5.0 and later since March 27, 2007. In both versions, however, the browser is not yet recommended for end users. However, it can already offer first aid with functions not supported by Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile, such as JavaScript and pop-up windows.

The leading Minimo developers were Doug Turner and Chris Hofmann, who have overseen the project since its inception. The Mozilla Foundation hired Turner in December 2004 to work full-time on Minimo. Hofmann also worked for the Mozilla Foundation, but has other responsibilities. From the middle of 2004 onwards Minimo received financial support from Nokia .

On November 27, 2007, developer Doug Turner announced that the project would no longer be developed.

features

In order to minimize the required resources, Minimo contains fewer functions, for example it lacks FTP support. In addition, the browser uses a small screen rendering technology to transform websites for pocket-size displays. The user interface is also designed in such a way that only little space is required on the display.

Currently, the Minimo development has concentrated on devices with ARM processors (e.g. iPAQ or Intel XScale types) with around 64  MB RAM.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Mobile/FennecVision&oldid=86859
  2. ↑ http://dougt.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/minimo-and-mobile/ ( Memento of December 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Mozilla Minimo  - collection of images, videos and audio files