Version 2.0?

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I have just realised that the current version of Galeon, 1.3.21, came out f=
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months ago. In that time, I have switched from the old 1.2.x series to=20
1.3.21, and I could not be happier.

I have given 1.3.21 a very thorough workout. My daily sessions usually invo=
lve=20
over 100 pages open in tabs spread across several windows. Galeon handles m=
y=20
abuse incredibly well. It only rarely crashes, and in fact I have found it =
to=20
be far more stable than Firefox. Most of the things that crash Galeon also=
=20
crash Firefox, so I can't blame Galeon for them. My only gripe would be=20
Galeon's memory consumption, but I feel that is more likely to be a factor =
of=20
how many pages I have open (and that's probably Firefox-related as well).

The point of this e-mail is twofold. Firstly, I would like to say a big Tha=
nk=20
You to the Galeon developers. Secondly, I would like to propose that the=20
Galeon dev team begin thinking of making a 2.0 release. I strongly feel tha=
t=20
1.3.21 is ready, and you are only hurting yourselves by maintaining a=20
'development' version number. I'm sure that an announcement of a new stable=
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branch will encourage developers and users alike to try Galeon. Not everyon=
e=20
is 100% satisfied with Firefox.

The only reason for waiting would be the imminent version 1.5 release of=20
=46irefox. Using this logic, you could wait until your code is fully tested=
 and=20
working against the new Firefox 1.5 API.

I hope that you consider my proposal. Galeon deserves far more credit than =
it=20
currently has, and that is a real shame. It is not too late to turn things=
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around.


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Sridhar Dhanapalan  [Yama | http://www.pclinuxonline.com/]
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"The solution is patenting as much as we can. A future startup with no pate=
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of its own will be forced to pay whatever price the giants choose to impose=
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That price might be high. Established companies have an interest in excludi=
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future competitors." -- Bill Gates, 1991

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