Posts: 1370 from 2003/2/15
From: Central Europe
Quote:
Kronos wrote:
Well "loaded question" or not, my 3rd one was the real issue here, would a 2017 WebKit turn into another deadend by 202x? Or will it be possible to trail behind bleeding edge for a longer time (aka a 2020 WebKit by 2022).
I don't expect a definite answer, just wether there are some major roadblocks ahead.
As you know, the major roadblock has been the fact that browser engine developers have abandoned big endian processor architectures. This is unlikely to change.
While there have not been any updates for a year, it is still possible that internetzel will adapt a newer 2019 version of Webkit, which would simplify upgrading Odyssey to the latest and greatest Webkit as well.
Also, if MorphOS eventually supports little endian processors, then this would remove said major roadblock for future OS releases once and for all but this does not help people who are attached to their PowerPC machines but would still like to use a newer web browser.
