Monday, January 9th, 2012, 2:22 pm
Firefox Versus KDE Browsers (Rekonq Recommendation)
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OZILLA is arguably responsible for restoring competition on the Web browsers front and also for ensuring that Web designers target more than just one browser. For that, companies like Apple and Google have a sort of ‘debt’ to Mozilla and it’s reassuring to hear that Google funds Mozilla to a great degree, still. But Mozilla has been having issues with its browser — issues that are perhaps more perceptual than real (technical). But moreover, the peril that Mozilla is having would have to be new competitors, some of whom rely on the KHTML engine (which sort of became WebKit). KHTML and WebKit also make their way into KDE in the form of new browsers like Rekonq, which are excellent (better than Konqueror for some tasks). These integrate well with a Qt-based environment, they are lightweight, and they interact better with the K Desktop Environment (or KDE SC). For KDE users who look for a Firefox alternative, rekonq is worth a look.
