Re: [Lynx-dev] text browsing

[Walter Ian Kaye]

At 08:15p -0500 07/28/2006, Stef Caunter didst inscribe upon an 
electronic papyrus:

> Debatable.

You think it's debatable whether being unable to use to Yahoo or 
SourceForge or do any e-commerce is crippling? Wow.

> Getting a binary up this quickly is quite convenient.

Yeah, but if it doesn't do what one needs, it's pointless.

> To add any ssl functionality to lynx requires a compile and always 
> has in my experience.

I guess you're referring to the licensing discussion?

> Even without ssl you still get that 'real view' of the web, 
> scriptable, customizable and fast.

But without any access to hundreds of important web sites. Not 
exactly a selling point. Unless you think that SSL is evil and any 
web site which uses it sucks, but I've never heard of anyone who 
believes that.



> On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, Walter Ian Kaye wrote:
>
> > A non-SSL Lynx is a crippled Lynx. Can't even log in to Yahoo, let 
> > alone do any online shopping. Nice PoC, though.