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Contents 1 Libre, Lightweight and 'lternative Linux Browsers 1.1 Dillo 1.2 Zen 1.3 Others

Libre, Lightweight and 'lternative Linux Browsers

I spoke about Zen and Dillo. They are the browsers which meet all the criteria on my wishlist:

• Compact
• Fast
• Written in C and only C
• Require a minimum of support libraries
• Licensed under the GPL
• Can handle graphics

Note that both cheetah and gzilla also meet these requirements, but cheetah is not yet in a runnable state, and I was unable to get hold of the source for gzilla.

Unfortunately both Zen and Dillo are lacking functionality, but I hope to make one of them my browser of choice in the not too distant future.

Dillo

Dillo is one of the fastest browsers around - its IO subsystem is designed to handle multiple requests efficiently. Its rendering subsystem is still incomplete but is also interesting as it borrows a number of concepts from Gtk. Dillo is written by Jorge Arellano Cid and a number of contributers.

Zen

Zen is another promising browser written by Tomas Berndtsson. Its rendering subsystem is more complete than that of Dillo, though it also seems a bit slower. A neat feature of Zen is that it is designed to handle multiple display systems. At the moment it supports both X and the frame buffer.

Others

Here is a list of free browsers and their main dependencies. Please let me know if there are omissions or inaccuracies:

Name \ Requirements	Gtk	Gnome	Mozilla/Gecko	Qt	KDE	Emacs
Armadillo ne gzilla	X
Cheetah	X
Dillo	X
Zen	X
Mnemonic	X
Barque	X	X
Encompass	X	X
Express	X	X
Skipstone	X		X
Galeon	X	X	X
Emacs/W3						X
Raider				X
Konqueror				X	X

- All just my own opinion. Some of my best friends use mozilla. Handwash only. Marc Welz