It's been suggested that it'll just be the front-end user browser that is missing, and the rendering engine will still be available for embedding. Still, unless there's some concrete proof of that, if I were valve I'd be investigating alternatives...
> -----Original Message----- > From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux- > boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Saint K. > Sent: 15 June 2009 11:14 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] New browser engine support for steam? > > An interesting note here, Microsoft announced last week they will most > likely ship Win7 without IE in the European Union. So steam+win7 will > become an issue here anyway if they keep themselves attached to IE. > > Saint K. > > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Saint > K. > Sent: donderdag 4 juni 2009 10:31 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: [hlds_linux] New browser engine support for steam? > > I have a request. Most likely a bit radical for your design, but very > much wanted. > > The problem is as following. Steam uses IE as engine to display stuff > in > the store, the motd etc etc. > As you know, IE is used less and less, and people now a days chose not > to install or update IE at all because their using an alternative > browser. (Our webstats show that IE is by far no longer the most used > browser). > > Now to come to our problem, because we don't install or update IE > anymore, we get faced with all sorts of render problems caused by the > old IE engine (IE6). Widespread webmasters are fully dropping IE6 > supports because their tired of having to implement countless hacks to > make it browser compatible. > > Could steam please consider implementing or supporting alternative > browser engines? > > Cheers, > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.52/2152 - Release Date: > 06/03/09 18:00:00 > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
