Minimo

Minimo (short for "Mini Mozilla " ) was a project to provide a version of the Mozilla browser for small devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. The project also had the goal to make it easier for developers to embed parts of Mozilla into systems with limited resources (for example, devices with little RAM). Shortly after the termination of the project started in 2008 the development of a mobile Firefox browser with the code name Fennec. The name comes from the species of Fenneks, a small desert fox.

A version of Minimo for Windows CE was also in development. The first version for the Pocket PC was made available in February 2005 and carries the current version number 0016. For devices with Windows Mobile 5.0 and newer since March 27, 2007 there is the version 0.2. In both versions, however, the browser is not recommended for end users. However, it can already provide first aid in the not supported by Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile features such as JavaScript and pop - up windows.

The leading Minimo developers were Doug Turner and Chris Hofmann, who supervised the project since inception. The Mozilla Foundation Turner had hired in December 2004 to work full time at Minimo. Hofmann also worked for the Mozilla Foundation, but has other commitments. From mid-2004 to Minimo was financially supported by Nokia.

On 27 November 2007 the developer Doug Turner announced that the project will not be developed any further.

Features

To minimize the resources required, Minimo includes fewer features, for example, lacks the support FTP. In addition, the browser uses a small screen rendering technology to reshape websites for displays in pocket format. The user interface is also designed so that very little space is needed on the display.

Currently, the Minimo development on devices with ARM processors (eg, iPAQ or Intel XScale types) has concentrated with about 64 MB of RAM.