RSSNokia Opens Web Browser Source Code
By Nate Mook | Published May 24, 2006, 1:45 PM
Nokia on Wednesday released the source code for its S60 WebKit, the engine that powers the company's Web browser for its Series 60 phones. The technology, which is based on Apple's Safari WebKit, includes enhancements designed for mobile browsing and is able to render full Web pages on a small screen with support for DHTML and AJAX.
The S60 WebKit is available under the open source BSD License, which the company says will open the door for setting a standard and reducing fragmentation when it comes to mobile browser applications. Nokia's E Series and N Series phones will be the first to feature the browser. Developers can access the source code through the WebKit Open Source Project.
The code is GPL which remains open
nokia did not open it .
Also the browser is based on KHTML
which was created by the KDE team
tht is its original source
nokia used a repackaged version
that apple had used from KDE
From the webkit site:
WebKit is the system framework used on Mac OS X by Safari, Dashboard, Mail, and many other OS X applications. It is based on the KHTML engine from KDE.
(Notice "based on KHTML")
Also
WebKit is open source software with portions licensed under the LGPL and BSD licenses. Complete license and copyright information can be found within the code
(Notice "LGPL and BSD")
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