SeaMonkey
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| Developer(s) | SeaMonkey Council |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.53.10.2 (December 28, 2021[1]) [±] |
| Preview release | 2.53.18 Beta 1 (November 25, 2023[2]) [±] |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Internet suite |
| License | Mozilla tri-license |
| Website | http://mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ |
SeaMonkey is a free, open source, and cross-platform Internet suite that is the continuation of the former Mozilla Application Suite. SeaMonkey is community-driven, in contrast to the Mozilla Application Suite, which until its last released version (1.7.13) was governed by the Mozilla Foundation. The new project-leading group is the SeaMonkey Council.
History
On 10 March 2005, the Mozilla Foundation announced that they would not release any further official versions of the suite beyond 1.7.x, since they are now focused on the standalone applications Firefox and Thunderbird. However, the foundation emphasized that they would still provide infrastructure for community members who wished to continue development. In effect, this means that the suite will still continue to be developed, but now by the SeaMonkey Council instead of the Mozilla Foundation. SeaMonkey 1.0 was released on January 30, 2006.
Release history
Parts of this table are based on the release notes of SeaMonkey and the roadmap.
| Old Version | Current Version | Future Version |
| Branch | Version | Release date | Significant changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 1.0 Alpha | September 15 2005 | |
| 1.0 Beta | December 19 2005 | ||
| 1.8.0 | 1.0 | January 30 2006 | Official Version 1.0 release. |
| 1.0.1 | April 13 2006 | Security updates and native support for Intel-based Macintosh computers, via Universal Binary. | |
| 1.0.2 | June 1 2006 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.0.3 | July 27 2006 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.0.4 | August 2 2006 | Small fix for a regression with the Microsoft Media Server protocol in 1.0.3. | |
| 1.0.5 | September 14 2006 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.0.6 | November 8 2006 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.0.7 | December 20 2006 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.0.8 | February 27 2007 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.0.9 | May 30 2007 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.8.1 | 1.1 Alpha | August 30, 2006 | Major feature work |
| 1.1 Beta | November 8, 2006 | ||
| 1.1 | January 18, 2007 | Official Version 1.1 release. | |
| 1.1.1 | February 28 2007 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.1.2 | May 30 2007 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.1.3 | July 19 2007 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.1.4 | August 3 2007 | Stability improvement and security fixes. | |
| 1.9/Trunk | 2.0 Alpha | 2007 | Toolkit transition and major feature work |
Naming
To avoid confusing organizations that still want to use the original Mozilla Suite, the new product needed a new name. After initial speculation by members of the community, a July 2, 2005 announcement confirmed that SeaMonkey would officially become the name of the Internet suite superseding the Mozilla Suite.
"ButtMonkey" and later "Seamonkey" were formerly used by the Mozilla Foundation as the code name of the Mozilla Suite itself. The SeaMonkey Council has now trademarked the name with help from the Mozilla Foundation.[1] The project uses a separate numbering scheme, with the first release being called SeaMonkey 1.0. Despite having a different name and version number, SeaMonkey 1.0 is based on the same code as Mozilla 1.8.
The choice of "SeaMonkey" as the official name of the follow-up project has drawn criticism from some long-time users and testers of the Mozilla Suite, as many would have preferred the continued use of the name "Mozilla" or "Mozilla Suite". However, the Mozilla Foundation has stated that the name change was necessary in order to differentiate the new independent product from official products of the foundation.
Portability
The SeaMonkey project releases official builds for three operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
Unofficial ports exist for OS/2, Solaris and BeOS / Magnussoft ZETA.
People
The SeaMonkey Council, which is the team responsible for project and release management, currently consists of the following people:
- Christian Biesinger
- Robert Kaiser
- Ian Neal
- Neil Rashbrook
- Christopher Thomas
References
- Mozilla Foundation (March 10, 2005). Mozilla Application Suite - Transition Plan. Retrieved March 10, 2005.
- MozillaZine (June 6, 2005). Community Mozilla Application Suite Project Not Renamed Yet. Retrieved June 6, 2005.
- Adot's Notblog (June 6, 2005). It's not a renaming and it's not official. Retrieved June 20, 2005.
- SeaMonkey Council (July 2, 2005). SeaMonkey Project Continues Internet Suite. Retrieved July 3, 2005.
See also
- List of web browsers
- List of news clients
- List of HTML editors
- List of IRC clients
- Comparison of web browsers
- Comparison of e-mail clients
- Comparison of HTML editors
- Comparison of IRC clients
- List of Firefox extensions
- Browser timeline
External links
- ^ "SeaMonkey 2.53.10.2 released". 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "SeaMonkey 2.53.18 Beta 1". SeaMonkey Project. Retrieved 2023-11-25.