K-Ninja - web browser [offline]

[Simon.T]

Ninja is a compact, fast and adaptable freeware web browser for Windows 95/98/2000/XP & Server 2003.

http://www.geocities.com/grenleef/

http://groups.google.com/group/kninja/w ... ad-k-ninja

K-Ninja v2.1.4.2+Portable (sFx) ~ 5.06MB 4th June 2007

[donald]

I just had a conversation about K-Ninja by PM recently.

I would like to note that all the links in this threads previous single post are now broken.

The only viable link I have found, (without resorting to the Wayback Machine) is http://k-ninja-samurai.en.softonic.com/ [moderator note: softonic has started including adware/spyware in their downloads]

I believe that is an installer version.

Does anyone know of a current developer, or host for this browser?

I remember the last time I updated this it required joining the website before you could download. (portable version)

Has this project died?

Has it changed names?

[the_watcher]

Has this project died?
Has it changed names?

actually, both is a 'yes'.
according to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ninja#K-Ninja.2C_KMLite) :
"The last couple of K-Ninja releases were done privately as a service to existing K-Ninja users reluctant to switch to another browser. The last release was K-Ninja v2.2.1 (codenamed Cydonia based on Gecko v1.8.1.12). An experimental version using the older Gecko v1.8.0.14pre rendering engine was also developed during this time; it was named "Orbital".

On March 12, 2008, K-Ninja development was wrapped up by Al."

and it continues :
"KMLite was an attempt at rebranding to lessen confusion for those people who didn't realise that K-Ninja was based on K-Meleon. KMLite was an abbreviation on the name K-Meleon Lite. The Lite part of the name obviously referring to the lite interface and features that KMLite shared with K-Ninja. KMLite was based upon the K-Meleon v1.5 codebase, which also featured the Gecko v1.8.x rendering engine. KMLite also shared the plugin macro system and XUL based Preferences Panel that was also part of K-Meleon v1.5.

The last version of KMLite released was v1.1.2 which featured Gecko v1.8.1.19. Al. announced on 21 April 2009 that he was no longer available to continue further development of K-Ninja or KMLite."

[donald]

Thanks for that I did not think of Wikipedia as a source for information on this program/project.

Since it was developed in a portable version I think it is sad that it has died as a project.

I also think the old name was very cool.

It has been a very long time since the supporters of K-Ninja have posted TPFC in the comments or
forums to denounce all but their favorite web browser, and now I know why.