Tip #3841 - SeaMonkey
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Q:
I keep seeing the name SeaMonkey everywhere, but I don't have the slightest
idea what it is. Can you please inform me?
A:
I sure can! To be honest, the whole idea behind SeaMonkey had me confused
at first too. I had a general idea of what it was, but after doing some
research, I wasn't able to pinpoint down a decent explanation. But after
compiling everything I found, I'm pretty sure I have a good answer to
give you all for today's question. So, what do you say we jump right into
it? Let's go!
Basically, SeaMonkey
is an all-in-one Internet application suite. Now, I know you're probably
thinking, "Well, that's great, but I don't even know what that means!"
All in all, it means that SeaMonkey offers up several different applications
that you can use on your computer, all from one single location. For example,
SeaMonkey includes a Web browser, an advanced e-mail program, a newsgroup
client, an IRC chat service and even an HTML editing helper. That's quite
a list, isn't it?! And again, all of that is included with just one quick
download.
Right now, the most
recent version of SeaMonkey is 1.1.2, which was released just this past
May of 2007. There have been several different versions over the past
couple of years (starting back in 2005), but the newest one has a lot
of extra features and it has fixed a lot of the known security issues
that hung around in the other versions. SeaMonkey 1.1.2 is also much more
stable than the earlier releases, which is always a definite plus!
SeaMonkey also works
with Windows, Macs and even Linux. For Windows, it works with the operating
systems of 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 3.51, NT 4.0, 2000, 2003 and XP. As of
right now, it does not work with Windows Vista. If you're using a Mac,
SeaMonkey requires the Mac OS X 10.2 or later and most of the library
versions in Linux will work with it. You can find all the system requirements,
installation notes, etc. right here.
If you're having any problems getting SeaMonkey to install on your computer,
you'll definitely want to check that page out. There's detailed instructions,
which can really save you in a bind.
Now that all of that
is out of the way, let me give you a little history on this all-in-one
application suite. SeaMonkey is actually a continuation of the former
Internet suite of Mozilla Application Suite. Although it has taken over
for that, it is still managed by the Mozilla Foundation and it is completely
community driven. However, there is a new group leader called the SeaMonkey
Council, which is gradually taking over everything.
Right now, the SeaMonkey
Council is working on the SeaMonkey Project, which is "a community
effort to deliver production quality releases of code derived from the
application formerly known as Mozilla Application Suite." The Mozilla
Foundation focused mainly on the Firefox and Thunderbird applications,
so the SeaMonkey Council is working hard to deliver "everything but
the kitchen sink" with their SeaMonkey program.
If you want to download
SeaMonkey for yourself, you can do so here.
Look for the big green box at the very top of the page on the right hand
side. Just select the operating system you're using and click on its link.
Then just go through the install like you normally would and you'll be
all set. Once you've got it on your computer, you can start to enjoy everything
you love to do on your computer, all in one easy to access application.
It really is a good deal, don't you think? Check it out today and get
in on the SeaMonkey madness!
~ Erin
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