Sean Larkin (), Technical Program Manager for Microsoft's web platform, discusses the work on porting the Microsoft Edge browser for Linux. Details are not yet disclosed. Developers using Linux for development, testing, or daily tasks are encouraged to participate in and answer several questions regarding their use of the browser, the platforms used, and installation preferences.
It is worth noting that last year, Microsoft developed a new version of the Edge browser, switched to the Chromium engine. During the work on the new browser, Microsoft contributed to the Chromium community and began improvements and fixes made for Edge to the project. For example, improvements related to technologies for people with disabilities, touch screen management, support for ARM64 architecture, enhanced scrolling experience, and multimedia processing have already been transferred. Additionally, WebRTC has been adapted for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Optimizations and enhancements have been made to the D3D11 backend for , a layer for translating calls from OpenGL ES to OpenGL, Direct3D 9/11, Desktop GL, and Vulkan. the code of the WebGL engine being developed at Microsoft.
Currently, testing is already underway for experimental Microsoft Edge based on Chromium, but they are currently limited to Windows and macOS platforms. Archive builds are also available which include source code for third-party components used in Edge (to obtain the list, enter 'edge' in the filter field).
Source: opennet.ru
