… He had ceased to be my father a long time ago, and died as a result of many years of alcoholism and general waywardness. When I got the call to say he had passed, my reaction was a mixture of “I’m surprised it actually took this long” and “I wish I actually felt sad about this”. He had become an irrelevant part of my life such a long time ago. Now, here I am thinking of what to write about the passing of Netscape, and finding myself with similar feelings.

Farewell Netscape - The Web Standards Project, by the otherwise irrepressible Ian Lloyd.

Ouch.