Beest

Beest is presently an HTML viewer, but later it will be developed into a word processor, a web browser, and probably into a library for use with C programs.

It is intended to have the following qualities:

  1. Portability to almost any system which has a C compiler.
  2. Smallness to permit running it on systems with minimal resources.
  3. Modularity to permit the program to be converted into a library.
  4. Open source code as described in the GNU Public Licence.

What's in a Name?

The name Beest is the last portion of "wildebeest," which is another name for that animal known as the gnu. My intention from the start was to make Beest an open source program covered by the GNU Public License, and the name reflects that. However one could additionally argue that the name "Beest" is apt due to the fact that this is a complex program. It is, to use the common expression, a "beast". Still, if it is beastly in nature, it is a rather friendly beast, and tame enough so that you could invite it into your livingroom for conversation and a beer.

Why Create Beest?

There are several reasons for my beginning the Beest project:


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