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[[File:Mypal.png|400px|thumb|right|Mypal running on VM2]]
'''MyPal''' is a fork of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox Mozilla Firefox] ported to Windows XP by [https://github.com/Feodor2 Feodor2]. The latest version is based on Firefox 68 Quantum. The browser was previously based on another fork, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale%20Moon Pale Moon], before switching to Firefox Quantum.
[https://github.com/Feodor2/mypal Mypal] is a discontinued fork of Moonchild Productions' [http://palemoon.org/ Pale Moon] browser, targeted primarily at [[Windows XP]]. It was developed by [https://github.com/Feodor2 Feodor2].
 
== Versions ==
The latest and final version was <code>29.3.0</code> based on the respective version of Pale Moon. Like all browsers based on [https://github.com/MoonchildProductions/UXP UXP], it uses the Goanna rendering engine, a fork of [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Gecko Gecko].
=== Legacy MyPal ===
 
Versions before 68 were based on Pale Moon, another Firefox fork. The latest and final version was <code>29.3.0</code> based on the respective version of Pale Moon. Like all browsers based on [https://github.com/MoonchildProductions/UXP UXP], it uses the Goanna rendering engine, a fork of [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Gecko Gecko]. Due to the Pale Moon developers disliking the creation of forks for the use on Windows XP, and older operating systems in general, they decided all of a sudden that the browser was no longer in line with the MPL (Mozilla Public License), and therefore created a GitHub issue to complain about it. This, as well as the developer realizing that porting Quantum to XP was more feasable than previously thought, caused the switch to Quantum.
Mypal is no longer in development. It has been replaced by [[Mypal 68]] which is considered a separate browser.
=== Quantum ===
Versions 68 and above are forked from Mozilla Firefox Quantum, version 68. This does however mean that the browser no longer supports Plugins. Like Quantum, it uses the Gecko rendering engine.
 
== Use on [[CollabVM]] ==
Mypal wasis the default browser on [[VM2]], fromRunning March 2021 to April 25th 2022, when it was replaced withQuantum Mypal 68. Previously, VM2 used Firefox 52 ESR asBefore the default browserswitch, andit before that,used Googlelegacy ChromeMyPal.
 
== Discontinuation ==
Due to the Pale Moon developers disliking the creation of forks for the use on Windows XP, and older operating systems in general, they decided all of a sudden that the browser was no longer in line with the MPL (Mozilla Public License), and therefore created a GitHub issue to complain about it. Many things happened, but Feodor was essentially bullied into discontinuing the browser. The final version can still downloaded from its [https://mypal-browser.org/ website].
 
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