Editing Galeon (section)

=== On the rise ===
The first releases of Galeon were criticised for lack of such basic features as [[HTTP cookie|cookie]] and [[HTTP proxy|proxy]] support,<ref name="looking-at-the-galeon" /> though the browser added some features with every release.{{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} Version 1.2 of Galeon introduced many new features that drew attention of the general public.<ref name="galeon-history" />{{Failed verification|date=September 2014}}

At the time of Galeon's creation, the most popular [[Linux]] browsers, including [[Netscape (web browser)|Netscape]] and [[Mozilla Application Suite|Mozilla]], were large multi-functional programs. This made them slow to start and often impractical due to their high memory usage and processor requirements.<ref name="lt-valliere-review" /> [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] was somewhat faster, but it was [[proprietary software]] distributed in [[trialware]] and [[adware]] versions, both of which lacked some of the functionality of the [[Microsoft Windows]] version.<ref name="opera-linux-ml" /><ref name="re-opera-linux-ml" />

Galeon was widely seen as one of the best Linux browsers available.<ref name="lt-valliere-review" /><ref name="browser-comparison" /> The polls revealed the substantial usage share of Galeon,<ref name="osnews-gecko-poll" /> though its popularity was regarded as owing to lack of stability evident in [[Mozilla]]'s browsers.<ref name="firefox-won-me" />{{Failed verification|date=September 2014}}