DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Links 2?

When compiling Links 2 a few days ago, I discovered that the executable size is several hundred Kb smaller than the links-hacked executable, even when links-hacked was compressed with UPX.
Links 2 seems to offer the same features - SSL, Javascript, frames and so on, and the rendering engine seems at least on a par with that of links-hacked.
Out of interest, is there a reason why links-hacked was chosen over Links 2?

hum..and what about tabbed browsing?

tabbed browsing
better navigation
better form displays
HTTP Auth
HTTP Proxy Auth
Cookies saving
Url copying
Full-text selection (copy and paste)
Forward history
functional application launching

original here.