The Pros and Cons of Firefox

The Pros and Cons of Firefox

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The Pros and Cons of Firefox Fuzzy Logic 04-20-2005
Posted by Fuzzy Logic on April 20, 2005, 5:52 pm
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160900911

Conclusion:

As you choose your browsers (and operating systems, or any software, for
that matter), make sure your decisions are based on cold facts; not on
unproven conventional wisdom; not on false analyses that ignore huge factors
such as the size of the installed base; and not on the evangelical zeal of
pro-open source or anti-Microsoft partisans.

It's great that there are open-source alternatives to try, and it's smart to
proactively explore all your options. But go in with your eyes open: All
software has flaws. There are no panaceas!


Posted by Michael Pelletier on April 21, 2005, 7:32 pm
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Fuzzy Logic wrote:

> http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160900911
>
> Conclusion:
>
> As you choose your browsers (and operating systems, or any software, for
> that matter), make sure your decisions are based on cold facts; not on
> unproven conventional wisdom; not on false analyses that ignore huge
> factors such as the size of the installed base; and not on the evangelical
> zeal of pro-open source or anti-Microsoft partisans.
>
> It's great that there are open-source alternatives to try, and it's smart
> to proactively explore all your options. But go in with your eyes open:
> All software has flaws. There are no panaceas!

Go firefox...

Just three quick reason for Firefox...
1) No Active-X (exactly how much crap gets put on your system because it?)
2) Exactly how many security problems have been recorded since IE 6 has come
out?
3) Firefox is not "integrated" into your OS. Who-the-hell wants a browser,
when the browser is directly used to interface with the "Internet", that is
tied so closely to the OS kernel. Stupid idea.

Again, Go Firefox

Michael
--

"Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems." -
Linus Torvald


Posted by Colin B. on April 22, 2005, 10:31 pm
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> http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160900911
>
> Conclusion:
>
> As you choose your browsers (and operating systems, or any software, for
> that matter), make sure your decisions are based on cold facts; not on
> unproven conventional wisdom; not on false analyses that ignore huge factors
> such as the size of the installed base; and not on the evangelical zeal of
> pro-open source or anti-Microsoft partisans.
>
> It's great that there are open-source alternatives to try, and it's smart to
> proactively explore all your options. But go in with your eyes open: All
> software has flaws. There are no panaceas!

I like Firefox better because I like it! I like the speed, the interface,
and the fact that it's not a MS behemoth. I also like the fact that it's
far more standards-compliant, and compiles on any of the half-dozen
platforms I use.

That's why I use it.

Colin


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