Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:01:52 +0100 From: "Clayton Milos" <clay@milos.co.za> To: "Luigi Rizzo" <rizzo@icir.org>, "Torfinn Ingolfsen" <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can we resurrect linux-firefox-1.5 ? Message-ID: <03f601c739a9$3006b270$9a83ce52@claylaptop> References: <20070116010645.A94849@xorpc.icir.org><20070116193722.fee4defe.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20070116110935.A8351@xorpc.icir.org>
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Mate If you had any idea how many RFC's IE violates and and how many bugs there are in it you would never have made a statement like that. Using firefox in windows even will save you from a lot of malware and other bugs that are floating around online. -Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luigi Rizzo" <rizzo@icir.org> To: "Torfinn Ingolfsen" <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:09 PM Subject: Re: can we resurrect linux-firefox-1.5 ? > On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 07:37:22PM +0100, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: >> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:06:45 -0800 >> Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> wrote: >> >> > Would it be possible to resurrect the linux-firefox 1.5 >> > port (under a separate name) so at least people have a choice >> > on which set of bugs they prefer ? >> >> What makes native firefox unsuitable for you? > > Have not tried recently, i admit, but > the many times i tried (up to a few months ago and with 1.0.5 or > 1.0.7) it crashed randomly while browsing, within a few hours of use, > and this was enough for me to give up. > > Additionally, i could not find a way to make the flash plugin > work, which is a major annoyance given the amount of flash content > that one finds in the services i use daily (some work related too). > > firefox is not one of the most reliable applications around, > but these days using a browser is a necessary evil for just too many > things > (including 'paperwork' that you have to do for your job, bank, > bills and so on). > > It is already enough of a pain to do this as a non-Explorer user; > i don't want also the impairment of a crippled firefox! > > cheers > luigi > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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