[Foresight-devel] Re: x86 or x86_64 firefox...

[Paul Cutler]

I think we have to have 2 browsers.  Whether it's GNOME or KDE, they
each come with their own, and I think users do expect Firefox.

I like the fact that Epiphany is the default.  It's more basic and
limited, but it's quicker and integrated with GNOME.  (It's just not
my choice anymore as I'm addicted to the Remember the Milk and Better
Gmail extensions).

It's too bad FF3 isn't out yet, I'm excited about it's dbus
integration among other things.

Paul

On Feb 1, 2008 3:37 PM, Jonathan Smith <smithj at foresightlinux.org> wrote:
> António Meireles wrote:
> > Tricky at best, *if* we move to x86 based browser _then_ we should move
> > both ffox and epiphany.
> > having some things working in one browser and not the other is not
> > desirable IMHO (as browser
> > selection is a matter of taste)
>
> Which brings up a new topic. Why the @($&% do we have two browsers?
> Since our goal is to Just Work, and it is clear that Firefox better
> suits that goal (any honest assessment shows that ffox has a market
> share orders of magnitude higher than epiphany, which is usually not
> even listed), why not just keep epiphany in the repo and not install by
> default? If the hardcore GNOME guys fuss too much, you could create a
> GNOME-only spin (which would also replace gaim with the other thing, and
> so on), and a "default" spin which includes the most popular stuff.
>
> Or, the "GNOME spin" could simply be the Developer's Kit.
>
> The point is, we shouldn't have two browsers.
>
>         smithj
>
>
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