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

[Paul Cutler]

Limited to me = lack of extensions.

I like Epiphany, I used it for the last 9 months exclusively.  But I
want more from my browser, and it couldn't provide it.

And that's why I love Linux, in that it gives us more choice.

Paul

On Feb 2, 2008 12:23 PM, Thilo Pfennig <thilopfennig at foresightlinux.org> wrote:
> Am Fri, 1 Feb 2008 20:52:44 -0600
> schrieb "Paul Cutler" <pcutler at foresightlinux.org>:
>
> > 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).
>
> I really dont know what people are talking about if they say its
> limited. Its quicker, its easier it can display all medias (if its
> configured right) and it doesnt require any user intervention when it
> comes to extensions except enabling adblock, which even that one could
> do for the users. So I would say Epiphany is 100% browser, whereas
> Firefox tries to give 150%. This results often in overloaded
> extensions. Some even have more than 50 without real increase of
> usability. I dont know what you do with your browser, but i do nothing
> more than surfing, listening and viewing and I havent had one
> situation where Epiphany could not help besides ... when some website
> or router says he only interact with the Internet Explorer. Can
> somebody please tell me only one page or action that Epiphany cant
> handle and that a general user would use? I really think Firefox has
> huge problems, especially security wise. The argument that people
> expect Firefox sounds a bit like "people expect Internet Explorer" to
> me. Firefox does even have live search in history and bookmarks afaik
> (he has in FF3 I think) - Google Toolbar integrates only some of
> Epiphanys features. Just wanted to say that for me Epiphany is much
> more usable and powerful than Firefox. Only plus for FF are the list of
> extensions - which are also a burden because you cant really support
> all kinds of incompatibilities. So when a user says FF isnt working you
> cant really say its Foresights problem or even upstream - you never
> know and so to track down an issue is often impossible.
>
> Thilo
>
>
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