NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: PHIL HOCHMUTH ON LINUX 08/30/04 Today's focus: Open source browser pride
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Readers weigh in on Mozilla benefits * Links related to Linux * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. Familiar mostly to academics, government groups, and scientific researchers, this technology that links together the power of diverse computers to create powerful, fast and flexible systems is beginning to catch on in the corporate world. Included in this white paper, results and interviews from a global survey among Sr Executives, click to download now http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=78715 _______________________________________________________________ IS SECURITY RIPE FOR OUTSOURCING? Security demands for online applications such as e-commerce and Web services are prompting more corporate customers to hand off security functions - such as intrusion detection and firewalls - to outside service providers. Find out if security should be outsourced in this Network World article: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=78242 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Open source browser pride By Phil Hochmuth Several readers responded to last week's newsletter on the open source Mozilla Web browser gaining market share vs. Microsoft Internet Explorer, and I'd like to pass along some of their comments. The gains by Mozilla (and Netscape, which is based on Mozilla) were small - a 1% share increase, brining IE down from 95% to 94%. But Mozilla enthusiasts say the open source browser, which comes standard on most Linux distributions, has IE beat on many security and usability features. "I have not touched Outlook or IE for over two years," wrote one reader. "Sure I like [Mozilla] because it isn't Microsoft, but there are other reasons. I [could] block pop-ups [natively in Mozilla] long before such things were possible [in IE]. Mozilla has a built-in mail system and a download for a built-in calendar system. It can analyze my mail and remove spam." "I had some adware on my computer that made me unable to open any Web sites," another reader wrote. "I had Norton and Stopzilla installed on this computer and still got this adware installed. The fastest answer was to remove Microsoft Internet Explorer and install the [Mozilla-based] Firefox browser. I no longer have annoying pop-ups or problems with my home page being hijacked to an adware page. The average PC home user does not want to spend $45 to remove adware, viruses, etc. I think people will move to other browsers to get rid of the annoying issues around adware and viruses that make Internet Explorer vulnerable. Or hardware manufacturers will develop PC products that don't allow write access except to a CD." Finally, another reader with an insider's perspective had this to say: "I was at a Mozilla party (Friday afternoon beer)," this reader wrote, "where one of the project architects raised his glass in toast to the first time in 15 years that he worked on a project that gained market share while competing with Microsoft." _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Phil Hochmuth Phil Hochmuth is a Network World Senior Editor and a former systems integrator. You can reach him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. 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