I guess the perception felt by some people (myself included) is that if some spyware turns up that I don't like I can crack open the firefox source code and fix the problem myself. My fix may or may not end up being incorporated in the publicly released code, but at least my machines will be somewhat protected.
That's an option I just don't have with IE. Spike Jim Davis wrote: > Not to speak for Mike, but we're making use of the HTA framework supported > by IE (only). It's incredibly nice to be able to build true applications > using only web technologies. ;^) > > (One nice thing about HTA's however is that you don't have to have to IE as > your default browser - it just needs to be available (as it is on any > windows XP system). You can use FireFox for all browsing and use HTA > application's all day long and never see the IE interface.) > > I still maintain that once enough people are using FireFox that very > openness and extensibility will be taken advantage of by the spyware writers > as well. > > That, of course doesn't mean that it should be less open or extensible > (crippling a product is no way to address this). I just don't see (to beat > this dead horse some more) how moving from IE will reduce spyware. > > Jim Davis > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mike Chambers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 12:50 AM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: Re: SOT: Browser Stats (stirring the pot) >> >>Im curious what content enhancements that you need, that only IE can >>provide it? I have found FireFox to be by far the most extensible and >>open browser there is. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186271 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
