On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 17:03:14 -0500 James King <jlki...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What are the chances of having an installer that gives you the choice > to install either one? Maybe even add Midori to the mix? It doesn't > matter to me either way: both are fast enough on my netbook and each > continues to improve. > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:52 PM, amjjawad HOOHAA <amjja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Guys, > > > > With all due respect to EVERYONE, I'm not sure if this > > debate/discussion/argument is even healthy or not any more? > > I know we, as Lubuntu Team Members, must discuss between us first of all but > > we must not forget about one simple fact ... USERS have the louder voice > > IMHO. I do believe that such choice must first be made by users. I mean, > > they should agree about that. > > > > EVERYONE, and I mean everyone on Ubuntu Forum is asking us to keep Lubuntu > > as it's and to improve it to be even better BUT NOT TO follow Ubuntu's > > Steps. > > Everyone is aware that Mint is Rank 1 now on Distrowatch. Who knows what > > could happen? Do you guys know how many users has moved from Ubuntu to > > Lubuntu? I almost see 5-10 every day. I'm ready to do a survey and see how > > many actually moved to Lubuntu and will start that today, at least for my > > own information. > > > > I downloaded Fedora 16 LXDE today because I'm having Multi-Boot machine with > > many LXDE Distributions to compare between them. It has Firefox by default, > > not Chromium. This is FYI not FYA. > > > > I suggest instead of spending some time discussing about that, why not do > > some tests and send the report via mailing list? > > > > As many already mentioned, it's "apt-get install" and mission accomplished. > > IMHO, there are a lot to talk about rather than Firefox VS Chromium talk. > > > > I'm out of this discussion and going to do two things and get back to you: > > > > 1- I'll do my test and send it via mailing list. > > 2- I'll write my suggestions regarding 12.04 on my thread and send it to > > everyone. > > > > > > I don't mean to be rude here at all, just stating my humble opinion and I > > could be wrong but that's my point after all. Disagree but don't disrespect > > is my motto :) > > > > Cya > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Leszek Lesner <leszek.les...@web.de> wrote: > >> > >> Am 09.11.2011 15:55, schrieb A. Andjelkovic: > >> > Let's not think in terms of "This is what I would prefer" but rather > >> > "This > >> > is what a user on a low spec machine would prefer". > >> Isn't that the same ? > >> I am running Chromium here on a 800 Mhz ARM Cortex A8 with 256 MB RAM. > >> I guess that is a low machine. > >> If you get to even lower hardware than both browsers feel slugish. > >> > >> > Let's not start a war here... I don't want to be rude, but please keep > >> > such > >> > personal opinions out of this discussion. > >> > >> If you only choose software on the base of how much ram they use on > >> ancient hardware then you will definitely fail in delivering a good user > >> experience. Personal opinions matter a lot if they are supported by good > >> arguments. > >> And no I don't want to start a war here. I just want to discuss the > >> advantages and disadvantages of both browsers. > >> > >> > >> > Google is dropping H264 support: > >> > http://blog.chromium.org/2011/01/html-video-codec-support-in-chrome.html > >> > >> Google Chrome != Chromium > >> > >> > Firefox might do that in the future also, but it costs memory to > >> > sandbox each browser tab. And I believe Chromium cheats: when > >> > available memory gets too low, tabs begin sharing the same process so > >> > it's a bit harder to know what's really going on. > >> > >> At least from the user perspective you have still the advantage that one > >> tab cannot crash the whole browser. > >> > >> > While I'm not a Google-hater, I think it's very important for the free > >> > web that Mozilla continues to exist. Since Mozilla is a bit more open > >> > than Chromium and multiple steps more open than Android, I think open > >> > source fans should consider supporting Firefox if the features are > >> > nearly equal, which in my opinion they are. This is why I hope Firefox > >> > continues to remain the Ubuntu default browser. Since Lubuntu has > >> > different constraints in choosing default apps, I'll let Julien and > >> > the Lubuntu devs make their own evaluation. Both browsers are fully > >> > supported in Ubuntu (Canonical is looking to hire someone who can help > >> > maintain Chromium). > >> > >> I really don't think that if Lubuntu would ship Chromium instead of > >> Firefox it will hurt Mozilla soo much that they have to fear their > >> existens. > >> And to be clear here, if we would to have choose a non free vs. a free > >> software then I would also argue its definitely better to promote the > >> free software. But in our case we have to made a choice between two free > >> software products. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > >> Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > > > amjjawad > > Lubuntu One Stop Thread (Mega Thread) > > My Wiki Page | My Launchpad | My Ubuntu Forum Profile > > > > My Actions Speak Louder Than My Words || I walk by faith, not by sight || > > Imagination is more important than Knowledge || Keep It Simple and Short > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp Kubuntu does that with firefox. It's an option, but it seems a little tacky. with all due respect. :) -- Michael Rawson <michaelrawso...@gmail.com> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
