On Wednesday 21 July 2004 14:02, Paul Bagyenda wrote: > Given the increasing problems with IE, I've been looking at alternative > browsers for all my poor relations who still use Windows (and > therefore, likely, IE).
I understand M$ is poised to released a major SP release, SP2, for all their eXPloder users. It's mentioned it may disrupt many of the vendors that build their stuff on M$ e.g. Symantec, e.t.c. But anyway, I digress. > Those in the know repeatedly advised a move to > Firefox, and after a short informal review, one is am almost in love! Firefox and Mozilla are great. But then again, some may also think Opera is wild too. The more paranoid may prefer w3m or Lynx. I have bad feelings about Konqueror. I use Mozilla. > > I will not compare it to Safari, because that one has grown on me more > than just somewhat, but I'll say--bugs notwithstanding--it is a pity so > many people were still using IE. Consider: I don't think the problem is that IE is very buggy (which it is), but that it's perverse. Mozilla and Firefox are well designed, but then make it the sole browser out there, and the creators will have a lot more work on their hands. > - Safari-esque google window top right. (With history) Not to bad mouth the fruit-eaters here, but how secure is the Mac OS software (note I am asking about the Mac OS software itself, not the *BSD it runs on). Mail.app, Helper.app, Finder.app, Safari and all that. How many vulnerabilities found on Mac OS are based on *BSD problems, and how many are based on the core Mac OS code? I must say, while eccentric and definitely exotic, I find Mail.app et al a tad bit evil. Mark. --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
