Yeah; just avoid upgrading until the kinks in Quantum get worked out. -- Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: +256790884905
On 17 Nov 2017 10:54, "Mark Tinka" <mark.ti...@seacom.mu> wrote: > Exactly! > > Big-bang approaches is how you sign your demise. > > Been on Chrome for a day, can't stand it. > > Downgraded FF to 56. > > Mark. > > On 17/Nov/17 09:39, James Makumbi wrote: > > With all due respect, most of the people you listed practically forked. > They did not force an upgrade in our machines. They gave people options. > I know this because I use python and the conversation is still about > version 2 or 3 with no pressure or upgrade. You the user has to stop using > one in order to get the other. > In the case of ff it is a case of smooth upgrade process working against > the user. People are going to go back to previous version then dig out the > setting to disable automatic updates (is there an option?). > I want a browser that searches with no consequences. I don't want a large > pseudo vm in a browser (chrome) all the time or a browser I still can't > understand (edge). I think the whole premise of Linux is to have your OS do > what you want or let you customise it from a very low level to do so. > People saw that in ff. > > On Fri, 17 Nov 2017, 10:29 Stephen S. Musoke, <ssmus...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forgot >> >> - MS Office: 2007 >> >> Stephen >> >> Stephen S. Musoke >> Skype: ssmusoke >> Twitter: @ssmusoke >> +256 776 553 260 >> http://ssmusoke.com >> *Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that >> we are powerful beyond measure ~Marianne Williamson* >> >> On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Stephen S. Musoke <ssmus...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Break now and set a foundation for the future, happens everywhere: >>> >>> - Windows: 98, Vista, 8 >>> - Apple: move to Intel >>> - Intel/HP: Itanium >>> - Google: Android 5 >>> - Java: move from 4 to 5, 7 to 8 >>> - Python: 2.x to 3.x >>> - PHP: 4.x to 5.x >>> - MySQL 4.x to 5.x there was a failed 6.0 in there >>> >>> To mention but a few that I remember being exposed to over time. Its a >>> bold move, but there comes a time when its more painful and costly to not >>> to break >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> Stephen S. Musoke >>> Skype: ssmusoke >>> Twitter: @ssmusoke >>> +256 776 553 260 >>> http://ssmusoke.com >>> *Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is >>> that we are powerful beyond measure ~Marianne Williamson* >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Mark Tinka <mark.ti...@seacom.mu> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Not at a global scale that FF is at. >>>> >>>> For a business, while painful, it's a smaller footprint for the impact. >>>> >>>> FF has millions of users around the world. What are they thinking? >>>> >>>> Mark. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17/Nov/17 09:04, Stephen S. Musoke wrote: >>>> >>>> Oh yes indeed, but once in a while you need to break a whole lot of >>>> stuff to start on a new path. >>>> >>>> I am actually in that situation now, where we are rolling out software >>>> that needs an infrastructure change which is painful but is the best for >>>> the future direction. And just has to be done >>>> >>>> Stephen >>>> >>>> Stephen S. Musoke >>>> Skype: ssmusoke >>>> Twitter: @ssmusoke >>>> +256 776 553 260 >>>> http://ssmusoke.com >>>> *Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is >>>> that we are powerful beyond measure ~Marianne Williamson* >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:34 AM, Mark Tinka <mark.ti...@seacom.mu> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Guys, I won't lie, I love FF, but man does it make my fan go. Even the >>>>> new, lighter FF 57, though better than the last iterations, is still >>>>> power-hungry. >>>>> >>>>> But as with most of you, the callous disregard for the Extensions that >>>>> made FF is what has really got me thinking. >>>>> >>>>> For the foreseeable future, I'll use Chrome (would prefer Safari, but >>>>> it's not as well supported by the community as Chrome and FF are). >>>>> >>>>> Happy to relaunch FF once all this is sorted out, if ever. >>>>> >>>>> Mark. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 16/Nov/17 22:46, Kyle Spencer wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I love the new Firefox. It's much lighter and faster. A few key >>>>> extensions don't work yet (e.g. NoScript) but compatibility is coming very >>>>> soon. >>>>> >>>>> Who can trust a closed-source browser from a large corporation? >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 8:25 PM, Tim Schofield < >>>>> tim.schofield1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Mozilla have irritated me on several things recently, though I have >>>>>> found their developers will often listen to reasoned argument. >>>>>> >>>>>> However I persist because I dislike the spyware built into Chrome, >>>>>> and because I don't want to see a web dominated by MS/Apple/Google. >>>>>> Firefox >>>>>> saved us from the IE6/DHTML/Jquery nightmare of a proprietary web, and I >>>>>> hope Mozilla will revert back to how they once were so that it doesn't >>>>>> happen again. >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim >>>>>> >>>>>> On 16 November 2017 at 16:55, James Makumbi <jmark...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Stephen, least you could have done is read the shared url. >>>>>>> I had read elsewhere the impending doom for extensions in ff but >>>>>>> like you, I thought the unsupported open source devs would adapt. >>>>>>> Sadly if what Nils said is true, the quality extensions we have been >>>>>>> using might all disappear. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 16 Nov 2017, 15:07 Stephen S. Musoke, <ssmus...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> James, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Webapps I moved to Firefox Developer Edition the blue one, runs >>>>>>>> fast without alot of the consumer baggage >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Patience with Firefox, the extensions will be back in a month or >>>>>>>> two, after all you are paying narra for it ... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Stephen >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Stephen S. Musoke >>>>>>>> Skype: ssmusoke >>>>>>>> Twitter: @ssmusoke >>>>>>>> +256 776 553 260 >>>>>>>> http://ssmusoke.com >>>>>>>> *Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear >>>>>>>> is that we are powerful beyond measure ~Marianne Williamson* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 3:00 PM, James Makumbi <jmark...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I wonder which browser will take all my crazy security and Web app >>>>>>>>> debugging extension? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, 16 Nov 2017, 13:23 Mark Tinka, <mark.ti...@seacom.mu> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> After years of avidly supporting FF, I think it's time for me to >>>>>>>>>> make the tough call, and move on to another browser: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://www.downthemall.net/re-downthemall-and-webextensions- >>>>>>>>>> or-why-why-i-am-done-with-mozilla/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Mark. >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>>>>>>>> LUG@linux.or.ug >>>>>>>>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ >>>>>>>>>> lug@linux.or.ug/ >>>>>>>>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >>>>>>>>>> (including attachments if any). 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