How can you threaten free software with other free software? Threat of what? Bragging rights?
--- Mike Wohlrab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One would develop Firefox to have a better and safer > browsing experience. > > One would also develop Firefox just because they can > develop another browser. If > you want to argue the point that it is a safer web > browsing experience, then one > can do so. People develop software for a number of > different reasons, even the > reason of doing something just because you can or to > prove to yourself that if > you set your mind to something, then you can achieve > that goal, maybe the goal > of the programmers who developed Firefox just wanted > to develop it just to be > able to make a web browser that has increased in > popularity and is becoming a > threat to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. > > Mike Wohlrab > Computer Technology Solutions > 585-944-3823 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.ComputerTechnologySolutions.org > FTP://MikeWohlrab.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Michael Madigan > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 6:21 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [NF] Firefox cruds out often? > > I find the graphic rendering to be slower in > Firefox. > > I still don't understand why one would develop > firefox, since Microsoft's browser is free. > > I understand why one would develop linux to save > server OS costs > > I understand why one would develop OpenOffice to > save > on Microsoft Office costs. > > I understand why one would develop The Gimp to save > on > Photoshop costs > > I understand why one would develop Thunderbird to > save > on Outlook costs > > But I don't understand the reason to develop > Firefox. > > > > > > --- Chet Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A friend of my lovely significant other's computer > > was taking 15-20 > > minutes to boot up. She was asking me about what > > kind of computer she > > should by to replace hers. > > > > I checked hers out and found that it was running a > > decent processor at > > 2gHz but that she was also running XP in about > > 112mBytes. > > > > I had her order a gig of memory, installed it for > > her and she's a VERY > > happy camper now. > > > > I've never had any problem with Firefox per se. > > There have been > > occasions when it locked up waiting for a > > non-responsive website > > though. I suspect IE would have locked up too. > > > > (Nothing in this email is an April Fools Joke) :-) > > > > > > Michael Madigan wrote: > > > It reminds me when a client asks why his Celeron > > with > > > 128 MB of RAM is slow running XP. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- MB Software Solutions > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Michael Madigan wrote: > > >> > > >>> Why run Firefox? Internet Explorer works > better > > >>> > > >> and is > > >> > > >>> free too. > > >>> > > >>> > > >> I missed the part in that comment about it > being > > >> April Fools Day. <g> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Michael J. Babcock, MCP > > >> MB Software Solutions, LLC > > >> http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > > >> http://fabmate.com > > >> "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom > > software > > >> solutions!" > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Post Messages to: [email protected] > > >> Subscription Maintenance: > > >> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > > >> OT-free version of this list: > > >> http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > > >> Searchable Archive: > > >> http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > > >> This message: > > >> > > >> > > > > > > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >> ** All postings, unless explicitly stated > > otherwise, > > >> are the opinions of the author, and do not > > >> constitute legal or medical advice. This > > statement > > >> is added to the messages for those lawyers who > > are > > >> too stupid to see the obvious. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
