On 3/3/08, vidd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Vincent wrote: > > > > > > > On 3/3/08, *vidd* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > > > This application is not ready to be included as the default browser. > > Java does not work with this version. I have attempted to use all 4 > > types of java, and none of them worked to bring up a MMOLRPG that I > > frequent daily. > > The new Firefox looks good, and has some nice features that I'm sure > > some individuals will enjoy. The Flash plugin installs without > issue. > > But without the Sun-Java 5 or 6, or even the other, non-Sun java > > programs working properly, our target audience, the linux newcomer > > with > > less capable machines, will be frustrated by having to un-install > > firefox version 3, and install firefox-2, install the java version > of > > their choice (minus the plugin) and manually add the plug-in > > > > Or, they will give up > > > > > > Remember that this is just RC1 of Firefox, and IIRC Hardy will include > > the stable version once it ships. Also, in-browser Java is far less > > prevalent then it used to be, in fact, Runescape is the only > > in-browser Java application I can think of. I'm not on Hardy anymore, > > otherwise I'd give installing Java a try, because the problem might > > also be specific to your machine. Did you file a bug report? > > > > Just my 2 cents > > > > vidd > > > > > > (Btw, is there a Firefox 2 package for Hardy anywhere? Would be handy > > for web development...) > > > > -- > > Vincent > > No, I have not filed a bug report
Could you do so? Not specific to my machine.... > I have tested on 3 different machines, all different hardware, all same > issue Sounds pretty machine-independent indeed, so please, file a bug report so this can be fixed :) Yes, there is a firefox 2 package in Hardy.... sudo apt-get install > firefox-2 Cool, thanks :) And what is wrong with runescape???? I never said something was ;-) vidd > -- Vincent
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