Re: Seamonkey

Am 14.11.25 um 16:21 schrieb Vivaldi ([email protected] via
blfs-support Mailing List):
> 
> On 11/5/25 8:41 AM, Rainer Fiebig ([email protected] via blfs-support
> Mailing List) wrote:
>> As always, the last SA for Seamonkey reads like a horror-story.  But I
>> still
>> like that package, not least because the whole suite builds in just
>> ~14 minutes
>> with -j6 on my moderate systems.  Compare that to at least 30 minutes for
>> Firefox alone.
>>
>> This mail composed and sent with Seamonkey-2.53.22. ;)
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>>
> I also installed Seamonkey at the last release due to its faster
> compiling.  And in addition, it doesn't require node which saves more time.
> 
> Unfortunately, some addresses were modified when importing from
> Thunderbird.  I also had some problems with filters.  Being somewhat
> spooked I continued with Thunderbird.
> 
> So I'm curios, you mention Seamonkey reads like a horror story. What are
I said the _SA_ reads like a horror story.  That's because they don't
have monthly updates like FF and TB and so the fixes accumulate and
always come out in a sort of tsunami with each new release.  One has to
keep in mind though, that these are fixes for _two_ components.

> the disadvantages of Seamonkey as it seems too good to be true?  I
> assume it's less vibrant than Firefox/Thunderbird.
Let me first mention some points that I like about Seamonkey:
- tarball is less than 250 MB vs. over 1.3 GB for FF+TB (combined)
- buildtime is just 1/4 of FF+TB (combined)
- control of important settings (like java-script, images) without
  having to resort to "about:config"
- offline-browsing better than with FF (in my experience)
- if one needs more space, one can simply click away menu-bars
- Seamonkey is a good reminder that essential features can be provided
  without puffed-up code bases and what follows from that (complexity,
  hardware-requirements, build-times, energy-consumption)

Weaknesses, from my POV/experience:
- fixing security-issues takes too long (it should be in sync with
  FF/TB)
- browser: problems with some websites
- browser: printing a complete pdf of a site doesn't work for some sites
- email-client: no automatic detection of the status of an internet-
  connection
- the graphics-design looks somewhat outmoded

The antique graphics-design is not really an issue for me.  The other
points are.  Thus I use FF and TB as my primary browser and
email-client.  But I still do like Seamonkey - not least as a reminder
where FF and TB went astray.

Rainer

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