Re: [dylug] Merry Christmas - (Firefox/linux really worth the switch ?)

Varun wrote : 
> This might be my very first post here and I hope it does not offend anyone,
> since you guys might not like what am going to say... (Specially Debu and
> vivek) 

hey varun , honestly glad that you wrote . Coz that is what this
mailing list needs ( a bit of fire , a bit of enthusiasim and a lot of
opinions ) . This is an open / free ( free as in free speech ) forum ,
so you have every right to state your opinion . Dont worry !

> Firefox Sucks !!! 
Hmm... That is a big statement to make . Are you sure was your
experience a one off event or have you had a bad time with it all the
time on different machines . Coz most of the opinions i have heard
about it have been favourable , besides my own personal experience has
been awesome ( esp. Gmail ( heavy javascript ) runs smooth ( i had
serious probs on ie6 with it ) ). Just check out some of the links
below

http://www.ozoneasylum.com/24194
http://www.ozoneasylum.com/24035 ( Regards with java script ) 
http://www.ozoneasylum.com/24049

Besides i am wondering what os were you using ?    
   
> But the Question i want to ask after all the bullshit is ... Is freeware
> software really better than the ones microsoft is producing after billion $s
> of research ??? Or is it just in our mind ... Just because using freeware is
> cool and the "in-thing" and all the money saving mumbo jumbo.

Well i really dont think it is about " free ware being cool at all " .
Maybe the *cool quoteint* is an issue early on because it looks like
you are into something completely different. But honestly from a
programmers point of view atleast linux roolz . No two ways about it.
Besides is the money saving thingo really "mumbo-jumbo" . It really
doesnt matter right now coz most of the people use pirated versions ,
which at best is a stop-gap solution.  But when you really have to pay
up ? you might just think twice .

> ... but is it really safer and more stable than windows
> ??? Does it really load faster than XP and crashes less ... or is it just
> what we think cause its been fed in ours brains ??? 

Well its really upto you varun. I could show you stats and benchmarks
, but the point is that for your own satisfaction you have to try it
out yourself.

   
> I remember when i tried installing Mandrake 10 on 500Mhz with 64 MB ram ...
> It use to take ages for it to work ... i have still never been able to use
> linux on that machine ... nothing worked after installing mandrake...not
> even a simple folder opened. But windows xp though it crawled yet i was at
> least able to check mails or use my messenger !!! 

Well on the type of machine you are talking about , its more of a case
of tricks and tweaks. I had a similar machine and XP was pretty bad on
it until I shut down most of the useless services running in the
background and brought in classic menu and theme. That made a big
difference . Well if you know the way to tweak linux on that machine
it can run smooth too :-)

> At the end i just want to say think with an open mind if microsoft is really
> spending billions of dollars on research and charging so much for it then it
> might be really worth something !!! 

I guess its a choice you can make ,  coz you can pay up . I really
dont think its a choice for a lot of other people. Anyways ,  keep
writing .

cheers , 
vivek


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