mozilla.org Releases Mozilla 0.9.8

asa writes: "Today mozilla.org released the Mozilla 0.9.8 Milestone. New to this release are improved Address Book functionality, page setup(for printing), MNG/JNG support, native-style widgets on winXP and OS X, dynamic theme switching, improved BiDi support, speed, stability and footprint improvements, and much, much more. www.mozilla.org and www.mozillazine.org have the full scoop." The build I'm posting with (2002020305) is a little crashy, but most aspects are shaping up very nicely.

Comments

Native widgets

[BlowCat]

I hope that Mozilla 1.0 will have native widget support for Windows 2005.

Just kidding. Good job, guys!

internet explorer

[flynt]

Posting this with IE 6.0. No crashes here, looks nice...

Mozilla is OK. Opera is great!

[spike hay]

Face it: Mozilla is an ok kind of buggy web browser.

Opera is freakin great! It is faster, more stable, and blocks popup ads. Also, for those that run Windows, unlike IE or Netscape, it does not support spyware and adware. It tests, it beats all other browsers in speed and stability. You can also get great skins with it! (^:
Opera is available for Linux/Solaris, BeOS, Symbian, Mac, QNX, and of course Windoze. Download it here

MetaTrolling

[MetaTroll]

Sites just as bad as Slashdot Unfortunately, Slashdot is not an isolated phenomenon; there are many sites out there that, in attempting to be alternatives to Slashdot, have become mere imitators, as bad as (or even worse than) the original. I'm still trying to figure out what factors lead a site down that path (a population of vocal libertarians appears to be a major factor) Adequacy.org Purporting to be "news for grown-ups", this site's banner calls it "the most controversial site on the web". In fact, this purely a troll site, started by ex-Slashdot and ex-Kuro5hin trolls who wanted more time and space to scream at each other like idiots (and draw people into screaming like idiots at them). I came across this site as a referrer in my weblogs; apparently there's a fanatical Microsoft devotee who links to this page religiously as a rejoinder to Linux advocates. I wonder if he's got any clue that I use Linux (and other Unix flavors) almost exclusively whenever I need to get work done The University of Washington lives in Microsoft's backyard, and our computer science department has strong ties to Microsoft Research. Yet we run most of our important systems (this web server, for example) on Unix. Let me be quite clear: I do not hate Slashdot because I hate Linux. I hate Slashdot because I hate inanity. Adequacy.org manages the remarkable feat of beating Slashdot's record on that count. Alternatives to Slashdot You may be wondering, "Where will I get the links and news that I've been getting from Slashdot?" I'll admit that Slashdot does post some nice links once in a while---however poorly edited and poorly moderated the site as a whole is. However, I've found that for all useful content on Slashdot, there exists another source that will point me to it. Reading other sites decreases your need for a Slashdot fix, and also makes the quality deficit at Slashdot all the more obvious. Here are my suggestions: (Note: the following list is a work in progress. For example, the Register used to be on this list; now, after further investigation, I've moved it to the "just as bad" list.) Science/Technology news This depends on what kind of news you're interested in, of course. Here's a sampling of sites that will give you more targeted, more carefully selected news: Ars Technica An amateur (in the best sense of the word) PC user news site. The editors have a broad grasp of technical issues that is rare to find in an enthusiast site; as a result, their takes on tech tend to be uncannily on the money. bottomquark When Quit Slashdot! got posted to memepool, somebody (whose name I omit, to protect him from Slashdot groupthink flames) suggested bottomquark for science news. A brief skim suggests that bottomquark provides decent links for lay science enthusiasts, with no screaming 14-year-old boys. Science Now Daily news edited by the people who bring you Science, the premier all-sciences academic journal. Requires a (non-free) subscription, but your institution may already have one. Wired News Wired has its own annoying preoccupations, such as its obsession with tech stocks and Napster, but it tends to get the stories off the wires promptly and give a more clueful interpretation than, say, CNN. On the other hand, you should definitely not trust Wired News's reportage of political issues. The entire Wired organization is deeply steeped in libertarian groupthink and feels no qualms about distorting stories and quotes to advance their right-wing agenda. Caveat lector. NewsForge All open source news, all the time. http://bbspot.com/toys/slashtitle/index.html Yes, even "Slashdot" is better than Slashdot.

Re:I HAVE THE FIRST POST!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

haha

-1, stupid

[Anonymous Coward]

what a freaking moronic post dilhole

Re:dynamic theme switching

[Anonymous Coward]

It's a joke not a troll. What's with the pathetic moderation?

Re:Mozillazine Build Comments are Killer

[abischof]

Why did you capitalize and add the (TM) to Real Work(TM). I've also seen that kind of thing done to Good Thing(TM) and Bad Thing(TM). What do the caps and (TM) mean???

The Jargon File to the rescue :).

• TM
• Good thing
• Bad Thing

In a nutshell, items that are capitalized have a connotation as being emphasized and self-evident. For instance, with Real Work, the author is trying to convey that he's talking about real work and nothing short of it.

Point well taken... However...

[Anonymous Coward]

... i shot it in your mothers eye while listening to beers steers and queers.mp3

Opera

[jrennie]

From the sounds of it, Opera 6.0 TP3 is a much more stable browser than Moz 0.9.8. It's also *much* faster. Jason

Re:Opera

[thunker]

Opera is great. It is also much less fat and bloated as the sluggish Mozilla.

Re:Behold, double standards!!

[filmcritic]

You took my thunder..I was going to say the exact same thing....of course you were modded to troll because of it....assholes can't take criticism very well I guess.

Beers, steers and queers

[Anonymous Coward]

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You might find out the truth is hard to swallow.
There's a place down there, where heads are square.
Laws are tough, and you are bare.
There is a law and there is a lawman.
Who is the right, and who is the wrong man.
It doesn't take much to kill that guy.
Don't get in my face and ask me why...
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Beers, steers, and queers.
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Eyes too close, ...
Who are these people, raised in bars,
..., sex on farms.
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If you agree, then let's word 'em up.
And if you don't...
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A redneck asswipe who thinks he's great,
So full of shit, diarrhea for fingers,
Everywhere I go, personality lingers.
Say you don't like...
I don't give a damn, so fuck your respect.
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Take what you get if it does the job,
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Beers, steers, and queers.
"This is our house, and our house music. I am the creator."