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Linux Web Browsers Reviewed

Posted by timothy on from the no-matter-transfer-plugins-yet dept.

scubacuda writes: "A while back, Slashdot posted a Rob Valliere's Linux vs. Windows review. Since then, he has posted a 2002 Linux Web Browser Review." This is a great , straightforward round-up of current web-browsing options, as shipped with distributions. Note though that none of these browsers are static -- Konqueror's CVS version, for instance, now includes tabs and other goodies. So bear your own downloading and installation habits in mind.

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  1. Good news by Tourettes+Troll · · Score: -1, Troll
    It's good to see the state of Linux browsers steadily improving. Back when I got into Linux (admittedly, I was a relative newcomer - my first fucking distro was Red Hat 5), the only browser that was really viable was Netscape. I know there have been other text-mode browsers availible for a long cunting time, but much of the web is now a graphic medium. And while a lot of information is availible in text-form, unfortunately, many sites don't work too well in this mode.

    It's amazing how far the browser scene has come since those "early" days. From only one really viable browser, we now have a huge variety, all with their own particular hemorrhaging fuck cunt bastard strengths. What is of particular interest is that of those mentioned, only two are commerical offerings (well, 1 if you don't count Netscape, based as it is on kill satan fuck fuck fuck Mozilla).

    I think here is real proof that open source software can be more than a match for commercial offerings - I'd rather use the free browsers (Konqueror and Galeon are in frequent use on my BSD box), and it's not solely due to the bleeding anus cunt fuckers MURDER "free as in speech" nature of them, although I admit it is a consideration. It's just down to the fact that overall, I like them better, find them faster and more intuitive than their commercial counterparts.

    Who knows what the next few years will bring!

    1. Re:Good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      My first fucking distro was RH 2.1 and I fucking changed to fucking slackware back in the fucking early 90's and it was fucking great as I fucking could do fucking things that fucking windows users couldnt fucking do.

      I like the way you fucking talk. ity makes you fucking sound fucking intillegent as everyone knows only smart people use fucking.

  2. Re:Galeon is awesome by Tourettes+Troll · · Score: -1, Troll
    You're right, the Google search box is a definite fucking must. When I used IE, I found myself using the google "add-in" CUNT search bar most of the time - Google is such a good search engine, the "I'm feeling lucky" button near enough functions like an AOL keyword!

    It was one thing I REALLY missed in UNIX browsers, although FUCK I do like Konqueror's approach too. Just type in your query prefixed by gg:, and it'll go and fetch it for you. Doesn't take up as much WHORE space either - and when you're cramped on an 800x600 screen, those extra pixels do make a lot of difference :)

  3. IE6 the standard by which all browsers are judged by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Lets face it, Linux is dying, and one of the reasons for this is the terrible state of the user interface. If only more people would see the light and use some other free (as in beer) OS such as OpenBSD, or BeOS.


    theregister.co.uk already described Mandrake 8.2 as and I quote "A fucking disaster". Why should web browsing on such a platform be anything other than a nightmare experience for all involved ?

  4. Re:What's Mozilla got over IE/OE? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    1) Tabbed browsing - it's worth all the hype it receives.


    If you like that, then you will surely love AOL's MDI interface.


    2) Scripting security customization. Almost all the annoying aspects of JavaScript can be individually blocked with Mozilla. This includes disabling pop-up ads or pop-under ads or those stupid things that resize your window. The nice thing is that Mozilla is smart enough to differentiate between an action that occurs onLoad or something verses one where you actually click a link.

    Err, you can script an onClick event.

    3) Sidebar. The mozilla sidebar is pretty neat for two reasons. On the one hand, it provides easy access to things like bookmarks, history, and searching. On the other hand though, the sidebar is built on Mozillas XUL technology such that any webpage can install a new sidebar (well, you have to allow the page to install the sidebar). Freshmeat, CNN, and a few other sites have great sidebars that provide headlines and search facilities (in a compact, easy to use manner).

    Okay and how does this differ from IE's, except that MOZ cannot show my ATI TV tuner in the side bar while IE can.

    Sure I want websites to install sidebars or all sorts of crap on my computer

    4) Integrated everything. Mozilla has a built in mail client, WYSIWYG editor, and address book. The WYSIWYG editor doesn't get the attention it deserves. Its really evolved from the horrible Composer of Netscape fame into something that rivals any editor that I've ever used. The mail client is really nice too with all sorts of searching and filtering capabilities that I am not aware of in Outlook (although I only use Outlook at work).

    Isn't "integrated everything" one of the "EVIL" things MS does?

    A lot of these things are just showing up in the newer releases (in a usable state at least). When the 1.0 milestone is released, I would really recommend checking it out. The release candidates so far definitely have changed the way I use the internet.

    I am going to go download it right now. Who wants to be that by tommorrow it will be uninstalled and I will be picking through the registry to get rid of the carrion it leaves behind.