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Mozilla 1.7 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bigger-badder-lizards dept.

kashif-khan writes "Right at the verge of Firefox 0.9 and Thunderbird 0.7 being released comes the official release of Mozilla 1.7. Updates include smaller size, increased speed and faster start up times. Be sure to read the release notes for the complete list of features and download it from mozilla.org."

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  1. How YOU can help Open Source! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Simple, fire anyone in your organization that develops open source software as a hobby.

    This is quite logical.

    They prefer working on their projects instead of the work you give them, and quite often will work on their projects on work time even though they are not meant to. By firing them, you give them more time to work on their open source project which produces a better product. You then use their open source project for free. As it has improved, you do not need to buy commercial software and can save money.

    So you have saved in two ways. You fire someone who is not working hard enough and replace them with someone more productive. And if enough people fire their open source developers you can ditch your commercial software and get their products for free!

    Oh how I love this free software business model!

  2. Why use Mozilla anyway? by Rogue+Leader · · Score: 5, Funny

    Firefox is prettier by default. Now pardon me, I have to grab my Hello Kitty lunchbox and skip out the door. Weeeeh!

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  3. IE is a strong alternative by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Internet Explorer is a project currently under development by Microsoft. Its features include:
    • Cookie Management
    • Customizable Layout
    • Auto-Image-Resize

    I strongly reccomend it to all as an alternative to GNU/Open Source.
    1. Re:IE is a strong alternative by UncleFluffy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Internet Explorer is a project currently under development by Microsoft.

      Interestingly enough, a quick look at this "Internet Explorer" thing's User-Agent string claims that it is Mozilla-compatible.

      Hooray ! Now all we have to do is design+test our sites for compatibility with Mozilla, and IE will render them as intended - Bill guarantees it !

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  4. Re:Awesome! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Remember to hit bugzilla.

  5. Only 1.7? by Reorax · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why should I use this? Internet Explorer is already at version 6. I've used both, but I must say that IE is really 4.3 better.

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    1. Re:Only 1.7? by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

      A common mistake. Mozilla is actually using metric version numbers, while IE is still using (appropriately enough) Imperial units. So while it may seem that IE is 4.3 better, it is in fact much, much worse. Like, a bunch worse.

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  6. IE is a strong alternative-Wack a feature. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also comes with a built in game called wack-a-window, and a neat "private information at a distance" capability.

  7. Re:Someone please explain this to me. by Hi_2k · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually, by l users I meant the class of home users who are overall frightened by computers, also known as lusers.

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  8. Re:Someone please explain this to me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    'l users[sic]' meant 'linux users'

    Great!! Then Outlook runs on Linux too!.

  9. Editing at its finest by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 4, Funny
    Article subtitle: from the bigger-badder-lizards dept.

    Article text: Updates include smaller size...

    OK. Is it bigger or smaller? Inquiring minds need to know! :^)
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  10. Re:Someone please explain this to me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "average joe"

    Your moms a guy?

  11. The new Mozilla is released at a fortuitous moment by slashdot_commentator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perhaps it'll distract enough people so I can finish rsyncing to the slackware server...

    (So far, no such luck... *sigh*)

    What is it with Slashdot? They can' stop dupe stories, they can't spell in the age of spell checkers, why did they suddenly decide to start reporting software releases in a (way too) timely manner?

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  12. Re:The new Mozilla is released at a fortuitous mom by ThousandStars · · Score: 2, Funny
    They can' stop dupe stories, they can't spell in the age of spell checkers...

    What is it with Slashdot users? They can't spell in the age of spell checkers.

    Pot, kettle...

  13. Re:fp? by OzRoy · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah they are great. But their timing sucks. They should of waited a couple weeks. With so many releases all at once there aren't enough insightful comments /. readers can make and post across 3 different articles without repeating themselves!

  14. What we need.... by obdulio · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is a browser that filters /. dupes.....

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  15. Re:Always been curious about.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Browser 1: brunettes
    Browser 2: blondes
    Browser 3: redheads
    Browser 4: bald
    Or, in a shorter way to answer your question:
    fap-fappity-fap-fap-fap