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Firefox Accepting Feature Suggestions for Version 3
Krishna Dagli writes to mention an article over at Ars Technica discussing the Firefox team's call for feature suggestions. Version 3 of the software is already in the works, and the team members are looking to the community for ideas on where to go next. From the article: "The wish list is long indeed, and it provides an insight into the desires of the browser community, and a look at the open source development process. While closed-source projects often ask their user community for feedback on requested features, the process is not usually open to the public. For Firefox 3, anyone can both suggest new features and comment on other people's suggestions. The feature requests are divided into categories, such as browser customization, privacy features, security, history, download manager, and other areas. There are suggestions for features found in other competing browsers, such Safari, IE 7 beta, and Opera. IE7 seemed to be featured most prominently, with requests for "low-rights mode," as well as more cosmetic features like skins that mimic Microsoft's browser."
Since I'm only a geek by avocation, rather than by vocation, um... I don't get it. What's so funny about "An open source logo," other than the general idea that that would be a pointless mission-statement-ish waste of energy?
TANSTAAFL
Let's say that there's an election coming up for president of teh world. George W. Bush is running against Adolf Hitler. Those are your only choices, and everyone has to vote or be killed. 10% of the people are Nazis and 90% aren't. 90% of Nazis vote for Hitler and 10% vote for Bush. 90% of non-Nazis vote for Bush and 10% vote for Hitler.
Overall, 82% vote for Bush, so most people vote for Bush. 90% of Nazis vote for Hitler, so most Nazis vote for Hitler. Nazis are still people, they're just in a small, evil minority.