I won't pay for Opera. And I won't use the version with ads. In my opinion, the issue is more than about being cost free. It is about free, as in freedom. Already available to me is an open source browser in the form of Mozilla. No ads and no fees. I agree that Mozilla is bloated. However, much work is being done to reduce bloat in it. I also demand the right to use a browser that doesn't require Gnome or KDE libraries. Mozilla offers that also. But if you want a browser that is even more streamed down than Mozilla, check out Skipstone. It is a work in progress but is going to be good!
http://www.muhri.net/skipstone/
Skipstone rules the day! Open source, Mozilla without the extra crap. Neither Gnome, nor KDE is needed. Back to basics!
http://www.muhri.net/skipstone/
Oops!
Looks like I spoke to soon. Proposition 23 in California was on the ballot in the March primary. (I am a resident of Wisconsin). Check out both web sites anyway. And this fall, if you are unhappy with your choices, write in: None of the Above!
None of the above is a very valid option. Consider: you enter the voting booth, have the option to vote None of the Above. Your disgust or frustration with the candidates presented to you is counted, and coordinated among all people who vote in similarly. If "NOTA" gains a majority of the vote, then we go back to the drawing board. Democracy is important. It already exists in Nevada, and NOTA has won four times since 1975. Let's take our time and make sure that we do it right. Check out http://www.nota.org/
Are you in California? If so, vote yes on Proposition 23. See http://nota-cal.com/
To clarify one point, 5% of the popular vote, unfortunately, does NOT guarantee you a place in the debates. The debates are put on by the Bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (a commission that is represented by only the Republicans and Democrats). The stipulation that they lay out is that a candidate must be polling 15% to be invited to the debates. If you think back, you might recall that , while Ross Perot polled very well in the 1992 general election (19%), he still was denied access to the '96 debates.
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Consider riding a bike:
;-)
1) almost as clean as walking (there are lubricants involved obviously, but no pollution)
2) more effecient (in terms of fuel per mile) than walking, driving, mass transit
3) on urban trips of a few miles or less, faster than all other forms of transportation
4) Good for the body! ** 9/10 bicyclists do report though that bicycling is addictive behavior.
5) www.chainguard.org
I won't pay for Opera. And I won't use the version with ads. In my opinion, the issue is more than about being cost free. It is about free, as in freedom. Already available to me is an open source browser in the form of Mozilla. No ads and no fees. I agree that Mozilla is bloated. However, much work is being done to reduce bloat in it. I also demand the right to use a browser that doesn't require Gnome or KDE libraries. Mozilla offers that also. But if you want a browser that is even more streamed down than Mozilla, check out Skipstone. It is a work in progress but is going to be good!
http://www.muhri.net/skipstone/
Skipstone rules the day! Open source, Mozilla without the extra crap. Neither Gnome, nor KDE is needed. Back to basics!
http://www.muhri.net/skipstone/
Oops!
Looks like I spoke to soon. Proposition 23 in California was on the ballot in the March primary. (I am a resident of Wisconsin). Check out both web sites anyway. And this fall, if you are unhappy with your choices, write in: None of the Above!
None of the above is a very valid option. Consider: you enter the voting booth, have the option to vote None of the Above. Your disgust or frustration with the candidates presented to you is counted, and coordinated among all people who vote in similarly. If "NOTA" gains a majority of the vote, then we go back to the drawing board. Democracy is important. It already exists in Nevada, and NOTA has won four times since 1975. Let's take our time and make sure that we do it right. Check out http://www.nota.org/
Are you in California? If so, vote yes on Proposition 23. See http://nota-cal.com/
To clarify one point, 5% of the popular vote, unfortunately, does NOT guarantee you a place in the debates. The debates are put on by the Bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (a commission that is represented by only the Republicans and Democrats). The stipulation that they lay out is that a candidate must be polling 15% to be invited to the debates. If you think back, you might recall that , while Ross Perot polled very well in the 1992 general election (19%), he still was denied access to the '96 debates.
Galeon may be nice, but the supreme browser is SkipStone. Galeon without the Gnome fluff. Check it out: http://www.muhri.net/skipstone/
The Caballero