I AM a web developer, and the time that *** I *** spend is worrying how the OTHER browsers will render my code. THE WORLD could save hundreds of total man-years if they weren't so hell bent on providing an "alternative" to Microsoft, no matter how crappy that alternative is (Netscape? Mozilla?). But they refuse.
Like I had said in another post, the "person who is NOT capable of higher thought" took the easy (read/.) scapegoat and chose to blame the browser (laughable) rather than the developer of the web page.
What "money" would I be kissing goodbye? Isn't IE free?
Also, crashing a development tool doesn't really qualify as a "horror of a situation", that is, unless you are a MS basher.
Lastly, isn't Longhorn the "next generation" of a product? You liken product updates as fixes of a crappy product. Would you say the same for the x-thousandth *nix kernel?
Ahhh... the/. flamers.... you can always count on them for a few chuckles.
A day after launching Netscape 8 and touting the browser's security features, Netscape has released an update to fix several serious security flaws.
The original Netscape 8, released early Thursday, is based on version 1.0.3 of the open-source Firefox browser. Netscape thought the new browser was immune to security vulnerabilities in the Firefox software that were fixed last week in Firefox 1.0.4. It turns out Netscape 8 is vulnerable.
"We had been misinformed by an external security vendor that the Firefox security issues did not affect us," Netscape spokesman Andrew Weinstein said Friday. "Within hours of discovering that the vendor was not accurate, we had addressed those issues and posted an updated version of the browser."
The Mozilla Foundation has moved quickly to patch three critical issues in its browsers that were discovered just last weekend. FireFox 1.0.4 and Mozilla 1.7.8 were released today to patch vulnerabilities that could have allowed malicious users to execute arbitrary code. The development has caught some attention in the blogosphere thanks to a post about the security issue from a blogger for Microsoft, itself no stranger to security problems and patches. In a recent post, Dean Hachamovitch, Internet Explorer's IE Product Unit Manager, wrote that browser security is an industry problem, in a bid to adjust the script usually that casts the issue as Microsoft vs. Mozilla, or us versus them.
"The only us versus them distinction I want to make around security is to put responsible software developers, security researchers, and customers together as 'us' and malicious (whether it's intentionally or not) software developers, security researchers, and their customers together as 'them.'"
This is "news" because the Firefox (and Open Source, and Anti-MS and...and...and...) community is DESPARATELY trying to "validate" this "new" browser as the second coming.
I mean, come on people. This is at least the third rendition of the original Netscab suckbrowser codebase. How many times are you going to chew up and spit out that thing before people finally realize "IT IS JUST A BROWSER". Get over it already. Remember Mozilla, the IE killer?
So, now that FireFox is just as "secure" as a MS product, and the product is beginning to show signs of sluggish browsing, what other reasons do we have to switch? Tabbed browsing???
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... is this cosidered interesting?
and
Why...is this considered "news"?
I AM a web developer, and the time that *** I *** spend is worrying how the OTHER browsers will render my code. THE WORLD could save hundreds of total man-years if they weren't so hell bent on providing an "alternative" to Microsoft, no matter how crappy that alternative is (Netscape? Mozilla?). But they refuse.
/.) scapegoat and chose to blame the browser (laughable) rather than the developer of the web page.
Like I had said in another post, the "person who is NOT capable of higher thought" took the easy (read
I win.
NOW you say there is a memory leak?
Um, people....check the DEVELOPER, not the Browser client.
Sheesh...
*nix peeps will believe ANYTHING...lol
Are you saying that using Firefox is a "complicated solution to a simple problem"?
./er.
Amen. I finally agree with a
What "money" would I be kissing goodbye? Isn't IE free?
/. flamers.... you can always count on them for a few chuckles.
Also, crashing a development tool doesn't really qualify as a "horror of a situation", that is, unless you are a MS basher.
Lastly, isn't Longhorn the "next generation" of a product? You liken product updates as fixes of a crappy product. Would you say the same for the x-thousandth *nix kernel?
Ahhh... the
Chances are the applet is the root of the problem. Best to go back to the developer and have them clean up their code a bit.
...for open source.
Good one.
From ZDNet...
A day after launching Netscape 8 and touting the browser's security features, Netscape has released an update to fix several serious security flaws.
The original Netscape 8, released early Thursday, is based on version 1.0.3 of the open-source Firefox browser. Netscape thought the new browser was immune to security vulnerabilities in the Firefox software that were fixed last week in Firefox 1.0.4. It turns out Netscape 8 is vulnerable.
"We had been misinformed by an external security vendor that the Firefox security issues did not affect us," Netscape spokesman Andrew Weinstein said Friday. "Within hours of discovering that the vendor was not accurate, we had addressed those issues and posted an updated version of the browser."
The Mozilla Foundation has moved quickly to patch three critical issues in its browsers that were discovered just last weekend. FireFox 1.0.4 and Mozilla 1.7.8 were released today to patch vulnerabilities that could have allowed malicious users to execute arbitrary code. The development has caught some attention in the blogosphere thanks to a post about the security issue from a blogger for Microsoft, itself no stranger to security problems and patches. In a recent post, Dean Hachamovitch, Internet Explorer's IE Product Unit Manager, wrote that browser security is an industry problem, in a bid to adjust the script usually that casts the issue as Microsoft vs. Mozilla, or us versus them.
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"The only us versus them distinction I want to make around security is to put responsible software developers, security researchers, and customers together as 'us' and malicious (whether it's intentionally or not) software developers, security researchers, and their customers together as 'them.'"
Credit: http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/
This is "news" because the Firefox (and Open Source, and Anti-MS and...and...and...) community is DESPARATELY trying to "validate" this "new" browser as the second coming.
I mean, come on people. This is at least the third rendition of the original Netscab suckbrowser codebase. How many times are you going to chew up and spit out that thing before people finally realize "IT IS JUST A BROWSER". Get over it already. Remember Mozilla, the IE killer?
So, now that FireFox is just as "secure" as a MS product, and the product is beginning to show signs of sluggish browsing, what other reasons do we have to switch? Tabbed browsing???
Mmmmmkay.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
...the overwhelming majority of users STILL use IE6, a 3+ year old browser.
NOYCE!!!
Meh.
Opera is a popular browser???
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http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox36.ht
Browser Usage...
1. Microsoft IE 87.28 %
2. Mozilla Firefox 8.45 %
3. Apple Safari 1.21 %
4. Netscape 1.11 %
5. Opera 1.09 %
Just because YOU use it, doesn't make it "popular".
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