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Netscape vs. Mozilla

Posted: 2003-10-26 03:43pm
by paladin
I use Netscape was my browser now but I'm thinking about switching to Mozilla. Which of the two is better?

Posted: 2003-10-26 03:45pm
by Faram
Mozilla:

Don't forces you to install a bunch of crap addons.
Includes popublocking
It's not AOL!

Posted: 2003-10-26 04:06pm
by YT300000
Mozilla is better.

But it's not what I use:

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Posted: 2003-10-26 05:38pm
by Dalton
I'm currently using Firebird 0.7.

Between Netscape and Mozilla though, I'll always pick Mozilla unless I'm working on someone else's machine. Mozilla is for people who are at least somewhat computer-literate since I imagine that Netscape tries to make their software idiot-proof.

And, of course, there's the AOL slime that comes bundled with Netscape.

Posted: 2003-10-26 09:38pm
by darthdavid
*huggles mozilla*

Posted: 2003-10-26 10:37pm
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Mozzy 1.5. I think I might switch to Firebird...

Posted: 2003-10-26 11:14pm
by lukexcom
Newest Mozzie seems to support a few bits an pieces of the still-in-design CSS 3. Cool.

Posted: 2003-10-27 12:12am
by Dillon
I use Mozilla 1.5

Netscape always installs a bunch of annoying shit whenever I have re-install it. Annoying as fuck.

BTW, perhaps I'm just a bit obtuse, or too lazy to figure it out for myself, but what are the differences between Mozilla and FireBird?

Posted: 2003-10-27 12:59am
by Datana
observer_20000 wrote:BTW, perhaps I'm just a bit obtuse, or too lazy to figure it out for myself, but what are the differences between Mozilla and FireBird?
Firebird is Mozilla stripped of non-browser components -- in other words, no mail, newsgroup, composer, or IRC clients. It runs significantly faster due to the loss of bloat, and is recommended if you don't use anything but the browser itself. Mozilla itself is heading for complete separation of its components in the 2.0 version, and Firebird is the start of this.

Still not as fast as Opera, though, which is what I use.

Posted: 2003-10-27 06:54am
by Dalton
Datana wrote:Firebird is Mozilla stripped of non-browser components -- in other words, no mail, newsgroup, composer, or IRC clients. It runs significantly faster due to the loss of bloat, and is recommended if you don't use anything but the browser itself. Mozilla itself is heading for complete separation of its components in the 2.0 version, and Firebird is the start of this.
And Thunderbird continues it, though I do hope they enable that profile migration soon.
Datana wrote:Still not as fast as Opera, though, which is what I use.
Doesn't that come with ad banners?

Posted: 2003-10-27 07:01am
by Dillon
Dalton wrote:Doesn't that come with ad banners?
The free version does.

Posted: 2003-10-27 07:07am
by Dalton
observer_20000 wrote:
Dalton wrote:Doesn't that come with ad banners?
The free version does.
Hmm. One must wonder why one would pay for an ad-free browser when there's a damn good free one, sans adware, available elsewhere.

Posted: 2003-10-27 05:18pm
by StarshipTitanic
Dalton wrote:
And, of course, there's the AOL slime that comes bundled with Netscape.
Huh? AOL uses IE for their browser and even stopped developing Netscape.

Posted: 2003-10-27 05:30pm
by phongn
Netscape still is bundled with a bunch of AOL stuff, however.

Posted: 2003-10-27 06:10pm
by Howedar
Dalton wrote: Doesn't that come with ad banners?
They're quite small and don't flash at you.
As can be seen here