Netscape vs. Mozilla

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-10-26 03:43pm

I use Netscape was my browser now but I'm thinking about switching to Mozilla. Which of the two is better?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-10-26 03:45pm

Mozilla:

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

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-10-26 04:06pm

Mozilla is better.

But it's not what I use:

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-10-26 05:38pm

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.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-10-26 09:38pm

*huggles mozilla*

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-10-26 10:37pm

Mozzy 1.5. I think I might switch to Firebird...

lukexcom · Post by **lukexcom** » 2003-10-26 11:14pm

Newest Mozzie seems to support a few bits an pieces of the still-in-design CSS 3. Cool.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2003-10-27 12:12am

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?

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2003-10-27 12:59am

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.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-10-27 06:54am

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?

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2003-10-27 07:01am

Dalton wrote:Doesn't that come with ad banners?

The free version does.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-10-27 07:07am

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.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-10-27 05:18pm

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.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-27 05:30pm

Netscape still is bundled with a bunch of AOL stuff, however.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-10-27 06:10pm

Dalton wrote: Doesn't that come with ad banners?

They're quite small and don't flash at you.
As can be seen here