Re: firefox and meta-gnome2
On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 21:01 +0200, Johannes Rohr wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wonder if it would be acceptable to add firefox as a third browser
> alternative to meta-gnome2. I know that it does not (yet) have the same
> degree of integration with GNOME as epiphany and galeon, but still it is
> an extremely popular and sexy piece of software.
>
> Since I started using firefox I feel I do not really need galeon or
> epiphany any longer. Firefox feels at least as fast as the former two, it
> has more extensions, it is a breeze to use and btw it has better printing
> support.
>
> Having "|mozilla-firefox" added to meta-gnome2's Depends: would enable me
> to remove galeon and mozilla-browser, thus saving me download time and
> cleaning up my Internet menu a bit (by removing Galeon, "Mozilla Web
> Browser" and "Mozilla Composer").
>
> Before filing a wishlist bug, I wanted to ask for comments here on the
> list, to find out if my request to add a non-GNOME program as an
> alternative to the meta-gnome package is at all acceptable.
I think this is a very good idea. I usually just purge Galeon, Epiphany
and others... Firefox has a place in my heart already.
----)(-----
Luis M
System Administrator
LatinoMixed.com
lemsx1@latinomixed.com
Beware of friends who are false and deceitful.
http://www.latinomixed.com/
Reply to: