Re: Remaining task packages ...
On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 07:14:29PM -0400, Clinton Ebadi wrote:
> > 1. best GUI browser (that would be mozilla I think)
>
> moz wins there...but why not include something like skipstone (so
> that people with little ram can use it). I really wish konq. was more
> independent of KDE (I installed it, and then had to install all of
> KDE for it to work right), because it probably is the best browser
> for GNU/Linux (GUI) today.
Because skipstone isn't in Debian (yet).
> > 2. best "light" GUI browser (suggestions?)
> >
>
> chimera2 ;) Actually, it would probably win for least system resource
> usage of an X browser, but it is old (supports partial html 3 :-\ ),
> based on Xt (making it semi-hard to use), and takes some time to
> render complex html. But, it uses almost no ram at all. I still
> wouldn't include it because of its age. Ar. konq. is also somewhat
> light on system resources as well, and would fit great here (stupid
> evil KDE! :)
No, not stupid and evil at all. If it comes down to it I'll have to
see what kind of overhead (total disk space consumed) installing konqueror
on a non-KDE system drags down with it. It may be worth it to include
konqueror as our "light" alternative (with skipstone being a contender
if/when it goes into Debian).
> > 3. best non-GUI browser (lynx? links?) or do children even need
> > this?
> >
>
> links wins this one. Most kids won't need a text based browser, and
> if they do an adult would be able to install it for them.
I too think links is the superior text-based browser. And no, my kids
don't use it either. Any other opinions on this matter? I'm inclined to
omit it unless I hear otherwise.
Ben
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