Re: Browser preferences/options (was Re: Strong encryption for mozilla (woody))
> From: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com>
> ...
> Biggest browser beefs:
>
> - Stability. Quit with the fucking crashing already. Don't lose my
> stuff (this includes state). ***STABILITY IS NOT OPTIONAL***
>
> - Speed. Render. Quickly. Load. Quickly. Stop. Quickly. Ties
> strongly to lightweight code as well.
>
> - Standards compliant. Support standards. Don't promote
> proprietarysms..
>
> - Dependencies. Codependency sucks.
>
> - Bloat. A browser. Not a fucking kitchen sink, thank you very
> much.
>
> - Privacy. Allow me to control cookies, Java, Javascript. Support
> SSL. Default mode should maximise privacy. Don't do shit behind
> my back.
>
> - Security. Strong overlap with above.
>
> - Plugins. Suck. Third party apps should launch as same. They
> should *NOT* launch within my browser. Flash sucks. Period.
>
> - Unobtrusive. Stay out of my face. Do what I say.
>
> - Configurability. Allow my to configure: fonts, scaling steps,
> colors, animation handling (none), proxies, cookie/java/javascript
> handling (none, by default), preferred mail/news/telnet/ftp apps.
Absolutely!
Have you been reading my almost-driven-insane-by-all-that-crap mind?
Daniel
--
Daniel Barclay
dsb@smart.net
(Hmm. A little worrisome: http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy
http://www.anonymizer.com/snoop.cgi )
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