On 09/24/2015 11:31 AM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 07:52:29AM -0400, James M. Pulver wrote:
>> The bigger issue for me is we support one browser across platforms,
>> and that is Firefox. We have tooling using the CCK and puppet to
>> support Firefox. Changing supported browsers is a "*BIG DEAL*".
>> _Adding_ a supported browser is a "big deal".
>>
>> So it's very useful to have an option to have things work in Firefox.
>
>
> Ok, I see. The issue is the people who cannot handle the concept of using
> different browsers for accessing different web sites. Before web 2.0,
> as near as 5-10 years ago, it was not a concept, it was a fact of life.
>
> The idea of one universal browser for universal use with every web site,
> on every occasion, with every screen size, for every user, every day - it is a mirage.
>
>
> K.O.

Site that still use active x are a pain in the butt.  Can't
read them from Linux anyway.  In Windows, I like to use
"IE Tab 2" so the user never has to leave Firefox and
stay in Internet Explorer and get themselves into trouble.

>> James Pulver
>> CLASSE Computer Group
>> Cornell University
>>
>> On 09/24/2015 03:17 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>> On 09/23/2015 10:21 PM, Brandon Vincent wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:01 PM, ToddAndMargo
>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>> I like Firefox.  Been with them since the beginning.
>>>>> They have fix countless bugs for me.  Creates
>>>>> a lot of loyalty.
>>>>
>>>> Firefox is great if you don't want to use the latest flash player. I'm
>>>> suggesting you use Chromium because the solution you proposed does not
>>>> sandbox or isolate flash from the rest of the browser. Security
>>>> vulnerabilities in Flash will have a greater chance of doing harm on
>>>> Firefox than in the native Google Chrome/Chromium.
>>>>
>>>> Brandon Vincent
>>>>
>>>
>>> good point
>


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