[Tfug] firefox 2/3

[Glen Pfeiffer]

On Tue May 06, 2008 at 04:35:39AM +0000, Eric M. Gearhart wrote:
> I say that simply because on both Windows XP and on openSUSE I 
> really haven't seen Firefox 3 crash... only occasionally (once 
> a week maybe?) 

I realize that you meant this specifically with regards to 
Firefox 2&3. However, to say that FF doesn't really crash and 
then follow up saying maybe only once a week is *absurd*.

This has been said many times, but it bears repeating. We have 
lowered our standards too far. For most software it should be  
unacceptable to crash once a week.

A counter argument is that of course window managers, text 
editors, x servers, etc., need to run for months or longer 
without crashing. But I argue that the web browser has reached a 
state where it should be held to a higher standard.

-- 
Glen