[Tfug] firefox 2/3

Josh Miller joshnmiller at comcast.net
Tue May 6 08:54:00 MST 2008


Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:10:25PM -0700, Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> Sorry for leaving out half the counter argument; I had a brain 
> fart. The argument I've heard against my point is that a web 
> browser doesn't need the same level of reliability as the WM, TE, 
> etc.
> 

I was following you :)  Of course the nice thing about ff3 is when it 
crashes, at least it remembers all the tabs you had open and reloads 
'em.  Makes it quite a bit less painful.  Also, I don't think b5 has 
crashed on me at all - Betas<5 sure did though.

-Josh




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