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  3. Time to dump Internet Explorer

    in Everything Linux

    Posted · Edited by zero0w

    Agree on the government site choosing to support the widest browser choices possible.

     

    What I mean about gaining is on the new server shipment and the market share rise (small, but still rising). Web server market is where Microsoft failed to secure dominantly so far. So it can't really extend on HTTP protocol if it doesn't control the Web server market.

     

    As for government requiring open (eg. W3C) standard, it is indeed the work we should be pursuing. But generally government isn't really up-to-date about the tech stuff, while businesses really want some extra web features so they can provide greater experience to customers, say, in online shopping, intuitive navigation, reading etc. e-Commerce sites have greater desires to create a rich Web experience than government in my opinion.

  4. Time to dump Internet Explorer

    in Everything Linux

    Posted · Edited by zero0w

    W3C is really another topic.

     

    I read many Mozilla developer's blog, and from what I read I can tell it's not that simple.

     

    However, forcing W3C standard as a legal standard is probably not a good way to approach a technology issue. I think it's more like an industry standard.

     

    Imagine the CD-Audio or DVD-Video format when it first came out, they were all agreed and supported by the industry group and vendors, and these standards have been working fairly well.

     

    The problem is that W3C itself doesn't make browser (unless you count Amaya, but it's more like a Web editor than anything else). So it can be difficult to tell whether the spec W3C come up with is practical to implement, or if that's what the customers (such as online e-commerce site and portals) want.

     

    The similar situation can be observed in the OpenGL consortium, but with later, it's not much of an issue because both vendors (nVidia and ATi) are strong so neither can sway the standard overly to his own advantage. Not to mention OpenGL has a much smaller target audience in its content authoring (programming).

     

    In any case, W3C is not known to move fast (so is OpenGL spec, as we know); the pace (and demand) of web technology evolution could outpace its bureaucratic decision process. Of course Microsoft has a role in this thru bypassing W3C willfully so it can gain an edge and hold on the web.

     

    Nevertheless, it's true that the web is growing at a rapid pace that browser vendors would have to make fast decision on what feature to implement - whether it is in W3C spec or not - as long as it can serve their customers.

     

    I know, it is problematic and "pollution" to the web - and it's also why the anti-trust grew so nasty on this IE integrate with OS matter. Anyway, that was the past. The next generation of web technology is now in heat discussion; XUL, XAML, XForms, and many others.

     

    Something is different though - this time, the web is much bigger (with many more web sites out there) and hence more difficult to "move" (web content to new standard); also Linux and Apache are gaining on the Web server market. The pace of Mozilla development is also more rapid. If Mozilla and Firefox can do some great marketing, I expect, we can re-gain some balance to the web. Just spread the word, I think we have some great browsers other than IE. :)

  11. DVD burner recommendations?

    in Hardware

    Posted

    True, there's drive such as SONY DRU-700 with dual layer support,

    and then there's LG GSA-4120B which supports DVD-RAM writing.

     

    Now, however, I do not know how well Dual layer/DVD-RAM formats are supported under Linux. DVD+RW/-RW should be well supported though.

     

    Of course, if price (of writer / media) is a matter, then you should evaluate your choices,

    a 4X writer can burn a DVD+RW/-RW with 15 mins, 8X writer in half the time (depending on compatibility with the media). So it's really up to your needs.

  12. DVD burner recommendations?

    in Hardware

    Posted

    Just make sure you buy a drive that supports both +R/W and -R/W.

     

    If you want to mod your drive (firmware) to support extra function such as Bitsetting or writing speed overclock, LiteOn writers are pretty good.

     

    I have a thread discussing DVD+R writing here and you may want to check out more LiteOn related info with that:

     

    http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=83441

    http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=14376

  13. Mozilla 1.7, Firefox 0.9, Thunderbird 0.7, Nvu 0.3

    in Software

    Posted

    Because a browser that is too cool, is just not good to Microsoft business:

     

    From Joel on Software:

     

    So the Web user interface is about 80% there, and even without new web browsers we can probably get 95% there. This is Good Enough for most people and it's certainly good enough for developers, who have voted to develop almost every significant new application as a web application.

     

    Which means, suddenly, Microsoft's API doesn't matter so much. Web applications don't require Windows.

     

    It's not that Microsoft didn't notice this was happening. Of course they did, and when the implications became clear, they slammed on the brakes. Promising new technologies like HTAs and DHTML were stopped in their tracks. The Internet Explorer team seems to have disappeared; they have been completely missing in action for several years. There's no way Microsoft is going to allow DHTML to get any better than it already is: it's just too dangerous to their core business, the rich client. The big meme at Microsoft these days is: "Microsoft is betting the company on the rich client." You'll see that somewhere in every slide presentation about Longhorn.

     

    See more at:

    http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/APIWar.html

     

    But the recent news that IE is picking up development again may mean either the security problem is too severe, or maybe Longhorn isn't coming out soon enough. We can only guess I think.

  18. SUSE 9.1 Personal ISO Available for Free Download

    in Everything Linux

    Posted

    Departing from its past practice of not providing ISO images for free download, SUSE has released a complete, bootable, and installable ISO image of SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal:

     

    http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=7425

     

    Note: This is not the same as those unofficial ISO from any kind of P2P network, which is not endorsed by SuSE at all.

     

    The GPL license requires free distribution of source code, not the binaries; so it is not clear what's the status those unofficial ISOs inherit currently. However FTP install is always available as an alternative to SuSE.

  20. Time to dump Internet Explorer

    in Everything Linux

    Posted

    This thread isn't about how your favorite browser rocks... bababah...., but what's the problem with Internet Explorer in Windows:

     

    SecurityFocus: Time to dump Internet Explorer

    http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/249

     

    Although the author recommended Firefox, others might prefer Opera. Regardless, you should take a look at what problem is associated with the browser bundled with the operating system, as I presume many of us are still using Windows in work or at home.

     

    Note: I am not sure which forum this thread belongs to, mods feel free to move it to wherever deem appropriate.

  21. Mozilla 1.7, Firefox 0.9, Thunderbird 0.7, Nvu 0.3

    in Software

    Posted

    The open source web browser suite, Mozilla, plus its separated component Firefox (browser), Thunderbird (mail client), and Nvu (Web page composer) all have a new round of refreshment release in this week:

     

    Mozilla 1.7

    Firefox 0.9

    Thunderbird 0.7

    Nvu 0.3

     

    You can grab them at these places:

     

    http://www.mozilla.org/

    http://www.mozillazine.org/

     

    Update: Mozilla 1.7 Linux GTK2+XFT build can be obtained here:

    http://www.scottbolander.com/mozilla-xft.html

     

    And Nvu from here:

    http://www.nvu.com/

     

    Also you can now grab updates, themes and extensions from these locations:

     

    1. Mozilla.org Update site:

    http://update.mozilla.org/

     

    2. Localization Project home, Mozilla 1.7 localization XPI kit:

    http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/

    http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/mlp_status.html#moz_1.7

     

    3. Firefox & Thunderbird Help site

    http://texturizer.net/firefox/

    http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/

     

    4. Extension rooms:

    http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/

  23. Mandrake 10.0 for the masses?

    in Everything Linux

    Posted

    My latest hardware purchases are done after I have researched for Linux compatible hardware. It's a little work but I don't think it's too much to ask for the stability, productivity, and cost benefit I gained in return.

     

    It's not done yet, but it's not hard to purchase Linux capable hardware if you have done your homework. Granted, the masses are not likely to do homework - but the OEM retailer should. That's why a lot of people still believe OEM channel is THE force behind widespread adoption; and that's how Microsoft became so successful by controlling OEM in the desktop PC market.

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