Just out of curiosity, what are the differences between Firefox and Swiftfox? I understand Swiftfox to be a Linux specific build, and as such the better choice, but Firefox works better and with fewer bugs on my system.
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That's exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for, thanks.
By the way, why are there so many different builds for Firefox (Firefox, Swiftfox, Swiftweasel, Fasterfox, etc.), I mean, what's the deal? Are these really needed or are programmers just going crazy trying to prove their version is the best?Asus G1S-X3:
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One could very well ask the question of Linux: Why are there so many variations? Developers have their own ideas/visions/concepts of what a Linux Distro should do "as they see it."Windows no longer obstructs my view.
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Hmmm, makes sense . . .Asus G1S-X3:
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Originally posted by Snowhog
Good one, Snowhog!
Positive answer: "Because every artist gets to follow his muse ...."
Negative answer: "Because there's no in charge here ..."
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Originally posted by dibl There's no 'one' in your statement!
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Yep -- senility!
But isn't it logically correct, anyway?
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I use swiftfox because of the flash support it has for 64 bit processors without any manual cofiguration.I tried Enlightenment once, it was pretty cool.Comment
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That's a pretty good reason, but in Gutsy 64-bit there's a flash package in the standard repos, so it kinda becomes a non-issue after Feisty.Originally posted by bootdoc
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Hmm.Originally posted by diblYep -- senility!
But isn't it logically correct, anyway?
There's no "I" in Team.
There's "no" in Charge.
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I'd like top try out Swiftfox on my system, but I am unsure about which architecture I should choose. My CPU is an Intel Core 2 Duo (E6550) and I run Feisty Fawn 64 bits Should I really choose the Prescott architecture? That seems quite weird.
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Lots of advantages to getting it at:
Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey: http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/
The authors have written a script to do the installing for you. Importantly you get the latest version & updates (notification of and option to install) (Not true of the FX you get through Adept.) Read their FAQ, too, for common issues.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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dibl's right about the "no" statement being logically correct.
Since there is no noun/subject following "no," any statement regarding the truth value of that statement is vaccuously true (ie, you are making a claim about the empty set).
So there.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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They have a nice little chart here.Originally posted by kallikles2003
I just read it as "There is no "in charge"", meaning there is no "in charge" to be... It's hard to say, but I think you get it.Originally posted by QqmikeFor external use only.Comment
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