What are pros and cons of downloading Firefox 18? Sometimes the newest release

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   brakel2posted 12 years ago

   What are pros and cons of downloading Firefox 18?  Sometimes the newest release has issues.

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   keirnanhollandposted 12 years ago

   If you have new hardware, and you like linux, good luck, Linux only works well with older hardware, new hardware is only supported if the majority of users use the hardware or if the hardware is implemented using protocols that are in common use. This was more a problem in the old days when hardware termed "wintel" cards relied on Windows to make up for functionality that existed on the card, if you wanted that hardware to work with linux, you'd have to implement the device functionality in linux. Overtime the device manufacturers got a clue that it was better to have a well defined interface and open drivers, though some still need a good swift kick, because those who buy hardware, particularly motherboards, memory, network cards and drives are web services, and a majority of them are Linux based.
   
   Now about Firefox? I have no clue, web browsers are a dime a dozen, if you are worried about losing functionality when you switch, keep in mind you can always go back to the previous version by say using a copy of firefox from this website:
   
   http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/f … ble#legacy
   
   Everything on portable apps runs well in "WINE" on linux ..  So whether I'm in Windows or Linux, whether I have system administrator priviledges or not, I can run these programs because they all run from a USB FLASH drive. The cool thing? IF you are on Linux, and you use WINE, every user can install Windows software of their own, in WINE (though not everything will run in WINE), either in their account or in a flash drive. This is perfect for schools because it means the students can not only can take their homework with them, they can also bring their web browser and other applications, complete with the bookmarks and settings with them to school as well..
   
   Well how do you protect students from bad sites at school? Use a firewall, but that's another story..
   
   SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..... If you prefer a version of firefox, you can use that version of firefox to your hearts content, regardless of what your organization picks, by utilizing older versions from the "portable app" site. BTW (By the way), probably best to be on Linux because Windows is susceptible viruses mainly because it permits users to install software from the web without administrative privileges, and most attacks disguise themselves as Windows requesters,  I usually cruise through "malicious activity" warnings like nothing is there.
   
   Oops forgot... Though you can't get viruses in linux very easily, you can theoretically get viruses running windows applications with WINE, though if the user lacks administrative priviledges, there is little malicious that can really be done. Also WINE applications can't run in the background. Note, you can run WINE on MacOSX, it is called "darwine". To find out more about WINE, search for wine on the net, you will likely find the software at the top and not the fruity drink, yes it is that popular.
   
   http://www.winehq.org/
   
   There is no need to fear hyperlinks, especially if you are on Linux.. BTW, whoever coded this form system left out the article limit for the article update it seems.. BUG..

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      keirnanhollandposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oops forgot... Though you can't get viruses in linux very easily, you can theoretically get viruses running windows applications with WINE, though if the user lacks administrative priviledges, there is little malicious that can really be done.

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   sharingknowledgeposted 12 years ago

   I haven't seen anything like a problem with regard to the newly released Firefox 8. Unless in the near feature but now.

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   Larry Wallposted 12 years ago

   I started using the Internet when Netscape was the leading browser, with Internet Explorer running a distant second.
   
   I have always had some type of trouble with IE and seldom use it. Firefox, all versions, has, for the most part, caused me no problems. I am running the latest version on my 10-year-old Dell desktop, that I updated to Windows 7, added ram and a second hard drive. The main thing I tell people is that they have to maintain their computers--good anti-virus software, clean the dust around the fan and make sure there is plenty of circulation around the computer. I will agree that sometimes Firefox has issues, but they are usually corrected in a short amount of time.

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      brakel2posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I should have mentioned I have Windows 7  Thanks everyone for the kind responses.

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   Educateurselfposted 12 years ago

   Firefox is a second option the first one is google chrome.Firefox is little bit slow when loading pages.Firefox is good when it's come to secure browsing.Firefox has more effective apps and adds on rather than google.

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      keirnanhollandposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      The only thing I hate about google chrome is you can't save pages with the images intact, after you have applied a bookmarklet to the page.. So when it saves a page it saves the page with its graphics in the virgin state..

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