If you think you're safe with Firefox, think again...

[Nick29]

I'd rather see a software publisher be over-cautious and publicise a potential threat, even if it turns out to be a false alarm than spend months or years trying to brush it under the carpet... 

So would I, and who would want to do that ?  I'm not sure I understand what you're alleging, or who ? 

[stevieuk]

Just in case anyone was concerned by another member's post, here's the reality:

http://www.scmagazineus.com/mozilla-recants-assertion-that-firefox-add-on-has-trojan/article/163611/

I`m going to make an educated guess here so I may be incorrect, but it wasn`t this thread?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,435665.0.html
Moderator Comment: topics merged

I'd rather see a software publisher be over-cautious and publicise a potential threat, even if it turns out to be a false alarm than spend months or years trying to brush it under the carpet... 

So would I,

100% agree with you, no ifs buts or maybes!!!!

and who would want to do that ?

Have you any suggestions? It isn`t Mozilla........Maybe its a very little known software publisher or perhaps its a very large software publisher?

I'm not sure I understand what you're alleging, or who ? 

I`m little lost as well as to what you refer to? Are we talking about what Sofware Publisher, What member or what?

[Berlin-Bob]

The browser war has been raging for years and will no doubt rage for many years yet.

• Every browser has it's fans and devotees
• Every browser has it's detractors and vilifiers
• Every browser has it's' merits and strengths
• Every browser has it's bad points and weaknesses
• Every browser has it's good security points
• Every browser has it's bad security risks

I think we are all getting fed-up with this constant bickering about browsers.


This topic is now locked.

[stevieuk]

Now it seems that discussing anything about the pros & cons of IE & Firefox isn`t allowed, either its a pro IE poster who locks His thread or a Mod that merges threads & then locks it.

I don`t see that there is any justifiable reason to lock a thread where no abuse or contravention of any rules have occured, at least I`ve never locked a thread on any forum I`ve been a Mod or Admin unless its gotten out of hand & believe me I`ve seen some very lively discussions.

So mindful of the above I`ve found the ultimate Firefox v Internet Explorer link......

http://www.bbspot.com/news/2005/01/firefox_vs_internet_explorer.html

Have a read, have a laugh, don`t worry its funny & you don`t need to be a Techie to understand.

Lets hope it won`t get locked, at least I won`t lock it. 

Enjoy.

Steve



Moderator Comment: topics merged

[Berlin-Bob]

The Technical Help board was created to help members with specific technical problems.

The problems with "discussing" the benefits if IE as against Firefox is that there is a lot of hot air generated which has nothing to do with family history.

And as I said in my last posting, all browsers have good and bad points.

I am going to add this to the other topic, and I'll even unlock it,
but please, don't just keep going round and round in circles.

Firefox users will always find reasons why Firefox is better than Internet Explorer,
Internet Explorer users will always find reasons why Internet Explorer is better than Firefox
Chrome users will always find reasons why Chrome is better than .....
Opera users will always find reasons why Opera is better than ...
Safari users will always find reasons why Safari  is better than ...
etc
etc
etc

and so on ad infinitum et ad nauseum.

Bob