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Ubuntu Netbook Edition dropping Firefox for Chromium?
Firefox has been a Ubuntu default app for ages, but there's a chance that it might not be around come version 10.10 -- at least on the Netbook Edition of Canonical's OS.
Developers are currently examining other options -- specifically Chromium and Midori. As Ubuntu HQ points out, there are currently several issues that would need to be addressed should Chromium be handed the default browsing duties. Among them: printing, theme integration, and certain websites which reportedly don't work in Chromium.
Midori is an excellent option, too, though it certainly doesn't get the recognition that Google's open source browser does. Like Chromium, it's open source and based on WebKit. It's also very lightweight, though it lacks some of Chromium's security and stability features.
It's just part of the discussion for now, but the development team could make the switch soon and make a final decision by the time the third alpha version is released. Plans are always subject to change, of course -- remember Canonical switching the default search provider to Yahoo in the Karmic Koala betas? Ultimately, they decided to stick with Google for the final release -- so Firefox could very well be UNE 10.10's default browser.
[via Liliputing]
Developers are currently examining other options -- specifically Chromium and Midori. As Ubuntu HQ points out, there are currently several issues that would need to be addressed should Chromium be handed the default browsing duties. Among them: printing, theme integration, and certain websites which reportedly don't work in Chromium.
Midori is an excellent option, too, though it certainly doesn't get the recognition that Google's open source browser does. Like Chromium, it's open source and based on WebKit. It's also very lightweight, though it lacks some of Chromium's security and stability features.
It's just part of the discussion for now, but the development team could make the switch soon and make a final decision by the time the third alpha version is released. Plans are always subject to change, of course -- remember Canonical switching the default search provider to Yahoo in the Karmic Koala betas? Ultimately, they decided to stick with Google for the final release -- so Firefox could very well be UNE 10.10's default browser.
[via Liliputing]
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Subscribe to commentsAlex MMay 13th 2010 7:01PM
If they can solve their problems with Chromium or Midori, it would be pretty cool. If not, it's okay, too; I hear Firefox is bound for a few really cool updates (this post ring a bell? http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/05/11/firefox-3-7-will-become-4-0-firefox-4-with-updated-gecko-co/ :)
annoyingposter3May 13th 2010 7:08PM
as long as chrome is beta only on linux, this probably wont happen. but the sooner they get a stable release out there id definitely be happy. chrome beats the snot out of firefox in every aspect.
fikhlMay 14th 2010 5:50AM
No.
Sent from my PC.
annoyingposter4May 13th 2010 7:17PM
nice i prefer chrome to firefox and havent touched ffox in years, but as long as chrome is beta only on linux this wont happen.
Android underlingMay 13th 2010 9:13PM
Has Chrome even been out for "years?"
kyleMay 13th 2010 7:18PM
i really hope they move to midori. it's an excellent browser that needs a little polish, and ubuntu is all about the shiny shiny lately - their attention could really help the project.
chrome seems like a poor choice. as good as it is, it doesn't fit with the ubuntu visual style, as was glaringly obvious in the recent screenshots on marks blog.
sRcMay 13th 2010 9:05PM
this would be a great move. Chrome performs so much better than Firefox on my Eee 900A, and speed is really what they want to aim for with the Netbook Remix
AndrewMay 14th 2010 6:18AM
Ubuntu HQ is actually just an aggregator and it displays a small excerpt of the post from WebUpd8 (you can see the link to the full article at the bottom of the Ubuntu HQ post) :)
MatthewJun 28th 2010 4:27PM
Firefox is like a tortoise. Not rendering speed. First launch takes ages. Restarting to get extensions is a pain. Don't like it.
This would be a net positive in my eyes