Speed isn't all there is.

...is freedom.

Opera 6 is a fine browser. OK, so I think the UI sucks ass and the layout is terrible, but at the end of the day it's standards-compliant (for any reasonably practical definition of the term) and quite fast.

It's also as Free as a not very Free thing.

It doesn't matter HOW good Opera is. It'll never be my primary (or even secondary) browser. Mozilla is Free.

If either IE or Opera was genuinely better than Moz, then I'd have empathy for the users of those browsers. As it is, neither is better - (Opera uses a really quite horrible QT interface on Linux, and IE doesn't run on Linux at all - if it doesn't run the same on Windows and Linux, then my interest is markedly diminished instantly). IE and Opera 6 are both markedly slower on both my work computer (1.7GHz P4) at work and my home computer (800MHz PIII).

I use Galeon for my workaday browsing but for some tasks that I do at work and home, I use Mozilla because I can have the exact same setup on each computer, irrespective of platform, and because it's Free.

Post #31,975 by static 3/13/02 5:11:47 AM Reply	Speed isn't all there is. UI is important, too, as is compliance. BTW: I tried Opera's SDI mode the other day. The tab's are cute'n'all, but I still prefer the MDI mode. shrug Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #31,981 by pwhysall 3/13/02 8:08:52 AM Reply	And more important than that... ...is freedom. Opera 6 is a fine browser. OK, so I think the UI sucks ass and the layout is terrible, but at the end of the day it's standards-compliant (for any reasonably practical definition of the term) and quite fast. It's also as Free as a not very Free thing. It doesn't matter HOW good Opera is. It'll never be my primary (or even secondary) browser. Mozilla is Free. If either IE or Opera was genuinely better than Moz, then I'd have empathy for the users of those browsers. As it is, neither is better - (Opera uses a really quite horrible QT interface on Linux, and IE doesn't run on Linux at all - if it doesn't run the same on Windows and Linux, then my interest is markedly diminished instantly). IE and Opera 6 are both markedly slower on both my work computer (1.7GHz P4) at work and my home computer (800MHz PIII). I use Galeon for my workaday browsing but for some tasks that I do at work and home, I use Mozilla because I can have the exact same setup on each computer, irrespective of platform, and because it's Free. Peter Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #32,129 by static 3/14/02 6:39:56 AM Reply	You're right: I shouldn't have posted. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"

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