Browser selection from Ubiquity

[Dale Trombley]

Just my 2 cents. Firefox on kubuntu without kde support is terrible. A new
user to kubuntu will consider kubuntu a fail when using firefox without kde
support.
In my opinion rekonq vs. Firefox without kde integration rekonq wins hands
down.
On Jan 31, 2013 1:57 PM, "Clay Weber" <clay at claydoh.com> wrote:

> Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rohan Garg <rohangarg at kubuntu.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone
>>> Since the default browser seems to be a fairly hot topic in Kubuntu
>>> I'd like to propose the following :
>>>
>>> * Keep rekonq as the default browser
>>> * Add a new browser selection page in Ubiquity right after the
>>> "Prepare" page which allows the user to pick one of the the 3
>>> available choices Firefox/Chromium/Rekonq ( rekonq selected by default
>>> )
>>>
>>> Pro's : People don't complain (loudly) about our browser selection
>>> For people trying out Kubuntu for the first time who know
>>> nothing about packages and how to install software, it gives them an
>>> easy way to choose a more feature complete browser.
>>>
>>> Con's : Adds another step in the installer
>>>
>>> While some people might argue that users might not be able to choose
>>> one over the other, this will not hold true for most of the users
>>> since we can safely assume that they have used/heard about either one
>>> of the browsers in the past and already have a preference.
>>>
>>> I've also heard some issues being raised about chromium not having a
>>> security cycle in tune with our release cycle, but it seems that
>>> Lubuntu ships Chromium as their default browser.
>>>
>>> I'd like to hear everyone's opinions on this.
>>
>>
>> If we're going to put Firefox on our install media we should just make it default.   It's the only browser in the archive with proper security support.  In the long run that's a really, really essential feature for browsers.
>>
>> The fact that Lubuntu made a different choice should not sway us a bit.
>>
>> I believe we should make opinionated choices to give our users a safe, functional, KDE experience.  For
>> different applications,  the priority of those factors will be different. For a web browser, I think that's the correct order.
>>
>> If Firefox doesn't fit, then we throw the first two out and ship rekonq.
>>
>> Scott K
>>
>>
>>
> I have to agree here. Unless we can have at the minimum working open-with
> support, Firefox is a poor choice to even offer as an option.
>
> Choosing a rounded, useful selection of software is key to Kubuntu being
> Kubuntu.
>
> I don't like the idea of having extra choices in the installer, it doesn't
> fit in with my last statement, above and opens the door to more bloat and
> busyness.
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