Chromium vs Firefox : Need testimonies

[Yorvyk]

On 03/06/13 21:00, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com
> <mailto:PhillW at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>
> And for the 'old machines'? Last thread we were talking about was
> making lubuntu-core more easily available. On these low RAM machines,
> which as Chad has stated are limited to v25 Chomium unless he can get
> v27 to build in 32 bit, I again fail to see the advantage? F/fox as
> with slimmed down memory usage is good to go now. The clock is
> ticking and decisions have to be taken fairly soon. Maybe this is a
> subject best discussed for 14.04 LTS.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
>
> I agree with Phill. Why every decision must take forever? it is very
>  simple and IMHO, it needs few days to decide not many releases :( We
> have started the Firefox vs Chromium discussion long time ago. Now,
> Firefox has proved itself to be much better than Chromium in many
> cases. Firefox is not as heavy as it used to be and performance wise,
> better, at least in my case and others confirmed too.
>
> Can we just take a vote? Just a vote, without going endless debate?
>
> I strongly suggest, to start, yet again, a new thread with one
> statement: Please vote or your best server for 13.10 (Firefox or
> Chromium).
>
> As easy as this.
>
> IMHO, endless debate is useless, with all due respect to everyone :)
>
> Also, I'm one of those who is LOST, totally lost. How many threads so
>  far about this? I lost counting :/
>
What's the rush? The question was asked just over three days ago. It is
a question that requires serious debate.
I'd like to raise another question or two. If we go to Firefox, what 
will happen when you upgrade to Saucy. Will Firefox replace Chromium? 
Will they be there side-by-side? Will there be an easy way to migrate 
bookmarks etc?


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Steve