[ubuntu-in] activex in firefox/ubuntu

[C S Shyam Sundar]

> How can I view the websites with activex controls in my ubuntu 10.04
> system?


One sane way which I recommend for users is to install Virtual Box, setup an
XP guest and then visit the site using IE 6 or 7.

Activex has always been a security nightmare.


Not necessarily true. ActiveX run native code, can serve better and are
faster. It is the browser's security model which has made activex
vulnerable.

Similar implementations are mozilla extensions.

That is why very high end web apps  provide activex, xpi. If both of them
don't work, then they resort to java applets.
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