Ubuntu "Lite" :)

[Chanchao]

Hello Jeff,

Sunday, July 17, 2005, 3:01:27 PM, you wrote:

>> interesting idea! Why not using epyphany, kazehakase or galeon as your
>> webbrowser? They are much more lightwight den Firefox and also fits better
>> to low end systems?

JW> Any of the browsers that use gecko for rendering (such as Epiphany and
JW> Galeon) are not substantially or usefully lighter than Firefox. They may
JW> *feel* a little bit faster in some cases, but there's a greater benefit
JW> choosing a browser that everyone recognises.

Yes, that's my feel as well. I'm perfectly resigned in the fact that
the machine will not be 'fast' no matter what. With 64MB RAM, it's
hardly fast running Firefox on Windows ME. Switching to Linux will
already be a huge step, if I at the same time push to switch browsers
as well then I may be pushing things too much.

With the browser already open in an internet cafe, chances are a lot
of users won't even realize they're not running Windows.
:)

Cheers,
Chanchao