Ubuntu is not Firefox friendly

[Chanchao]

On Sun, 2006-03-26 at 21:39 -0600, Michael V. De Palatis wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 10:49:27AM +0800, Senectus . wrote:
> > Just out of interest.. is there a specific reason why we aren't
> > supporting epiphany in Ubuntu as the default standard?
> 
> My answer: Because epiphany sucks. Another answer: Because Firefox is
> more usable. What do I mean by this? Well, most everyone who switches
> to Ubuntu (if they weren't already familiar with linux) is familiar
> with Firefox, for one.

Yup, exactly. If there's anything that's already widely known by Windows
users OR something that looks and feel similar to the most common
Windows equivalent then that's a very good reason for making it the
default.  Of course people with specific preferences can always pick
their choice from the archives.   But as a default browser there's no
beating firefox. 

I actually don't like distributions that have a default that's not
easily removed because it's also the file manager (konqueror comes to
mind, and Mepis as a distro.)

Trying a distro and seeing familiar, sensible choices makes me feel very
happy.  :)

Cheers,
Chanchao