Ubuntu 8.04 mit Firefox 3 = fatal combination !?

[Phil Sexton]

Clayton wrote:
>>  On my Ubuntu 7.10 with Firefox 2.0.0.13 works well and myself I really
>>  do not understand why in Ubuntu 8.04 Beta it is Firefox 3 !?
>>
>>  This makes testing even more difficulty !!!
>>
>>  It makes NO sense to join the test program since it is not my system and
>>  my fellow is IT illiterate.
> 
> If you are installing any Linux release for a new user who is not IT
> literate, you should not be installing a Beta release (even though
> 8.04 release is only a few days away).  Beta releases are put out for
> testing.  Firefox3 is still Beta (as is Ubuntu 8.04) and lots of
> extensions do not work right even if you install the Nightly Builder
> Tools extension.
> 
> If this is a new user, Ubuntu 7.10 would be a better choice on his/her
> computer.  There is an easy and well documented upgrade path to 8.04
> once it is released.
> 
> Another option is to install Firefox 2.0.0.13 in the Ubuntu 8.04
> install and have them use the older stable version until Firefox 3.0
> is finished.

I have found that for users new to Linux that it is best to install 
the version that is at least two versions behind the beta release.

After they have used Linux for around two years, I usually recommend 
that they move up to one version behind beta.

In my experience, stability and usability are usually important for 
new users.

I haven't had a convert yet that I would recommend them to install 
the beta release.

I started my Linux experience in 1999 with a beta release and almost 
gave up on Linux, but it was still better than Windows 98 Second 
Edition.

I found lots more help for Linux than for Microsoft products which 
kept me from returning to Windows, even though I dual boot with 
Windows XP Home Edition.  Sadly, there are still a few sites that 
insist on limiting themselves to Microsoft and Apple.

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