default applications for natty

[Lionel Le Folgoc]

Hi,

On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 04:33:12PM +0100, Vincent wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 1:19 AM, Micah Gersten <micahg at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 01/07/2011 09:51 PM, Phil Whitaker wrote:
> > > I agree that we shouldn't change the default apps too much and should
> > > only do so if there's a real benefit to be gained.
> > >
> > > That said, my browser vote goes to Chromium - I switched from Firefox
> > > over 12 months ago and I've never looked back.  The daily version of
> > > Chromium from the PPA is slightly more unstable than Firefox, but I'm
> > > assuming we'll go with the stable release, so this shouldn't be an
> > > issue.  IN my opinion, Firefox is old and tired when compared to
> > > Chromium - the layout is cleaner and I'm much more productive since
> > > switching.
> > <snip />
> > >
> > > Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > People seem to be forgetting that Firefox 4 will be in Natty (beta 8 is
> > already in), not the current Firefox that's in Maverick and earlier
> > releases.  I think it's unfair to compare Chromium to Firefox 3.6.  For
> > those that want to try Firefox 4 on a stable release (karmic and up), we
> > have a test version in the firefox-next PPA (sudo add-apt-repository
> > ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next).  The package is firefox-4.0 and can be
> > installed side-by-side with the current Firefox.
> >
> >
> Exactly. I've been using the daily builds for Firefox 4 for a while now, and
> they're *A LOT* faster, and way better feature-wise compared to Chromium. If
> anybody's going to do a comparision, try to wait until Firefox 4 is
> released.
> 
> Speaking of which, I wouldn't switch important default applications like the
> webbrowser without such a default comparison, anyway. (e.g., it's important
> to also take the transition period in mind; will people upgrading between
> versions of Xubuntu be able to keep their bookmarks and the like easily?)
> 

FWIW (so people don't misunderstand), the previous browser wouldn't be
uninstalled nor set as default on existing system. This is the same for
our default theme and config, they don't affect dist-upgraded systems,
e.g. people using maverick with the 2 panels and bluebird won't
automatically migrate to the new layout and greybird.

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