[opensuse-factory] Are there plans for changing the default browser?

28 Jun 2011

      Dear all!

Like my feature request here:

https://features.opensuse.org/312585

I want to ask you, f there some plans to change the default browser. The 
background of that is, that Mozilla, and the new model of development, 
could be a factor of more work for our packagers and testers.

Switching to another browser by default could be more easy to us, 
because Firefox could be a potential breaker for the next releases (I 
remember, that there where several add-ons which didin´t worked with FF 
4 and now doesn´t for with FF 5 too.

Maybe a change from Firefox to Iceweasel could be the solution. From my 
point of view, Mozilla is doing a lot wrong from the release of Firefox 
4.0 till today and this could destroy the goal, to deliver a *stable* 
release.

Firefox isn´t that bad at all, but I think the new release policy from 
Mozilla just slam down the distributor´s plans.

Mozilla tries to take over the Linux development model and is doing a 
capital mistake:

*On Linux, new releases are coming every 3 months, but the old are still 
supported
*On Firefox, the FF 4.x line ends right now after the release of 5.0

This makes it more difficult for the packagers to deliver a *recent* 
_and_ *supported* distribution.

Maybe a change could be the right way here, but maybe it´s just my 
personal feeling!?

What do you think?

thanks

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