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Re: How much safer is Ubuntu than windows?

  • Subject: Re: How much safer is Ubuntu than windows?
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:03:14 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / ISBE, Manchester University / ITS
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__/ [ casioculture@xxxxxxxxx ] on Monday 31 July 2006 22:09 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Kier ] on Monday 31 July 2006 09:26 \__
>>
>> > On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:35:45 +0000, sloblocks wrote:
>> >
>> >> Roy Schestowitz presented the following explanation :
>> >> ...
>> >>
>> >>> 5-there is no flaw-ridden Web browser tied to your built-in file
>> >>> manager (which cannot be uninstalled).
>> >>
>> >> Just Firefox; which crashes out regularly, can't support
>> >> Flash/Shockwave properly and can lock the whole of X if you try and
>> >> play certain RealVideo/Quicktime files.
>> >
>> > Haven't noticed that kind of thing much myself, not in the latest,
>> > properly set up version.
>>
>>
>> sloblock spreads FUD. Better not address the ludicrous claims.
>>
>>
>> >> ..other than that it's fine.
>> >
>> > At least if it crashed, the wholke OS doesn't go with it. And you don't
>> > have to use firefox, there are plenty of others.
>>
>>
>> If  Firefox  ever  crashes,  it will restore  all  tabs  and
>> re-fill all the textboxes, almost as though nothing was ever
>> lost.  All that is needed is SessionSaver extension (a  must
>> to  many who maintain multiple tabs, close the Web  browser,
>> and resume work later; not just for rare crashes).
>
> I use tab mix plus and it has a session manager.

For tabs I have two extensions but one is disabled (they collide).
SessionSaver has a nice session manager, so you can assign settings and tabs
to a 'profile', much like Konqueror does as a Web/FTP/file browser.

Best wishes,

Roy

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