Date: 11 Aug 2001 09:32:10 -0000 From: dev-null@no-id.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Web Browsers (is there hope?) Message-ID: <20010811093210.21625.qmail@propane.zoomph.net>
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Hello Is it just me or do the web browsers under FreeBSD (and Unix in general) just SUCK? Why can't I surf the Net without a damn browser crash every 5-20 minutes? Netscape is just a fucking lost cause. Despite the three different generations I've tried (4.0, 4.7, 6 -- both FreeBSD and Linux versions where applicable), the developers have not learned how to stop the frigging thing from freezing completely and pulling down window managers and X with it. Try chatting on Yahoo! Chat with it; the applet causes Netscape to freeze every 5-10 minutes. Ok, so I looked for alternatives. Ah! Opera! That seemed like a plan. Lo and behold! A fucking segfault within 15 minutes for no apparent reason whatsoever. And again. And again. And again. At least it's kind enough to offer to resume at the page where it crashed. Unacceptable. This is where I'm at now. Confused. Looking for an answer. I need a browser that is actually STABLE and supports the following features minimally: o HTML (duh) o Images (to preempt the lynx smartass) o JavaScript o Java (ESSENTIAL) o CSS o SSL/TLS I'd also like it to have plugin extensibility for stuff like flash, but that's not essential. I can use Internet Explorer or the win32 version of Netscape for hours on end without so much a blink, but that is an unacceptable solution. Suggestions? -- This message has been sent via an anonymous mail relay at www.no-id.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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