Mozilla Firebird

_Darkness_Myth · January 19, 2004, 4:01pm

i must say it’s good that so many people are at least willing to give none microsoft products ago - most of which seem to prefer the suggestions lol. I know many people who diss microsoft products endlessly but won’t change to something else - i find that kind of funny.

I must say i am loving this browser and although it can be inconvenient dloading some of the plugins like shockwave again i think it’s worth the extra effort.

Technodreamer · January 19, 2004, 4:18pm

Me! Give Microsoft products a go. You insult me. Lol. Microsoft has produced the worst software and OSs. So what is mozilla? (Not firebird)

_Darkness_Myth · February 18, 2004, 12:36pm

just to note that Mozilla Firebird has been renamed (again) to FireFox and Mozilla FireFox v0.8 is now availible.

Personally i am sticking with Firebird until the final V1 version is complete as i have had no problems.

Technodreamer · February 18, 2004, 1:25pm

I’ve just installed firefox. I can’t notice much changes, but I think it is even faster than before. Where as I had to wait for the forum to load for a short time, it seems to appear instantly now.

Technodreamer · February 18, 2004, 1:32pm

Then again…

JaRoD · February 18, 2004, 5:21pm

I downloaded Firefox a few hours ago and it seems to be better than IE. But it actually crashed for me while browsing. Otherwise i like it.

_Darkness_Myth · February 18, 2004, 5:34pm

i occationally have been having “flash errors” since installing FireFox - though i have had no problems with firebird.

No crashes myself with either version. I’m not sure if FF is a little slower/faster than FB or not (Internet problems) - either way still beats the pants off of IE.

infection0 · February 19, 2004, 2:16am

Darn it Firefox is inferior to Firebird (less compatibility with plugins, especially with my most important one- Tab Browser Extensions, I can’t install that without Firefox crapping out! But I’m too lazy to reinstall Firebird…

Technodreamer · February 19, 2004, 12:58pm

Really? I have had sucees installing plugins etc. It seems to just be the same as firebird. Hopefully there next release will solve all problems. What will it be next, fire… (I.E. complete it)

_Darkness_Myth · February 19, 2004, 3:17pm

just to note some of the firebird extentions will not work of FireFox you will need the firefox versions. I don’t use any extentions on either just the java/flash/shockwave plugins.

aje742 · April 27, 2004, 1:30am

Firefox is better. I use tabbrowser extensions so I can browse multiple sites in one window.

_Darkness_Myth · April 27, 2004, 2:36pm

i dunno about it being better. It’s virtually identical to firebird though it kept shutting down on me on some sites so i’d stuck with firebird till the next release.

ivi · May 13, 2004, 3:23pm

FireFox is Firebird renamed and improved…

Mozilla Firefox - Brand Name FAQ

Why change the name?

To avoid overlap. The colloquial name “Firebird” is also in use by another open source project. While we don’t believe our use of the Firebird name infringed on their trademark, we wanted to be responsive to the concerns of fellow open source developers.

Why did you choose Firebird in the first place?

With the assistance of attorneys we assessed other uses before selecting Firebird and did not consider these uses to be in the same domain as our web browser. It is very difficult to come up with a good name that is not also used by some other company or project, so choosing and verifying the availability of a name is a complicated process that involves many difficult judgment calls.

Why Firefox?

It’s similar to Firebird. It’s easy to remember. It sounds good. It’s unique. We like it. And we weren’t able to find any other project or company even remotely similar to a web browser that uses the same name.

What’s a Firefox?

A “Firefox” is another name for the red panda.

Will this name be permanent?

We sure hope so. We’ve learned a lot about choosing names in the past year (more than we would have liked to). We have been very careful in researching the name to ensure that we will not have any problems down the road. We have begun the process of registering our new trademark with the US Patent and Trademark office.

[color=indigo]Get Yourself a Firefox as soon as You can! And then speed it up even more:
Type about:config in the address bar and change the following values:
(doubleclick on each entry and enter the new value; if the preference does not exist, just manually add it to the list)

browser.turbo.enabled = true
network.http.max-connections = 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server = 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy = 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server = 4
network.http.pipelining = true
network.http.pipelining.firstrequest = true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 8
network.image.imageBehavior = 0
nglayout.initialpaint.delay = 0
content.notify.ontimer = true
content.notify.interval = 100
content.notify.backoffcount = 200

WOW! [/color]

_Darkness_Myth · May 13, 2004, 4:30pm

Well i edited those in Firebird and it is a little faster and thats on 56k cool.

scoo · May 13, 2004, 8:21pm

I use firefox 0.8 too, it has all functions of netscape 7 and is lighter !

dnLMicky · May 13, 2004, 9:08pm

i second that. I made the switch from netscape to mozilla firefox last week.

_Darkness_Myth · June 16, 2004, 5:54pm

Mozilla FireFox V0.9 is now availlible for download from the site

Nazca · June 16, 2004, 6:31pm

Ahh. Had Firebird for a long time, found out there was an update about a week ago and now I’m the proud owner of Firefox.

Don’t deny it, you love mouse gestures just as much as me!

_Darkness_Myth · June 16, 2004, 6:49pm

lol nazca you probably have the 0.8 version if you got it last week LOL

Nazca · June 17, 2004, 2:48am

It just so happens that you’re right, I’m running 0.8…Not that it really matters, because it doesn’t sound like there’s a big diff between .8 and .9…But I’m going to get it anyway and it might take a while on my 56k connection.