Hi, is this kindergarden? or do we talk Axiom issues here? lol...
Ciao BF. On Nov 26, 2007 9:24 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Arthur Ralfs wrote: > > M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > >> Well ... if you mean "*Red Hat* Linux has won a significant market > >> share in servers", I agree. However, I don't think as a user that > >> either Firefox or OpenOffice are of sufficient quality or maturity to > >> be used on a Windows desktop, and I don't consider what they have > >> accomplished to be a "win". They just aren't viable alternatives for > >> anything but casual home use. I use them on Linux because they are > >> there, but they aren't on my Windows desktop at work and probably > >> never will be. > >> > > Do you mean to say that you think IE is better than Firefox? Hard to > > imagine. > > > > Arthur Ralfs > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Axiom-developer mailing list > > Axiom-developer@nongnu.org > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer > > > > I'm saying: > > 1. Firefox is *not* better than IE 7 on the Windows platform for any > reasonable definition of "better". In particular, the hype about Firefox > being more secure than IE is unsubstantiated and cannot in fact be > proven or falsified. > > 2. In a corporation or other accountability hierarchy, people aren't > always free to experiment with potential improvements. In fact, the > epidemic of malware, cyber-terrorism and other things of that ilk have > led to very restrictive IT policies. Even if Firefox were better than > IE, it would still face an uphill battle in this arena. > > Are you saying that OpenOffice is "better" than Microsoft Office on any > dimension other than price? :) > > > _______________________________________________ > Axiom-developer mailing list > Axiom-developer@nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer > -- % PD Dr Bertfried Fauser % Privat Docent: University of Konstanz, Physics Dept <http://www.uni-konstanz.de> % contact |-> URL : http://clifford.physik.uni-konstanz.de/~fauser/ % Phone : +49 7531 693491 _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer