Chromium vs Firefox : Need testimonies

[Leszek Lesner]

Am Samstag, 22. Juni 2013, 20:18:52 schrieb Andrew Hamming:
> Can an option be added to the install process that gives the user an
> ability to choose their browser?

Sry to tell you this, but this is in my opinion bullshit if we provide a 
software center and the ability to easily choose your browser freely from 
there. Kubuntu once started this with a firefox installer and I don't think 
this will bring any benifit. 

> 
> On Jun 21, 2013 10:16 PM, "p s" <superduper3000 at outlook.com> wrote:
> > I have been using Lubuntu for over a year on daily basis, mostly on my
> > netbook. I have both Firefox and Chromium installed, and I use
> > Chromium exclusively.
> > 
> >  (-) Firefox: you cannot Shift + mouse wheel to scroll horizontally in
> > 
> > Firefox - this is a limitation on Gecko engine - there is no way to come
> > around this. In my netbook, this makes Firefox useless to browse any page
> > which is wider that screen size. Chromium handles Shift + mouse wheel
> > perfectly.
> > 
> > (+) Chromium: Runs in a sandbox. As a user browsing web, Chromium is safer
> > than Firefox. May be delivering an apparmor profile for Firefox can
> > address
> > this, but Chromium has this built it. A downside of this is that Chromium
> > does not run in the Guest account. The only reason I still keep Firefox,
> > is
> > to have to for guests that want to check email via Lubuntu Guest account.
> > 
> > (+) Chromium opens faster that Firefox. When browsing they are mostly
> > same.
> > 
> > (+) I have never had a browser related crash by Chromium - I use both
> > 32bit version of Lubuntu on my netbook and the 64 bit one in my laptop. I
> > have flash installed, but click to play for plugins.
> > 
> > (-) Firefox consumes by default more screen estate than Chromium.
> > 
> > (-) Chromium is somehow tingly connected to Google, but at some extent so
> > is Firefox by default. You can tweak both not to send any data to Google.
> > If really a concern than use SWIron fork instead on Chromium.
> > 
> > In short, I think all people that use Lubuntu have their own idea on what
> > apps to use. On every Lubuntu update I have to uninstall most of what you
> > guys provide. The less user apps you provide the better - may be provide
> > only a list of recommended apps, and let each decide on his own.
> > 
> > 
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