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Miscellaneous => Applications => Topic started by: Xeen on 9 September 2003, 04:47

Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Xeen on 9 September 2003, 04:47
Constantly hearing how great Mozilla is, I just downloaded it for the first time ever (been using Netscape before).

Now maybe I'm missing something, but I seriously cannot see 1 bit of a difference between Netscape and Mozilla. Same looks, same options, same menus, etc.. And it seems to work the same too. So what exactly is the difference between them, and which is better and why?

Also I've noticed one small problem with Mozilla so far:
I downloaded the latest Java runtime from Sun, and while installing it, the wizard did not detect Mozilla and so did not ask whether to integrate java with it or not. It only detected Netscape and Internet Exploder.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: xyle_one on 9 September 2003, 04:56
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Originally posted by xeen:
Constantly hearing how great Mozilla is, I just downloaded it for the first time ever (been using Netscape before).

Now maybe I'm missing something, but I seriously cannot see 1 bit of a difference between Netscape and Mozilla. Same looks, same options, same menus, etc.. And it seems to work the same too. So what exactly is the difference between them, and which is better and why?

Also I've noticed one small problem with Mozilla so far:
I downloaded the latest Java runtime from Sun, and while installing it, the wizard did not detect Mozilla and so did not ask whether to integrate java with it or not. It only detected Netscape and Internet Exploder.


Netscape is based off of Mozilla. I have no idea why the java installer didn't detect mozilla, maybe its because netscape is mozilla, and it was confused.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Laukev7 on 9 September 2003, 04:57
Netscape 7.1 is based on Mozilla 1.4, so obviously there's very little difference besides the brand and some proprietary bits you don't get with Mozilla. Netscape tends to lag behind Mozilla, though.

As for Java, did you try to install from the .xpi file? It's the standard way to install plug-ins in Mozilla. It should be available on Sun's website, in the Java section.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: emh on 9 September 2003, 05:57
If it detected and installed the Netscape plugin, chances are, Java works just fine on Mozilla as well.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: suselinux on 9 September 2003, 06:19
I heard that Netscape didn't block pop ups
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Laukev7 on 9 September 2003, 06:20
Yes, it does.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Doctor V on 9 September 2003, 08:31
Netscape and Mozilla are at the core, the same browser.  But netscape is hacked up by AOL before its released.  This hacking up takes time, and newer versions of mozilla are always out before their netscape counterparts.

V
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Faust on 9 September 2003, 15:25
firebird is the best...
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Windows_SuX_@$$ on 14 September 2003, 21:52
Mozilla FireBird is Great and Skinable, User Friendly, Free, Secure, Pop-up Stopper, Better Privacy!
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Refalm on 9 January 2004, 23:59
JRE2 now supports Mozilla! It even inserted the non-GRE3 plug-in that Mozilla needed, and everything automatic. Thanks Sun  (http://smile.gif)
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Aaron Ni on 10 January 2004, 03:19
The only difference I've seen between Netscape and Mozilla is Netscape seemed to load the pages slower.  Other than that they're about the same.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Kintaro on 13 January 2004, 19:03
I run firebird, it is teh r0x0r.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Mistshadow on 13 January 2004, 22:03
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X11: doogee.is.dreaming.org


Purely off-topic here: you're a very strange man.
Title: Mozilla better than Netscape???
Post by: Kintaro on 14 January 2004, 21:18
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Originally posted by Mistshadow:


Purely off-topic here: you're a very strange man.


Firebird is Mozilla based, so its on-topic, your a very strange man.

Oh and im "the barsted mod from hell" so id be nice :).