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jeremy 12-17-2012 06:37 PM

Browser of the Year
 
Which browser do you prefer when browsing LQ?

--jeremy

k3lt01 12-17-2012 07:21 PM

Firefox/Iceweasel

sycamorex 12-18-2012 03:04 AM

I still use FF most of the time but I voted dwb because that's where I'm going:)

brianL 12-18-2012 03:40 AM

Firefox. I've tried some, but not all, of the rest.

PhoenixAndThor 12-18-2012 05:32 AM

I've been using Firefox since version 1.5, and I don't see myself dropping it any time soon. However, Uzbl and dwb are great keyboard driven browsers and lynx is a life saver for those times when a GUI just isn't available.

kooru 12-18-2012 05:56 AM

Opera!!!

scorpioofthewoods 12-18-2012 07:54 AM

This is a difficult choice. I had been using Chrome, but to be honest this year it has given me a lot of trouble. It does not want to work with many websites. Firefox/Iceweasel is always nice. However I think they need to improve their sync and make it less complicated. I have tried Midori this year and really like it. The new Epiphany is actually really nice now.

However my vote went to Chromium. It is what I am using now. It is open source. It has all the benefits of Chrome but it has given me none of it's problems.

metalaarif 12-18-2012 08:30 AM

Obviously OPERA, I don't know what others think but Opera is the best

Siljrath 12-18-2012 11:43 AM

uzbl.

nothing else comes close to the "unixy goodness".

jjprzy 12-18-2012 09:22 PM

I've been using Firefox since at least version 2 (maybe earlier). In fact, I prefer V3.6 or thereabouts. There were a lot of good themes that are no longer compatible with the newer versions. I miss those. I have Chrome and Opera loaded but don't use them much. It's just hard to break away from FF (like an old friend).

crazypenguin 12-18-2012 10:04 PM

QupZilla?
 
My vote would be for QupZilla if it was on the list.

jeremy 12-18-2012 10:10 PM

QupZilla has been added.

--jeremy

crazypenguin 12-18-2012 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremy (Post 4852466)
QupZilla has been added.

--jeremy

Many thanks for adding QupZilla!

dlinux100 12-19-2012 08:21 AM

Opera

boxR 12-19-2012 02:08 PM

Firefox + add-ons

JoatMan 12-19-2012 05:39 PM

It's Firefox for me, simply because it has the right combination of add-ons that suit me way of working. Others might have similar options, but hey, why invest a lot of time to replace something that is not broken (yet?).

dugan 12-19-2012 05:52 PM

Chrome, if only for its Flash player.

paolode 12-19-2012 06:55 PM

firefox / chromium

Knightron 12-21-2012 08:02 AM

Voted for Firefox, but came very close to switching to Midori this year

Phoxis 12-21-2012 01:15 PM

Using Firefox 24x7

r37u2a49ci 12-21-2012 02:00 PM

Browser of the year
 
Firefox

audriusk 12-21-2012 03:07 PM

Have been using Opera since version 5.x I think. If someone asked why, I wouldn't even know what to say. I guess the comparison to an old friend explains it best, as somebody said about Firefox earlier.

spoovy 12-23-2012 11:33 AM

I voted Chrome but I've been using QupZilla since reading about it on here, and I'm mightily impressed. Wish I could change my vote.

weirdwolf 12-24-2012 03:17 PM

Firefox

clocker 12-25-2012 02:36 PM

firefox forever.......... it allows flexibility in "about:config"

PrinceCruise 12-26-2012 08:12 AM

I would have voted FF but this year Chromium is what saved much of my time and resources. I'm still on FF 4.0 and FF 8.0.

Regards.

cowlitzron 12-27-2012 08:28 PM

Firefox for its versatility, although I often use Konqueror. Konq would get my vote if either KHTML or QtWebKit would support the XSL stylesheets at clerk.house.gov.

cravengemetzel 12-28-2012 03:55 PM

I voted for Uzbl, but where on Earth is elinks? My favorite CLI browser that saved my life more times than I can count..

sunnydrake 12-29-2012 09:24 AM

Chromium>FF>Konqueror>Opera
Shame Opera have a good webdev addons update this year i even used it constantly for some time. FF/Chromium had crashes, flash plugin issues.. but old habits die sloow. Where is mine precious stable WebGL/HTML5 support $#@$$!@!!.. Grrr... As Adobe decided to freeze linux flash player on 11.4 version i think some changes coming in next year..

Soderlund 12-29-2012 04:48 PM

Code:

links -g
Surf is nice but WebKit and GTK are not. The same goes for Uzbl. They both do the best they can with it but the underlying technology is horrible. I've been looking for a fast and light browser for a long time and Links is the best I've ever seen. Images, session cookies and good HTML formatting is all a browser should do. CSS (which it does not support) is a big step up for web designers but in the end is just eye candy.

Those 1% of websites that don't work with it, I can terrorize with http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/.

Propaganda: http://links.twibright.com/features.php

FeyFre 12-31-2012 09:50 AM

Opera

decodedthought 01-02-2013 12:58 AM

usually use firefox/chrome/opera but i think i like dwb ... lightweight and pretty impressive :)

konsolebox 01-02-2013 03:05 AM

Other browsers remind me of FF when it was just starting i.e. 0.9/1.x.

RudraB 01-02-2013 03:08 PM

Epiphany
 
Epiphany 3.6 is awesome...try it guys

digigold 01-02-2013 03:47 PM

Firefox is still the best although Chromium is starting to nip at its' heels.

BloodyDream 01-03-2013 01:06 AM

Torch browser ;D just wanted to be different, great browser though

fbr 01-03-2013 09:06 AM

Opera and then Midori cause it's a lot like Opera

jcas1411 01-03-2013 03:37 PM

Chromium

routers 01-03-2013 11:43 PM

firefox as always but seamonkey use for web editing , google chrome sometime , opera very rare

vecciora 01-04-2013 12:37 PM

I like Firefox because of Rikaichan works better than Rikaisan (the Opera counterpart).
I like Opera because of its sync feature which is less complicated than Firefox one.

Hm...?

anon054 01-06-2013 06:19 AM

Definitely Opera, in use here on Linux, Windows and my mobile phones.

erikts 01-07-2013 03:36 AM

Firefox.

I've been using it since version 0.xx (mostly in MS Windows XP). I also have tried Chrome, Konqueror, lynx, Opera, and SeaMonkey.

SilentSam 01-10-2013 01:24 AM

First thing I do on any OS is install Opera.

Rekonq has also really impressed me this year.

kentfoo 01-10-2013 02:38 AM

Chrome!!!
My vote would be for SlimBoat browser if it was on the list. :)

divyashree 01-10-2013 09:22 PM

Although firefox is faster but its a heavy weight . Voted chrome.

tommcd 01-15-2013 12:56 AM

I started using Firefox at version 0.7. This was when I was still using Windows and I had not yet even considered the possibility of using Linux.
I have been using Firefox for so long that I just can not get used to using anything else.

casr 01-15-2013 03:10 AM

I seem to be able to post a reply, but not to vote..

I prefer Chrome. FF comes second.

bvpainter 01-15-2013 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremy (Post 4851275)
Which browser do you prefer when browsing LQ?

--jeremy

Firefox over all.

kgas 01-15-2013 06:55 AM

Firefox/Chromium

borgic 01-15-2013 09:49 AM

Firefox


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