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06-17-2014, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2010
Distribution: No more Linux. Done with it.
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What's your opinion on PaleMoon compared to Firefox?
On their website they claim "Pale Moon offers browsing experience in a browser completely built from its own source with carefully selected features and optimizations to maximize the browser's speed, stability and user experience, while maintaining compatibility with thousands of Firefox extensions many have come to love and rely on". Has anyone tried it thoroughly?
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06-18-2014, 12:48 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Japan
Distribution: Mostly Debian and CentOS
Posts: 6,726
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Hi,
just had a quick look at their website (no I won't link to it).
I think it is extremely suspicious. The web page claims that it is based on the Firefox source and that it is Freeware. Firefox is released under the MPL and therefore AFAIU is incompatible with being Freeware. This could be direct licence violation or a mistake - either way it raises serious red flags for me.
The other thing that leaves a bad taste is the suggested $2 minimum donation to cover "fees". I'll be keeping well away from this.
Evo2.
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06-18-2014, 08:36 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Waaaaay out West Texas
Distribution: antiX 23, MX 23
Posts: 7,294
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Meh, I use a older one on my Slack0 5.7 install I am posting with now.
Before. They had a Linux builder for the Linux version. But. The builder moved on. For now at least. No Linux member is maintaining it.
It works just fine on my Puppy install. Pulls in less ram and cpu than Firefox 30 does on my Slack0 5.7 install.
http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=4608
I was told to stay away from Harley Davidsons and Topless Bars. I did not listen then either. |
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06-18-2014, 03:40 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Yo Momma's house
Distribution: Fedora Rawhide, ArchLinux
Posts: 518
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rokytnji
I was told to stay away from Harley Davidsons and Topless Bars. I did not listen then either.
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Bet you'd listen if the harley stole your credit card information, kept track of your browsing history, collected usernames and passwords, allowed malicious websites to execute arbitrary code on your computer.... |
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06-18-2014, 03:45 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Yo Momma's house
Distribution: Fedora Rawhide, ArchLinux
Posts: 518
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From the official website:
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Binaries are subject to the proprietary Pale Moon redistribution license.
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Hmm. An obsolete version of firefox that comes with a proprietary license. Who wouldn't want that! |
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06-18-2014, 05:57 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Waaaaay out West Texas
Distribution: antiX 23, MX 23
Posts: 7,294
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ Shaji
Bet you'd listen if the harley stole your credit card information, kept track of your browsing history, collected usernames and passwords, allowed malicious websites to execute arbitrary code on your computer....
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Errrr, OK. Installing Pale Moon did all of that? Must be the best kept secret on the net then. Errrr, Whats a credit card?
Don't ya know they don't give outlaw bikers those things? |
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06-18-2014, 07:38 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu MATE, Mageia, and whatever VMs I happen to be playing with
Posts: 19,891
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The other thing that leaves a bad taste is the suggested $2 minimum donation to cover "fees". I'll be keeping well away from this.
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Not to stir up trouble or anything  , but Ubuntu also suggests a $2.00 donation when you click to download.
Just sayin'. |
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06-18-2014, 08:29 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: ...uncanny valley... infinity\1975; (randomly born:) Milwaukee, WI, US( + travel,) Earth&Mars (I wish,) END BORDER$!◣◢┌∩┐ Fe26-E,e...
Distribution: any GPL that work on freest-HW; has been KDE, CLI, Novena-SBC but open.. http://goo.gl/NqgqJx &c ;-)
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I like Nightly, like Sid++ "testing only!"
Last edited by jamison20000e; 06-18-2014 at 08:38 PM.
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06-18-2014, 08:33 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: ...uncanny valley... infinity\1975; (randomly born:) Milwaukee, WI, US( + travel,) Earth&Mars (I wish,) END BORDER$!◣◢┌∩┐ Fe26-E,e...
Distribution: any GPL that work on freest-HW; has been KDE, CLI, Novena-SBC but open.. http://goo.gl/NqgqJx &c ;-)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frankbell
Not to stir up trouble or anything , but Ubuntu also suggests a $2.00 donation when you click to download.
Just sayin'. |
If it's through Ubuntu it must be O.K..   |
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06-18-2014, 08:34 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Japan
Distribution: Mostly Debian and CentOS
Posts: 6,726
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Hi,
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Originally Posted by frankbell
Not to stir up trouble or anything |
:-)
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but Ubuntu also suggests a $2.00 donation when you click to download.
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I rest my case.
Evo2. |
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06-18-2014, 08:51 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Waaaaay out West Texas
Distribution: antiX 23, MX 23
Posts: 7,294
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If you find the application useful please support my development efforts
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Yeah, in the Biker world. We will spend 2 bucks on a beer to show a bro appreciation for helping a bro out.
I have donated time,effort, and dollars to open source projects.
Guess I am old school. |
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06-18-2014, 08:54 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: ...uncanny valley... infinity\1975; (randomly born:) Milwaukee, WI, US( + travel,) Earth&Mars (I wish,) END BORDER$!◣◢┌∩┐ Fe26-E,e...
Distribution: any GPL that work on freest-HW; has been KDE, CLI, Novena-SBC but open.. http://goo.gl/NqgqJx &c ;-)
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But; did you try out PaleMoon, looks windowish to me?
Last edited by jamison20000e; 06-18-2014 at 08:55 PM.
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06-18-2014, 09:03 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu MATE, Mageia, and whatever VMs I happen to be playing with
Posts: 19,891
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I've certainly donated what I hope is my share, but it has been because I supported the projects, not because I got dunned.
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