On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Eric Griffith wrote: >> Hey all, question for the List: >> >> What would it take / whats the protocol to push forward the idea of >> replacing Konqueror as the default web browser? Konqueror doesn't seem >> like its going anywhere, and I really think that the user experience would >> be better served if either Rekonq, or ideally, Firefox were the default >> browsers. Is there any specific reason that Konqueror has stuck around as >> the default for so long? > > Oh, please, not this discussion AGAIN! > > See: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/kde/2014-March/013298.html > > Firefox has since continued on its freedom-unfriendly road by introducing > restricted extensions, the browser version of restricted boot ("Secure > Boot"): It will refuse to load any extensions not signed by Mozilla! How is > this compatible with the spirit of Free Software? This can be disabled, we can ship without this feature. And it IS a feature, to protect from malicious addons. > > But the main showstopper for the KDE spin is still the total lack of Plasma > integration. There is some integration, I used it in openSUSE and in Tanglu, were using multiple repos but I think the final is here: https://github.com/plasmazilla > > Rekonq is a more acceptable option, but the only real difference between > Konqueror+KWebKitPart and Rekonq is the UI (they use the same engine), so it > is mostly a matter of taste, also keeping in mind that the upstream default > is Konqueror. But (even though I prefer Konqueror) I am not going to oppose > a switch to Rekonq if the majority decides that way. It is Firefox that I > have a problem with on a KDE spin. Why not use a public poll, for Fedora KDE "users" > > Kevin Kofler > > _______________________________________________ > kde mailing list > kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde > New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org _______________________________________________ kde mailing list kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
