re: Follow Up: Firefox Problem Solved Without Linux! Was My question Off-Topic?
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(3932 messages posted)
Kit wrote:
|I kind of got a mixed-message in reply to my question,
|so I guess that requires a mixed-response from me back.
|I think I got some sort of rules violation warning in gweg's reply,
|
That's gewg_ (sounds like "goog").
|which seemed to be quite unfair to me,
|so I guess I need to find out if I really did something wrong
|
Here's what the Webmaster has to say:
cache of http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/help_forum#inappropriate
|Importantly, I have fixed my Firefox problem,
|which was simply that Shockwave/Flash for Mozilla
|was not automatically installed with Firefox
|(it was probably accessing the MS version, which does not work).
|
There is no "IE version" or "Mozilla version"--unless you are talking about plug-ins
(a distinct one for each browser).
|[...]it was awfully hard to pick out of the anti-MS talk,
|
8-) With all they do wrong (technically and as a biz), they're such an easy target.
|I found it particularly frustrating that when everyone who responded
|(including [gewg]) said good things about Firefox,
|he felt I was out of line bringing up my questions about installing it on 98SE
|
It sounded like you got it *installed* fine.
The other stuff was **adding** to the basic install.
My point is, if you want _specific_ info about an app,
the forum/newsgroup for that app is the appropriate place for that
--as well as the *best* place.
You will find folks there that not only use it every day,
you will often find the developers of the app hanging out
seeing how things are going.
WRT *that* app, those folks have the greatest depth of knowledge
and the most current data.
I equate wrong-forum posts with taking your Ford to a Toyota specialist.
|A bit no-win trap, that.
|
I think I mentioned that and I gave dispensation for the single occurance.
Now that you are aware that apps have forums of their own,
you should find those for the apps you use
--with the exception of things that install **from your Windoze CD**.
|I found it especially ironic
|that I was kind of hand-slapped to stick to Windows subjects
|while I constantly keep getting Linux discussions in the replies.
|
Usually it is in response to something that is not possible with Win98,
or is way easier with FREE non-M$ software,
or is way more secure with FREE non-M$ software,
or it is in response to someone mentioning in this Windows 98 forum
that they plan to buy/install/use a non-98 OS.
|[...]it's important to understand that due to the fact
|I keep 98SE *ONLY* because it is the only operating system
|that supports about $8,000.00 of support software
|that programs amusement park rides and motion picture computer cameras,
|
FYI:
A great deal of ostensibly Windoze-only software will run under a zero-cost OS.
http://www.google.com/search?q=winehq
With FREE OSes, there are also no Product Keys or other proprietary lock-outs.
(You don't have to BUY a new copy for each machine.)
| I:
|1. Am not using Linux.
|2. Don't plan to use Linux.
|3. Am not going to consider using Linux.
|4. Ask questions of this Group because I don't use Linux.
|
It is therefore critical that when downloading something
and ESPECIALLY **before** laying your money on the sales counter
you ensure that any hardware/software you choose to add to the matrix
EXPLICITLY says it is 98-compliant. This is getting increasingly difficult.
As I previously mentioned, even M$ doesn't support this OS any longer.
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