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It's funny how one day we are raving about how great Netscape is, and the next day we hate them. If we aren't pleased with a particular piece of software, instead of argueing about it we should just go and make one that we are pleased with. Using the many libraries available such as MPEG, GIF, JPEG for example and releasing it under the GNU agreement is the way to go. Or perhaps we should just back the original browser, NCSA Mosaic. With some improvements it could once again be the best browser on the net.
Isn't it strange that the same people on this list who have been giving abuse to those of us who have been warning you about Netscape - are now coming to see that we were right all along? My point is NOT what you may think it is (i.e., that we were right and you were wrong). My point is that people on this list are a little bit too quick to jump to conclusions. Some of you are now marching off in opposition to Netscape based on a rumor about what someone from Netscape said and a report of a grant by the NSA. This sort of knee jerk reaction is often inappropriate. As to the idea of going with NCSA's mosaic, I'm all for it. In fact, that's the browser I've been using all along - mostly because it comes in source form so I can modify it for my less-popular operating environment, because there's no fee for its use, and because it's not a hyped up commercial venture with a stock having a price to earnings ratio of 7,000. -> See: Info-Sec Heaven at URL http://all.net/ Management Analytics - 216-686-0090 - PO Box 1480, Hudson, OH 44236