Why Firefox is not a good choice of browser for a KDE/Plasma-based product

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sat, 2014-03-29 at 15:45 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
> Rex Dieter wrote:
> 
> > g wrote:
> > 
> >> yet, in reality, my point, which one missed, is that when it comes
> >> to web browsers and email clients, it is like baskin-robbins, there
> >> are many choices to make and that choice should be left to user.
> >> not packages that are loaded by default when a new installation is
> >> made.
> > 
> > Thanks, but I think it's a given that we need to install one web browser
> > by
> > default, and that the question is which one.  Not installing any (or some
> > how providing a choice) is not an option we are considering.
> 
> On the other hand, we *could* move the webbrowser outside of treating it as 
> part of the desktop environment, and more as an (essential) addon 
> application.

I'd go along with that. I know this may be somewhat heretical, but I use
KDE because I like the GUI, not because I like most of the specific
apps. I don't use Kmail and friends, or Kwallet, or the media player or
probably a bunch of other stuff. I use Evolution for mail, Chrome and
Firefox for browsing, VLC for media playing, qBittorrent for torrents
etc. I do use Konsole and Dolphin but could get by without them. Digikam
is very good but it would still be good running under another DE. I
can't even remember the last time I used Konqueror but it's many years
ago. I do understand about the KIO stuff but I don't miss it.

And I absolutely do *not* understand Activities. I know what they are, I
just don't see the point of them if I already have multiple virtual
desktops.

However I don't want to get too OT.

poc