Comments on: Webconverger – The Firefox OS http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/ Firefox tips, extensions, links and help! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:53:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kai Hendry http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-10127 Kai Hendry Sun, 27 May 2007 13:59:22 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-10127 @Alien Click on the link to see my argumentation. I would like to see your counter arguments, not just claims. :) Webconverger security is used already by Internet banks. Can your Apple <a href="http://natalian.org/archives/2007/05/26/usb-boot-into-the-web-in-a-minute/" rel="nofollow">boot into the Web as fast as fast as Webconverger can?</a>. I doubt it! @Alien

Click on the link to see my argumentation. I would like to see your counter arguments, not just claims. :)

Webconverger security is used already by Internet banks.

Can your Apple boot into the Web as fast as fast as Webconverger can?. I doubt it!

]]> By: Cristiano Betta http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-10093 Cristiano Betta Mon, 14 May 2007 11:59:45 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-10093 Kai Hendry asked me to do a review of webconverger and I think I came to most of the conclusions that some of you came to. Have a look at the review at FourStarters: http://fourstarters.com/2007/05/13/review-webconverger/ Kai Hendry asked me to do a review of webconverger and I think I came to most of the conclusions that some of you came to. Have a look at the review at FourStarters: http://fourstarters.com/2007/05/13/review-webconverger/

]]> By: Alien http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8703 Alien Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:07:52 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8703 Kai, your "OS comparison" table contains some very questionable statements: - Windows have no free/open software (a lot of windows components are open, but it's evil M$ so who cares) - Windows system requirements are high ( false for pre-XP versions) - OS X is *painful to deploy/setup - OS X isn't easy to learn and use - Webconverger long term support is *confirmed* (contrary to M$ and Apple) - Webconverger security is stronger than Windows' or Apple's Kai, your “OS comparison” table contains some very questionable statements:
- Windows have no free/open software (a lot of windows components are open, but it’s evil M$ so who cares)
- Windows system requirements are high ( false for pre-XP versions)
- OS X is *painful to deploy/setup
- OS X isn’t easy to learn and use
- Webconverger long term support is *confirmed* (contrary to M$ and Apple)
- Webconverger security is stronger than Windows’ or Apple’s

]]> By: Kai Hendry http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8611 Kai Hendry Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:45:17 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8611 Alien, do let me know what false information I might have given. Alien, do let me know what false information I might have given.

]]> By: Alien http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8313 Alien Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:54:25 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8313 I studied webconverger.com and decided that its author doesn't know much about Windows or OS X and providing false information about features of these OS's I studied webconverger.com and decided that its author doesn’t know much about Windows or OS X and providing false information about features of these OS’s

]]> By: Kai Hendry http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8236 Kai Hendry Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:32:23 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8236 The "customization kit" for Webconverger is Debian live: http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ or see http://webconverger.org/ The “customization kit” for Webconverger is Debian live:
http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ or see http://webconverger.org/

]]> By: Mitch http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8220 Mitch Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:44:41 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8220 Thanks for the suggestion Vincent, I'll be sure to check that one out as well. :) Thanks for the suggestion Vincent, I’ll be sure to check that one out as well. :)

]]> By: Vincent http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8219 Vincent Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:36:20 +0000 http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2007/04/05/webconverger-the-firefox-os/#comment-8219 If you'd like a more customizable experience, try Kiosk CD: http://www.kioskcd.com/ You can customize that one (e.g. set a different homepage) with a "customization kit" before you burn it onto a CD: http://www.kioskcd.com/customize.html If you’d like a more customizable experience, try Kiosk CD: http://www.kioskcd.com/

You can customize that one (e.g. set a different homepage) with a “customization kit” before you burn it onto a CD: http://www.kioskcd.com/customize.html

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