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== In favor of Epiphany as the default ==
 * Epiphany is well integrated with the Gnome desktop and follow the global theme and global options (like displaying text beside buttons,etc)
 * Epiphany follows the gnome release schedule

This page is an open discussion about whether or not to consider Epiphany as a default browser instead of Firefox. This page has not to be considered before Breezy release, and is aimed at Breezy+1.

Note: This page is not endorsed by any Ubuntu developper and is only an open discussion. There is no official plan to replace Firefox by Epiphany.

What must be a default browser ?

A default browser must be simple enough and doesn't need a lot of features by default. (to complete)

What think the average Joe user about Epihany or Firefox ?

Most of average users don't care at all. In fact, they don't see any difference if you ask them.

In favor of Epiphany as the default

  • Epiphany is well integrated with the Gnome desktop and follow the global theme and global options (like displaying text beside buttons, Gnome proxy, etc)
  • Epiphany follows the gnome release schedule
  • Epiphanyy's tab handling is better than Firefox's (although this is set to change when Firefox 1.5 arrives, and is improved by some Firefox extensions)

In favor of Firefox as the default

  • Firefox is well known and "hype"

  • Firefox has some widely-installed extensions that Epiphany has no equivalent for (yet). The most commonly referred-to one is Adblock - although Epiphany has a plan for an equivalent http://live.gnome.org/Epiphany_2fAdBlockExtension

  • Having Firefox will help ease transition for users of Windows and MacOS, as Firefox is available on those platforms

General points

  • Firefox contains more "power user" features, which could be argued as a good point by both sides.
  • Firefox supports keywords in the address bar "google something", whereas in Epiphany "keymarks / smart bookmarks" appear as a dropdown menu

Outstanding issues with Epiphany

  • Epiphany currently depends on Firefox, so in Firefox must be installed to have Epiphany. This could be dealt with by creating a seperate Gecko package, which Firefox, Epiphany, Galeon, Mozilla, et cetera depend on.

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