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Google Chrome as Default Browser when Ready   forum
Written by Andrei Zhekov the 5 Sep 08 at 06:05. Won't implement
It's not an option for now of course, but everyone who use it saw the real speed web surfing that we need!

1) May be as a first step - use it i Ubuntu mobile (now I see Firefox is too heavy for it)
2) Chrome in Ubuntu

Some tests: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10030888-92.html

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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12807
Written by Andrei Zhekov the 5 Sep 08 at 06:05.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12807 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Chromium instead of Google Chrome
Written by Mirek2 the 3 Mar 10 at 13:43.
Chromium is an open-source project, just like Firefox. Why not have a non-commercial, purely open-source, chromium-based browser instead of the commercial-oriented Google Chrome?
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Solution #3: Use customised Chromium browser similar to SRWare Iron
Written by Ronius the 10 Apr 10 at 08:41.
SRWare Iron on Windows ( http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php ) is an open source project that takes the Chromium browser and removes all references to Google, as well as stopping the browser from constantly "phoning home" and alleviating the privacy concerns.

We should do something similar but for Ubuntu.
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Solution #4: Create Khromium for KDE
Written by aust77 the 14 Oct 10 at 19:29.
The Kubuntu developers should port Chromium into KDE, re-naming it Khromium (or another name for that matter). This would mean that Khromium would use KDE and not need to install any unnecessary dependencies.
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Solution #5: chrome is best. & it should b default browser
Written by aman4251 the 1 Aug 11 at 19:08.
chrome is best. & it should b default browser..
it has many advanced features.. frequent releases(i love most) ,each time with lots of new features.. and its fastest growing..

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Integrate some functionality into firefox  
Written by Wiplash4 the 27 Jun 08 at 08:30. Not an idea
Please insert following functions
ยท Download Videos (youtube), music by drag&drop.
2. If I click an emailaddress, open a tab with my emailserver and automatically open a new message with the email ID
3. Add a button, so that I can email the browsers website address automatically by opening a new message on my emailserver an include the address,,,
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #10362
Written by Wiplash4 the 27 Jun 08 at 08:30.
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Safe ActiveX Alternative  
Written by snifflz20 the 20 Mar 10 at 00:54. Won't implement
There needs to be a safe active x alternative built in to firefox if possible because some users of Ubuntu have job related websites that they go to and some of the features of the websites require ActiveX and I absolutely hate windows so that feature of the website will just have to be an empty link for now!
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Solution #2: IE6 with ActiveX alternative for Wine
Written by Gaz Davidson the 20 Mar 10 at 02:08.
Give Wine an IE6 alternative for browsing ActiveX enabled corporate intranet "web" applications.

Although supporting ActiveX is ugly and nasty and evil, it would allow places which use software such as HP Quality Center to switch to Linux.
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Solution #3: Let ActiveX die
Written by vektor the 20 Mar 10 at 07:38.
Pull the plug. It has been seriously flawed from the beginning, no real need to keep it alive anymore.
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Solution #4: Non Windows
Written by snifflz20 the 20 Mar 10 at 19:45.
I'm talking about a possibility of creating a new type of non-viral, non windows activex that has no problems
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Solution #5: Not ActiveX
Written by snifflz20 the 20 Mar 10 at 21:17.
We need to come up with something else that is not activex at all that will make web pages work that require activex.
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Solution #6: ActiveX sandbox.
Written by Faldegast the 24 Mar 10 at 16:26.
Use a sandboxed Wine to run the ActiveX plugin using the existing code in mozilla. The trick is to get a plugin for the Windows version of Firefox to run in Wine while actually running the Linux version of Firefox.
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Solution #7: Wine-gecko ActiveX support.
Written by Faldegast the 24 Mar 10 at 16:35.
If Wine-gecko had ActiveX support it sould be easy to use that in order to make a Wine-dependent browser that can show ActiveX. As most ActiveX controls require the Windows API Wine would be required anyway.
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Solution #8: Make your own Firefox Extension (or get someone else to do it)
Written by Ronius the 1 Apr 10 at 21:49.
I don't feel this really comes as an issue relevant to Ubuntu development as much as to Firefox extension development. However, I can see perfect sense in getting some sort of functionality for business use, even if it is an archaic web "technology".
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Solution #9: Google "native client"
Written by jwal the 2 Apr 10 at 14:05.
Google's "native client" project might be a viable alternative, depending on your requirements. It is a sandbox for running native x86 code as long as it can verify the safety of the code. There is a slightly modified toolchain for compiling safe binaries.

See http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/ for more information.

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Allow self signed certs  
Written by nandersson the 8 Sep 08 at 10:27. New
Allow self signed certs (rethink http/https/certificate authorities) me must separate authenticity from encryption. Raise question together with KDE, Gnome, Google and Mozilla. Mozilla/Firefox today supports different levels of authenticity in their awsomebar - develop that further.

Todays scheme prevents site owners from implementing encryption becuase they're not authenticated.

It's okey to show a symbol that say the connection is encrypted - it's not okey to pop all kind of warnings just because the cert is self issued.

I suggest three levels.
1. Not encrypted, not authenticated (i.e 99% of sites)
2. Encrypted
3. Encrypted and verified from trusted CA.

Edit: possibly a bad idea due to what Auzy writes - we can't be assured that a man-in-the-middle doesn't act as a proxy for a secure connection.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12926
Written by nandersson the 8 Sep 08 at 10:27.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12926 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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automatically change keyboard to "USA" when the focus is on URL bar (firefox).  
Written by gdp77 the 19 Oct 08 at 16:34. New
It is very common for non-english users to type something in a forum in their native language and then click on the URL bar in order to type another URL. Most times we forget to change keyboard language and what we type in the URL bar is being typed in our native language, which makes no sense for the browser. Then we have to change keyboard language and type the address all over again.

I am wondering if it is possible to create a firefox add on which will do an automatic keyboard change to "USA" keyboard for us, whenever the cursor is in the URL bar.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #14578
Written by gdp77 the 19 Oct 08 at 16:34.
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Update to Firefox 3.0  
Written by magnet14 the 6 Jul 08 at 23:03. Already implemented
Replace the 3.0 beta 5 with the release version :)
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #10812
Written by magnet14 the 6 Jul 08 at 23:03.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10812 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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