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Idea
#9083: Get google off of the default homepage
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Written by D351 the 25 May 08 at 19:28.
Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
Every time you open firefox, and try to type in a url, focus shifts to the google search. If I wanted Google for my homepage, I'd make it my homepage. Some people might say that instead of getting rid of it, there should be a change in the way focus works. I disagree. When I go to Google, I like to have focus shift to the search, but when I go to my homepage/release notes, I want to be able to immediately start typing the url of the page I'm going to, instead of typing half of it while the page loads and the other half in google. Also, if you're going to have google on the homepage, at least have it link to results that give you access to image results too.
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glibik wrote on the 25 May 08 at 21:07
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Select Firefox menu item Edit -> Preferences . Click on the Main tab and set your home page exactly how you want it.
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gsiliceo wrote on the 26 May 08 at 00:19
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Technically this can be done, but legally is up to mozilla since its their product, when ubuntu starts shipping with IceWeasel then we can choose.
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Auzy wrote on the 26 May 08 at 01:51
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I dont think this makes sense.. 99% of people would prefer google methinks.
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xfx wrote on the 26 May 08 at 03:19
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Auzy: The same could be said by IE being the most used browser, just because it is embedded into Windows (which happens to be the most used OS).
Like or not, Google is becoming too powerful and there's no need for Ubuntu to reinforce this soon-to-be monopoly.
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Auzy wrote on the 26 May 08 at 03:32
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yeah XFX, so what do you want instead?
Remember, google helps pay for a lot of open source projects. And they organise the summer of code. At least they are helping our cause. Would you rather a blank website instead?
Getting rid of ebay I agree with, because they do NOTHING for us. But Google does an enormous amount for the community, and I'll even go as far as they help the community as much as Canonical.
And its very easy to change.
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