Mathiasdm Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 There's a new 'mouth-to-mouth' Firefox campaign, on this website. The idea is simple: you enter the information of a friend on the website, together with your information. A mail is sent to that friend, asking him/her to download Firefox. If he/she does this before September 15th, both your names are added to the source of Firefox 2! The idea will be implemented as follows: How will our names be included in Firefox 2?If both you and your friend opt-in to have your names included, we?ll add your names to an interactive Firefox friends display that will be accessible from within Firefox 2. For people wondering about a thing like this 'bloating' Firefox: an idea like this will (if done right) not increase Firefox memory usage, as the names are only loaded if the 'friends display is opened. It will however add a bit to the size of the Firefox executable to be downloaded from the Mozilla website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagame Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 good to see mozilla doesnt do something stupid :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathiasdm Posted July 16, 2006 Author Share Posted July 16, 2006 good to see mozilla doesnt do something stupid :rolleyes: Care to elaborate? I'm not sure I know what you're talking about... :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealDave Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Nice idea and all, but completely useless. Imagine how many 1000s of names you'll have to go through before finding yours and your friends. Just seems completely pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxconn287 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Trying to shove Firefox down people's throats eh? No thanks, I'll just uninstall Firefox on every PC instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathiasdm Posted July 16, 2006 Author Share Posted July 16, 2006 Nice idea and all, but completely useless. Imagine how many 1000s of names you'll have to go through before finding yours and your friends. Just seems completely pointless. Entirely true, but it was the same thing with the NYT ad, and it was still very popular. Trying to shove Firefox down people's throats eh? No thanks, I'll just uninstall Firefox on every PC instead. It's called advertising. Why is that 'Shoving it down people's throats'? Then again, seeing your signature about web standards, I doubt I'll be able to change your opinion :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 If some of you can't give constructive criticism don't post at all. I don't see how this is "shoving it" down anyone's throat :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shof Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 i want another party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrA Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I like FF and use it as my main browser, but this is crap. It's one thing to put a FF link/image in your sig, it's another to proclaim "world firefox day". It seems like a small portion of the FF using population has turned it into a religion. They seem to feel the need to spread their beliefs to the unbelievers (hallowed are the ori). I'd go so far as to compare these people to the extremist muslims and christians, and it's giving the rest of us a bad name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted July 16, 2006 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2006 Oh come on now. If the names were placed on a gigantic page on Mozilla's server it'd make more sense. But jacking up Firefox's install size for the sake of adding names? These aggressive Firefox advertising campaigns are starting to get a bit out of hand. :wacko: @MrA: your last sentence in your comment says it all. Nice idea and all, but completely useless. Imagine how many 1000s of names you'll have to go through before finding yours and your friends. Just seems completely pointless. If it's a text document or a HTML page, there's always CTRL+F. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Trying to shove Firefox down people's throats eh?No thanks, I'll just uninstall Firefox on every PC instead. :sleep: Trolling is unwelcome.I agree with those that think this is pointless and over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syphonic Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Waste of space. Glad I don't have to use Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Waste of space. Glad I don't have to use Firefox. No one has to use Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Shake Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Sweetness. I'm going to email everyone I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted July 16, 2006 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2006 I would be really ticked if my friends were giving out my email address to Mozilla or any other company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toology Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I've liked and used Firefox for years but this is just plain retarded. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 You either like FF or you don't :devil: Me -> Best browser to ever come on the net. :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Care to elaborate? I'm not sure I know what you're talking about... :wacko: I believe it's called sarcasm, hence "I believe Mozilla did something stupid" I would be really ticked if my friends were giving out my email address to Mozilla or any other company. I agree, and I'm posting this from Firefox. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird_117 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Trying to shove Firefox down people's throats eh? No thanks, I'll just uninstall Firefox on every PC instead. That shows how lame you are. Firefox is not asking everyone to download. They are just advertising making people know about the browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathiasdm Posted July 16, 2006 Author Share Posted July 16, 2006 I believe it's called sarcasm, hence "I believe Mozilla did something stupid" You might be correct. I did not notice it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoKiller Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Honestly Firefox is becoming bloated as it is, it gives lots of errors and issues now adays than it did back in version 1.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Veteran Posted July 16, 2006 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2006 Trying to shove Firefox down people's throats eh?No thanks, I'll just uninstall Firefox on every PC instead. Thanks, your comment really contributed to the thread. And FYI, people don't complain because websites aren't compliant, they complain because they get their website working perfectly in Firefox or Opera, and then everything is screwed up in Safari and Internet Explorer. I understand people who support browsers, even supporters of IE, but people who directrly say "Remove Firefox" just get on my nerves. It's disrespectful to the developers, and it goes against people's freedom of choice. On the topic of the thread, interesting idea, but the source code will be HUGE! It'll add at least a megabyte, and 2.0 is already getting pretty big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusionXN1 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I get valid user required error 401 - what do I need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdfoi83wyrl Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Just wait. They're doing some bug fixing on the site, and in the meantime it's closed to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrrgh Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 They are fixing an issue found with the site, they passworded the site while they are working on it. Note that this doesn't add anything to compiled Firefox, the names will be commented out in the source. I believe the names will be stored on a Mozilla website that will be linked to in Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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