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by rue 5309 days ago
> You're wrong about plugins so I'll assume that you mean addons here, which use a completely different interface.

I personally found Chrome's plugin “API” to be pretty terrible… I use Vimperator on FF, and not only are the Chrome alternatives awfully lacking in functionality, I also need to have enabled JS for them to work. Safe?
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dextorious 5309 days ago
""""not only are the Chrome alternatives awfully lacking in functionality, I also need to have enabled JS for them to work"""

Yeah, just like 70% of the modern web, and all of Web 2.0.

"""Safe?"""

Enabling JS? Not to tin-foil-hat standards, but yes. You should also remember that Chrome has a special sandbox security model that FF lacks --and that is often found to be the safest browser in security tests, js and all.

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throwaway64 5309 days ago
i dont have to enable java script on ever page to have my firefox addons work on every page.
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dextorious 5308 days ago
Yes, but you have to have js enabled on every page to get the most of those pages, especially web 2.0 sites.

I'd care less about FF addons not working, and more about major functionality (Gmail for example) not working.

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