Actually, I don't need rescuing. But I'm sure that you have one friend, family member, classmate, or co-worker that does.
We've just launched a new program that will make it super-easy for each and every Firefox user to rescue one more person from the pain and perils of surfing the Web with an outdated and unsafe browser.
This new site, World Firefox Day, will guide you through the simple steps of 1) selecting one person (and only one person) who needs to be saved, 2) inviting them to download and install Firefox, and 3) registering to have both of your names listed and celebrated in an interactive display inside of the Firefox 2 program.
Like many of you, we are very concerned with spam and that's why we've limited this program to saving just one individual. This way it won't turn into some zealous spamfest. (You can do that on your own -- just kidding ;-)
So now's the time to pick that one person that you know would most benefit from moving to Firefox, head over to www.worldfirefoxday.com and help them find a better Web experience.
Posted by: justkeeper | July 16, 2006 6:12 PM
justkeeper, this won't have an impact on Firefox's download size.
- A
Posted by: Asa | July 16, 2006 6:27 PM
all of the names will be commented out. which the compiler will ignore. so, yeah, it won't have an affect on the final product.
Posted by: Grayson Mixon | July 17, 2006 4:19 AM
My invitation confirmation mail went straight into gmails junkmail. Obviously someone thinks this is spam. :(
Posted by: JS | July 17, 2006 5:26 AM
"in an interactive display inside of the Firefox 2 program"
So basically a webpage, right?
Posted by: Kevin | July 17, 2006 6:41 AM
Even if they included a huge list of names, text files (and similarly, XML, HTML, etc) get some of the highest compression rates possible.
Posted by: Ben Basson | July 17, 2006 10:38 AM
dat_mean_old_mad_hatter, can you not waste bandwidth with your nonsence.
Posted by: hater_player | July 18, 2006 8:30 AM
I dont belong to any religion, and i don't use firefox religiously, futhermore, i don't try to convert people to firefox, i do however recommend firefox over any other browser.
Posted by: hater_player | July 18, 2006 8:34 AM
I compressed a 200 megabyte text file (over 100,000 lines) down to 37 kb with z7 format, and down to 1 megabyte with zip, so it shouldn't get too out of control if
-sorry for the tripple posts. :(
Posted by: hater_player | July 18, 2006 8:43 AM
err, current form of Apple's ads is outright lies and FUD.. anything is better than that.
Posted by: SeNakki | July 18, 2006 6:49 PM
True.. alot of commercials, are trends. alot of comestic surgery, diet pills, beauty products make people feel the need for those products, they make them feel inferior, they say the product will make them "look" better, but that's playing russian roullete. the only reason those companies stay in business is because people follow trends like ants that march in a line, they're nothing sheep.
it just depends on how much you sell out.
Posted by: xoxo_Skater_Girl_xoxo | July 19, 2006 9:22 PM
lol internet! sheep marching with ants? anyways..
I think firefox is good for the opensource community. i don't agree to rapid advertising, but just a little tug and pull to get firefox in the place that it deserves.
Posted by: xoxo_Skater_Girl_xoxo | July 19, 2006 9:28 PM
In the case of helping to distribute Firefox, propaganda is altruistic. Gotta love that.
Jack Mardack
Posted by: your next browser | July 20, 2006 1:18 AM
The religious language may be in jest, but the fact that Firefox "evangelism" has become like unto a religion ought to bother the Mozilla crew, and I'm disappointed to see Asa perpetuate the problem. Don't love software - it can't love you back. Recommend Firefox as a good alternative (on Win32, at least), but please don't start using quasi-religious language, even if it is in jest; it does nothing to help the MoFo's image.
Posted by: Christian | July 20, 2006 6:10 AM
So how does this whole "saved" thing tie in with the Book of Mozilla?
Posted by: Matthew Brundage | July 20, 2006 9:12 PM
Wait!? So Apple was lying to me? PC's can play music and videos?
Posted by: DigDug | July 21, 2006 6:29 AM
I'm curious how come "saved" is religious.
For example, if I "saved" someone from a fire, am I suddenly God? Jesus? Some other religious figure?
Or if I "saved" my document in a program, does that make it God? Jesus? Some other religious figure?
Or if I "saved" a friend from making a grievous mistake (like using I.E. ;) ), does that make me God? Jesus? Some other religious figure?
Or... yeah, I think that's enough.
In the English language, most words have more than one meaning. Learn a few of the others for "saved" please.
Posted by: Clayton Boucher | July 21, 2006 11:12 AM
I agree with clayton..
Posted by: Soo | July 21, 2006 1:07 PM
"are you REALLY so stupid that you don't understand that"
That statement doesn't really jive with when Christ said, "This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you." That's a nice round of witnessing you've done there.....
As for explaining it further, I think you will need to do that. Cause as a Christian I don't get where you're coming from.
Posted by: Marc | July 22, 2006 3:09 PM
Christian posted:
"The religious language may be in jest, but the fact that Firefox "evangelism" has become like unto a religion ought to bother the Mozilla crew, and I'm disappointed to see Asa perpetuate the problem. Don't love software - it can't love you back. Recommend Firefox as a good alternative (on Win32, at least), but please don't start using quasi-religious language, even if it is in jest; it does nothing to help the MoFo's image."
You're 1000% right. If we become dismissable as "fanatics", we will be.
While Firefox and the whole opensource movement inspire PASSION, let's be careful to divert that passion ALWAYS into logical arguments.
Jack
Posted by: jack mardack | July 26, 2006 3:04 PM
So......you guys don't care about the size issue anymore?
I remember cleanly that one of the release criterias of a new version of Firefox is "keeping the size of a windows download under 5MB",and if a list of more than a million people is included in the installation package,is it still possible for the NSIS installer to take the size under control?