Since I joined Fubar, it always worked equally well on my Linux computer and on Windows XP, using Firefox on both of them. Suddenly about a week ago, as soon as I go to Fubar, Firefox crashes on Linux. No other website does that. I can access almost any kind of media with Linux, and java and flash work fine.
So I must wonder, what changed in Fubar? Did the Fubar programmers, unfamiliar with Linux, erroneously add something incompatible? Or did Microsoft, desperately trying to maintain its monopolistically obtained market share, slip something into code they induced Fubar to use?
Have any other Linux users experienced this problem? Have any of you avoided it? I'm running Fedora 6.
For those who know little of Linux, it's a great operating system that is growing in popularity. There are several reasons for this. Many versions of it can be had for free. It is also open-source, meaning they don't keep the way it works secret. It is more stable and more secure. And thousands of developers, many working just for the love of programming, have now gotten it to the point where it is just as user-friendly as MS or Apple in most respects, despite the obstacles that Microsoft tries to throw in its way.
I've messaged Fubar support, and I'm waiting to hear. I hope it's a meaningful and helpful response. Fortunately I also have an XP unit, or you would not be reading this, but many Linux users probably don't, and it's just plain wrong to exclude them from this social interaction just because of their OS.
~~captain rat
