Unless you can show that they left a severe security issue unfixed for a long time and this put users in risk. But just as they have the freedom to do what they want with their browsers, users have the freedom to expect (and voice the expectations) that browsers not force them to part with a OS that's still being supported and updated by its manufacturer.
#Slimjet browser for windows vista free
Please don't respond with "These are free browsers and they could do what they want." Probably their developers could also have tweaked Chromium to allow it to be used in XP/Vista for more time but considered it too much risky and opted for another solution. Not a smart calculation to make in today's age and the current state of the IoT where problems are being discovered all the time.
#Slimjet browser for windows vista update
Unless anyone has definite knowledge of a major security flaw that has not been patched in Opera 36 that should have been, I see no reason for anyone to assume that this is the case just because there hasn't been an update to 36 for a while. I still have no reason to disbelieve Opera's assertion that they will keep Opera 36 stable and safe for XP and Vista users.Īfter how many months of no updates (in today's world where we don't need news every month of vulnerabilities to know they exist) will your trust in them wane? Opera (and Vivaldi) perhaps sensibly, decided that it was better to just drop XP and Vista support in their current and future versions.Įven though Vista is still supported till April.
(And that is the whole point really: as long as MS supports Vista, it's reasonable to want browsers that support it as well, and not be forced to call a early quits on a still supported OS that users payed for.) So go use it and see for how long they will be releasing updates for XP/Vista.Īnd all Vista users need is for the OS to be supported by browsers till April 2017 when MS supports ends. The Slimjet developers have obviously decided to do their own tweaks on the Chromium engine to keep it working on Vista and XP.but how long they will keep the will to do that, or indeed will be able to, is a complete unknown. Technically you're right about the "promise", but the fact is that they aren't releasing security updates for Vista, and I kind of doubt that they will in the next few months, seeing the way they're taking this. So keep saying that they broke their "promise" is not right. =Again, because it seems that you are having some difficulty inn understand it: They never said anything about how often those security updates would be released. It's exactly because Opera care for its users that they are working to deliver at least security updates to Opera for Windows XP and Vista.Įxcept that they aren't (unless every three years is good enough, and for me and most others it isn't). Don't overdo it with the +clicks.Īs a general rule of thumb, don't open more than 10 connections within 10 seconds and you should be good to go.I know, my response was with that in mind. In such a case, please wait for a few minutes, then try to access the machine again. Note that you may also receive this error in case of hammering the server, meaning opening too many connections in too short a timeframe. When sending me a PGP encrypted eMail for the first time, please include your own public key, so I can reply you in encrypted form. If you wish to send me encrypted eMails instead of plain text ones, here's my PGP (Some older browsers may not display the key I recommend Mozilla Firefox ≥52.9.x or Chromium ≥49.0.x). Alternatively, you may also write me an (This link requires JavaScript). Please visit at an appropriate time though, which would be from Monday to Friday at 08:00am to 12:00am and 01:00pm to 04:00pm UTC+1 DST / CET DST. To do so, please chat me up on IRC on the server (It'll pick the channel #guests for you automatically). However, if you insist that Bob has pointed his double-barreled 12-gauge shotgun at your face unrightfully, you may complain to the operator of this server (=me) personally. Bob's the decent chap with the shotgun up there.
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