![]() I have used Camino as my main browser since about 2001. If you don’t use a lot of extensions anyway, and just want a lightweight but modern Mozilla then this is the perfect browser for you. I have never attempted using the mail client so I cannot speak for how good it is. The thing some may really like is that it’s a very complete internet usage tool with a built in mail client, composer and address book. Other than adblock, none of my extensions from Aurora work. As I mention above TFF is a little more compatible with all the add-ons I have used but Aurora performs a good deal better on 10.5. It borrows from both the TenFourFox code and the official FireFox’s Leopard optimizations to create a better experience for 10.5 users. This is the Aurora based sibling of TenFourFox. This is the best modern Mozilla option by far for Tiger users The same cannot be said for Aurora or SeaMonkey. I have yet to find one that doesn’t work perfectly. The bug free aspect of it is particularly beneficial with extensions. It’s not quite so efficient on 10.5, but AuroraFox addresses most of those issues. I would call it the most capable and bug free Mozilla option for OS X PowerPC. It supports both 10.4 and 10.5 which makes it more portable. This is Cameron Kaiser’s main project and the one everyone knows best usually. An undeveloped browser is a security risk, because there is no one battling to keep the code healthy and safe. There are a few like Sunrise, Stainless and Shiira that some may feel are worthy of mention, but they are all no longer developed. Safari is the exception because it's built in. Other than Safari, I will only be covering browsers that are still developed. I would only leave out the ones that have possible security concerns. The point is to cover all options whether we consider them all good or not. If you know of a good one that I don’t mention, or has just started development, please let me know and I will add it. Kaiser alone is directly responsible for TenFourFox and Classilla. People like Cameron Kaiser, RPMozley and a few others are working hard and have been for a long time. Although the browser selection on PowerPC is more limited in 2012, there is still a small but loyal developer base working hard. I will look at each in an overall type manner by combining an evaluation of the features and technologies at hand. To truly evaluate a group of anything you need to be objective so my Mozilla preference is out the window for this post. I myself tend to always gravitate to Mozilla based browsers like Camino and TenFour/Aurora/FireFox. My logic behind this is that even a layperson on the internet often has a preference. Since most browsers are based on core technologies like Mozilla or Webkit and such, it would be best to categorize them like this. Browsers are easily the most utilized internet tool in the world, so this is a worthy topic. My interest is not only to write what I have to say, but also to write about subjects that the readers are interested in. Thanks to a regular commenter here named 'dr.dave', I was reminded of this when I asked for OS X content ideas a few days ago. I meant to write this well over a month ago, but it never happened somehow.
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