Many of you may have noticed what would, at first glance, appear to be a bit of crass commercialism.

However this is not the case. I am encouraging everyone to download a free copy of Firefox and for them to use it as their web browser. Because a) it is simply the best web browser there is, b) its development is a model of democracy, the source code is available to anyone to inspect and alter as they please c) it’s faster, safer and blocks both spyware and pop-ups; and d) it’s not Microsoft.

So they have asked the community of Firefox users to spread the word. They can’t afford the advertising so we’re doing it for them.

As their web site says:

Firefox is not just another piece of software. It is built by a community of volunteers passionate about maintaining innovation and choice on the web, and preserving the standards that make the Net so different from gated online communities that preceded it. Our source code is free available for anyone to inspect and hundreds of experienced developers help us make our code more secure and add the exciting new features Firefox users have come to love.

So please use it, for the betterment of everyone.

Please also note a new link in my links section – to the highly entertaining blog of Richard Higgins.