Firefox 6.0 to ship today

[Ramblin]

I know some users complain about Firefox updating scheme but what
they doing don't bother me at all. All I know is that after updating,
my Firefox is safer, hundreds of bugs have been fixed and the browser
feels great. This update was easily applied using the updater, who
cares what the number is. I don't.

There is no reason to complain.

Bo

 

[K__M]

I agree with you bo.elam,

I feel much safer and confident behind the updates. Number does not really matter, but it is nice to see for progress.

 

[jamescv7]

Yes, the main importance was your safe from the vulnerabilities and your using the up to date/ latest version so far.

 

[iPanik]

It is suppose to update itself right?
Mine hasn't done that yet.

 

[jamescv7]

It will download automatically once you view the about button. Since it will find the latest updates.

 

[HeffeD]

I know some users complain about Firefox updating scheme but what
they doing don't bother me at all. All I know is that after updating,
my Firefox is safer, hundreds of bugs have been fixed and the browser
feels great. This update was easily applied using the updater, who
cares what the number is. I don't.

There is no reason to complain.

I don't think anyone has a problem with the updates. Some however, (me included) have issues with the crazy new numbering scheme. Do I care what the number actually is? Not really. What I do care about, is the way the new numbering system is leaving so many extensions in the dust.

 

[iPanik]

hmm mine just says "update available at www.firefox.com"

 

[Ramblin]

hmm mine just says "update available at www.firefox.com"

My FF gave me the prompt but I was sandboxed at the time. When I ran
FF out of the sandbox and checked for updates, it was delivered.

Easy and perfect

Bo

 

[Ramblin]

I don't think anyone has a problem with the updates. Some however, (me included) have issues with the crazy new numbering scheme. Do I care what the number actually is? Not really. What I do care about, is the way the new numbering system is leaving so many extensions in the dust.

In my opinion, its the addons developer who needs to keep up with Firefox
when it updates not the other way around. There is only one Firefox but
there are thousands of addons.

Can you imagine Mozilla having to check whether all the addons work with
a new release before making the release. Its impossible, my friend. Its a lot
easier and feasible for the addons developer to make sure their work is
compatible with new releases.

Let me give you an example of a great addon and a great developer. A few
days ago Youtube modified their pages as they are always doing making
downloading videos from there impossible.
The developer of Video DownloadHelper, the addon that I use, had a alfa
version one day later, fixing the problem. Well, part of the program was
fixed and a second Alfa version was released by Mig and the problem was
taking care of completely. Today, those Alfa versions have become stable.
Thats how it should be.

Bo

 

[HeffeD]

Thats how it should be.

Sure, that's how it should be, but that's not always how it is. Sure, the extensions developer should be on top of it. The simple fact is that most aren't. :s

 

[Ramblin]

Sure, the extensions developer should be on top of it. The simple fact is that most aren't. :s

The addons that don't get constant development should fade away.

There were some security issues fixed on the latest update.
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html
I hope Mozilla don't ever hold up a security fix just because
its too soon after the previous update.

Bo

 

[jamescv7]

Most of the extensions are already compatible even in the aurora or nightly so if anyone use any version of FF it will not provide incompatibility issue.

 

[NathanF1]

I wasn't sure I want to upgrade given the supposed incompatibility of WebRep, but I just set the compatibility check to False, upgraded, and voila - WebRep is working great with FF 6. Out of the 9 different add-ons I have installed, WebRep was the only one I got an incompatibility warning for, and it turned out to be working just fine.
Erring on the side of caution is fine, but it's the perception that every new release "breaks" compatibility [with extensions in our case] Mozilla should be wary of. We are grateful for safer, faster and more reliable browsers, and any new release can't come soon enough. But it will be interesting to see how the corporate entities react to the rapid development cycle, and whether and how they'll have to factor it in their online solutions development.

 

[Hungry Man]

Sure, the extensions developer should be on top of it. The simple fact is that most aren't. :s

The addons that don't get constant development should fade away.

There were some security issues fixed on the latest update.
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html
I hope Mozilla don't ever hold up a security fix just because
its too soon after the previous update.

Bo

They should fade and they will... and unfortunately for Firefox they won't be able to boast the largest extension market.

And then what will they have? A really customizable UI...

 

[McLovin]

Firefox 6 touches on release complaints

Mozilla has pushed Firefox 6 out the door, updating the vast majority of its users to the browser's latest stable build.

Firefox 6 is available to download for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. This is the second stable version of the browser to arrive under the new rapid-release cycle, which promises a new stable build of Firefox every six weeks. As such, the changes to the browser are smaller in nature, and are more likely to be about stability and security concerns. However, Mozilla has taken the opportunity of this second stable rapid release to also address complaints from fans who want version numbers "to mean something".

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[Hungry Man]

I don't know what people expect. There are likely many changes going on behind the scenes. So many different things changed between 3 and 4 and are all likely getting incremental updates.

 

[bogdan]

The only legitimate concern that I can see is that they promise new features in a shorter period of time. And new features can sometimes introduce new bugs. They have an extra channel that people can use and test the product befere it goes final, but adding a channel doesn't necessarily means more testers. What they are doing now is advertising those channels and hopefully attracting new beta testers.

 

[Hungry Man]

Yeah they're also doing a lot to completely rewrite parts of the browser. You can expect bugs ahead.

 

[Ramblin]

They should fade and they will... and unfortunately for Firefox they won't be able to boast the largest extension market.

And then what will they have? A really customizable UI...

I prefer to have available a few thousand quality addons to choose
from than a 100.000 available that includes many that have not
been updated during the last six months and don't work anymore.
This addons certainly should fade away and disappear as is
healthier for Firefox and better for the users.

For me Firefox is my favorite not because it is the browser that's
"able to boast the largest extension market" or because users
can have "A really customizable UI...".

Its the whole package what makes FF my browser. I know you
feel Chrome is it but I don't know man, I installed Iron and
Chromiun a few times(in a sandbox) and something just does
not click, they feel boring.

But what really, really makes me choose Firefox over all other
browsers is NoScript. I credit NoScript as much as I credit
SBIE for keeping my PC clean.

Cheers
Bo

 

[Deleted member 178]

+1000 with Bo ! Noscript is the main factor why i am still on FF. and i dont like an apps who open many processes.