It is no secret that the purpose of browser version numbers have been called into question with the introduction of rapid release processes. Google already said that version numbers are irrelevant for the consumer, but Mozilla apparently wants to go a step further by removing them entirely from mainstream eyes.
I suppose that if one believes that they should always have the most current version of a program, and that they really don't need to know what to call it, then I guess that numbers would be irrelevant...but I'm not of that mindset.
You'll supposedly still be able to go into about:support and see the version number or just click on Troubleshooting Information in the same spot as About Firefox (unless they take that wayalso), but it's not going to be apparent on the surface.
Q: What version of FF are you using?
A: I don't know...it says the latest..
Go to Help in the Menu/Troubleshooting Information - which will take you to about:support or
Type about:support into your address bar/click OK on I'll be careful...blah blah blah
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As long as the add-ons work with the new "unknown" versions of the software, I would be alright. What I don't like about the quick versioning changes is having to override the system to convince it an old add-on should still continue to function.
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Yeah, when I read that I thought "for how long will you be able to do that?" If they are willing to take the version number out of the "About box," they won't hesitate to remove every trace of it down the road.
-uninstalls firefox- I've been having consistent problems with them for a while now, and this is about where I draw the line on stupidity.
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At one point I was running a ramdisk with FF portable just to get it off the dime when the disk is busy. With Chromium all I have to do is start with a blank page. Even if the disk is busy it snaps up. No reason to use FF as anything but a backup now. About the only AddOn I haven't found a Chromium version is SyncPlaces. If someone comes up with a similar extension for Chromium that uses my own ftp site then I may just scrub FF altogether.
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I stopped using Firefox awhile ago, and these rapid releases make me think they aren't focuses on just making a good browsers anymore. Looks like Chrome will be my second browser.
On another site a person reported that he was having trouble with FF6 not loading pages and had to stop and reload the page. He finally gave up and went back to FF5. I have noticed that same problem at times on FF5 but I thought it was just me. If it gets worse in FF6 I will drop it for sure. Hope Mozilla gets their act together soon.
Jim
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This is what Microsoft does better with product releases: they don't release new versions of their software every six months. That gives people plenty of time to get cozy with the software, love it, and then get bored and upgrade to the next version in three years....unless if you're weird.
