FireFox 1.5.0.4 on MajorGeeks.com

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FireFox 1.5.0.4 is posted on Majorgeeks.com, but the mozilla site is still
showing 1.5.0.3. Does anyone know if 1.5.0.4 has been finalized?
 
FireFox 1.5.0.4 is posted on Majorgeeks.com, but the mozilla site is still
showing 1.5.0.3. Does anyone know if 1.5.0.4 has been finalized?
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Probabily just a nightly build. Check out this location to see when it's
official:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.4/

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FireFox 1.5.0.4 must not have been finalized yet because I have FireFox
1.5.0.3 on my comp, & I select the check for updates from the help menu
& FF checked for updates & it said that no updates are avaliable so,
this must not have been finalized yet.
 
FireFox 1.5.0.4 must not have been finalized yet because I have FireFox
1.5.0.3 on my comp, & I select the check for updates from the help menu
& FF checked for updates & it said that no updates are avaliable so,
this must not have been finalized yet.
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Strictly speaking; that may not be correct...

When a new version is finalized, it has to be spread around on the
different mozilla servers. So two users could try to update at the same
time and some times only one would get the update...

regards from vegard

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Vegard Krog Petersen - Norway

http://vegard2.no -
Solitaire MahJongg guide, Sarah Michelle Gellar Solitaire,
Freeware Logo & symbol, Halma & Chinese Checkers,
Pachisi & Ludo, Freeware Solitaire, My fishy site (fishing
games), a.c.f.g information, Fredrikshald Havfiskeklubb
18+ sites: Firefoxy, Adult Solitaire, Fishy Pictures,
Sexy Chess, Sexy Librarians, Sexy Football
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Mozilla notifies me when there is a Firefox update, suggests that I
install it, I then click the "install" button, the install of the
update then takes place. Just let Firefox inform you of the updates.
 
I'm sure it won't be too long as there is a vulnerability in 1.5.0.3
They're usually pretty quick to fix them.
 
FireFox 1.5.0.4 is posted on Majorgeeks.com, but the mozilla site
is still showing 1.5.0.3. Does anyone know if 1.5.0.4 has been
finalized?
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Oh Firefox. What is heppening to you, my child? ...


In the early day of Firefox there were relatively few interim releases.
It was as if stable and good software had at last arrived.

But then Firefox got a few changes and then a few more and then the
changes just snowballed.

Firefox now reminds me of the slightly earlier Mozilla (Seamonkey) which
became drowned under a deluge of fixes, patches, repairs, builds, re-
builds, etc. It ended up so bloated that almost no one wanted it.
 
Oh Firefox. What is heppening to you, my child? ...


In the early day of Firefox there were relatively few interim
releases. It was as if stable and good software had at last
arrived.
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Before the release of 1.0, when their "releases" were technology
previews, they could afford to release a milestone then move on towards
the next milestone without worrying about patching the old one.
But then Firefox got a few changes and then a few more and then
the changes just snowballed.
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After 1.0, they've committed to security and stability fixes for each
major release. For the life of 1.0.x, they released them as necessary.
For 1.5.0.x, they intend to release about one patch every four to six
weeks, unless an in-the-wild exploit warrants an unscheduled patch.
Firefox now reminds me of the slightly earlier Mozilla (Seamonkey)
which became drowned under a deluge of fixes, patches, repairs,
builds, re-builds, etc. It ended up so bloated that almost no
one wanted it.
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Well, it started out so bloated that almost no one wanted it. IMO,
fixes and repairs aren't what increased the bloat. Rather, it was
uncontrolled feature-creep. The Firefox project is much more tightly
controlled.
 
Well, it started out so bloated that almost no one wanted it. IMO,
fixes and repairs aren't what increased the bloat. Rather, it was
uncontrolled feature-creep. The Firefox project is much more tightly
controlled.
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Is it? That's good to hear. I have sometimes wondered how 'open
source' related to 'designed by committee'. It's good to know there's
good control.

Chak
 
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