Firefox 1.5.02 in now available

[Laurie Flack]

Firefox 1.5.0.2 provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core
processors, and stability and security enhancements that are part of our
ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We
recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.

Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5.0.2:
Universal Binary support for Mac OS X which provides native support for
Macintosh with Intel Core processors. Firefox supports the enhancements to
performance introduced by the new Mac Intel chipsets.
Improvements to product stability.
Several security fixes.

Download from
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.2/

Laurie

 

[FTR]

Firefox 1.5.0.2 provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core
processors, and stability and security enhancements that are part of our
ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We
recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.

Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5.0.2:
Universal Binary support for Mac OS X which provides native support for
Macintosh with Intel Core processors. Firefox supports the enhancements to
performance introduced by the new Mac Intel chipsets.
Improvements to product stability.
Several security fixes.

Download from
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.2/

Laurie

My updater says, after maanual demand to update: no updates available

Frank

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

Laurie Flack wrote:

My updater says, after maanual demand to update: no updates
available

That's why Laurie linked directly to the file's directory.

If you want to do it via the updater, you will have to wait a while.
First, the files has to propagate to all their download mirrors. After
that, they may stagger the updates in order to manage bandwidth. You
should expect to get it sometime over the next week or so.

 

[Vrodok the Piglet lover]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:23:56 +0200), in alt.comp.freeware,

My updater says, after maanual demand to update: no updates available

Frank

According to <http://www.mozilla.com/>:

The link listed at & for to download (the) current Windows-version shows the
following -->

http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-1.5.0.1&os=win&lang=en-US

By way of the above, it would seem, then, to indicate that you, Frank, are
correct.
--
Don't trust TinyURL links posted into Usenet?
If so, then go to "TinyURL Lookup", @
http://www.daveltd.com/bin/tinylookup.cgi

Web-browsing & Trojans got you down?
Firefox (<http://www.mozilla.com/>), along with
its' JButton v0.1 (<http://tinyurl.com/lw2y4> &
<http://tinyurl.com/nzg6t>) extension, will take
care of switching Javascript & Java in and out,
quite easily.
Another *extremely* good extension for
Firefox, to install is "NoScript"
(<http://tinyurl.com/qhdnd>,
<http://tinyurl.com/ne9kq>, &
<http://tinyurl.com/85k3z>).

Nervous about "Interesting times"? If so, then
browse <http://survivalblog.com/>


What a hobby for a grown Troll with my IQ...

 

[Vrodok the Piglet lover]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:08:40 -0500), in alt.comp.freeware,

That's why Laurie linked directly to the file's directory.

This is not the first time an update to Firefox has been announced,
prematurely, by those who mistake a/an Alpha/Beta/RC, found in a Mozilla
ftp-site, with the corresponding link not found on a/the Mozilla/Firefox pages.

Does anyone remember when v1.5.0.1 was "released"? It then came to light that
this so-called release was _not_ a "full", but rather a beta, of some sort.
Took MajorGeeks.com (<http://www.majorgeeks.com>) several days to
retract/remove their blurb & link to "1.5.0.1". I hope they do better, this
time.

If you want to do it via the updater, you will have to wait a while.
First, the files has to propagate to all their download mirrors. After
that, they may stagger the updates in order to manage bandwidth. You
should expect to get it sometime over the next week or so.

--
Don't trust TinyURL links posted into Usenet?
If so, then go to "TinyURL Lookup", @
http://www.daveltd.com/bin/tinylookup.cgi

Web-browsing & Trojans got you down?
Firefox (<http://www.mozilla.com/>), along with
its' JButton v0.1 (<http://tinyurl.com/lw2y4> &
<http://tinyurl.com/nzg6t>) extension, will take
care of switching Javascript & Java in and out,
quite easily.
Another *extremely* good extension for
Firefox, to install is "NoScript"
(<http://tinyurl.com/qhdnd>,
<http://tinyurl.com/ne9kq>, &
<http://tinyurl.com/85k3z>).

Nervous about "Interesting times"? If so, then
browse <http://survivalblog.com/>


What a hobby for a grown Troll with my IQ...

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

Does anyone remember when v1.5.0.1 was "released"? It then came to
light that this so-called release was _not_ a "full", but rather a
beta, of some sort.

Yes, but that is not what's happening in this case. Those sites were
linking to nightly builds, not releases. The link given in this thread
was to the release directory for 1.5.0.2. Stay tuned to
<http://www.mozilla.com/> if you want to wait for the official
announcement.

 

[Guy]

Yes, but that is not what's happening in this case. Those sites
were linking to nightly builds, not releases. The link given in
this thread was to the release directory for 1.5.0.2. Stay tuned
to <http://www.mozilla.com/> if you want to wait for the official
announcement.

FWIW
When my portable 1.5.0.1, when manual update check is performed,
informs of the new release 1.5.0.2

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

Stay tuned to <http://www.mozilla.com/> if you want to wait for
the official announcement.

Apparently, the mozilla.com page was updated to point to Fx 1.5.0.2
even as I was typing that.

 

[Vrodok the Piglet lover]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:20:52 -0500), in alt.comp.freeware,

Yes, but that is not what's happening in this case. Those sites were
linking to nightly builds, not releases. The link given in this thread
was to the release directory for 1.5.0.2. Stay tuned to
<http://www.mozilla.com/> if you want to wait for the official
announcement.

Better "safe" than sorry (imho; ymmv).

Or to put this another way, if 1.5.0.2 is available on various & sundry sites,
why is it not advertised on & at 'Mozilla'?

Something is going on....
--
Don't trust TinyURL links posted into Usenet?
If so, then go to "TinyURL Lookup", @
http://www.daveltd.com/bin/tinylookup.cgi

Web-browsing & Trojans got you down?
Firefox (<http://www.mozilla.com/>), along with
its' JButton v0.1 (<http://tinyurl.com/lw2y4> &
<http://tinyurl.com/nzg6t>) extension, will take
care of switching Javascript & Java in and out,
quite easily.
Another *extremely* good extension for
Firefox, to install is "NoScript"
(<http://tinyurl.com/qhdnd>,
<http://tinyurl.com/ne9kq>, &
<http://tinyurl.com/85k3z>).

Nervous about "Interesting times"? If so, then
browse <http://survivalblog.com/>


What a hobby for a grown Troll with my IQ...

 

[Vrodok the Piglet lover]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:32:40 -0500), in alt.comp.freeware,

FWIW
When my portable 1.5.0.1, when manual update check is performed,
informs of the new release 1.5.0.2

Not here it doesn't. Sniff.....
--
Don't trust TinyURL links posted into Usenet?
If so, then go to "TinyURL Lookup", @
http://www.daveltd.com/bin/tinylookup.cgi

Web-browsing & Trojans got you down?
Firefox (<http://www.mozilla.com/>), along with
its' JButton v0.1 (<http://tinyurl.com/lw2y4> &
<http://tinyurl.com/nzg6t>) extension, will take
care of switching Javascript & Java in and out,
quite easily.
Another *extremely* good extension for
Firefox, to install is "NoScript"
(<http://tinyurl.com/qhdnd>,
<http://tinyurl.com/ne9kq>, &
<http://tinyurl.com/85k3z>).

Nervous about "Interesting times"? If so, then
browse <http://survivalblog.com/>


What a hobby for a grown Troll with my IQ...

 

[Vrodok the Piglet lover]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:34:09 -0500), in alt.comp.freeware,

Apparently, the mozilla.com page was updated to point to Fx 1.5.0.2
even as I was typing that.

Well shiver me timbers <g>... forget "what a difference a day/hour makes", now
it's "what a difference 5 minutes makes" <BG> : - )
--
Don't trust TinyURL links posted into Usenet?
If so, then go to "TinyURL Lookup", @
http://www.daveltd.com/bin/tinylookup.cgi

Web-browsing & Trojans got you down?
Firefox (<http://www.mozilla.com/>), along with
its' JButton v0.1 (<http://tinyurl.com/lw2y4> &
<http://tinyurl.com/nzg6t>) extension, will take
care of switching Javascript & Java in and out,
quite easily.
Another *extremely* good extension for
Firefox, to install is "NoScript"
(<http://tinyurl.com/qhdnd>,
<http://tinyurl.com/ne9kq>, &
<http://tinyurl.com/85k3z>).

Nervous about "Interesting times"? If so, then
browse <http://survivalblog.com/>


What a hobby for a grown Troll with my IQ...

 

[Noip]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:23:56 +0200), in
alt.comp.freeware,


According to <http://www.mozilla.com/>:

The link listed at & for to download (the) current Windows-version shows
the
following -->

http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-1.5.0.1&os=win&lang=en-US

By way of the above, it would seem, then, to indicate that you, Frank, are
correct.
--

FF 1.5.0.2 is, in fact, available right now directly from the FF website:

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

The release notes are here:

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/releases/1.5.0.2.html

There is also an announcement and press release about this, dated today, 13
April 2006, titled "Firefox 1.5.0.2 Security and Stability Update." Go here:

http://www.mozilla.org/news.html

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:20:52 -0500), in
alt.comp.freeware,


Better "safe" than sorry (imho; ymmv).
Sure.

Or to put this another way, if 1.5.0.2 is available on various &
sundry sites, why is it not advertised on & at 'Mozilla'?

It's available from mozilla.com, not "various & sundry sites".

Something is going on....

Yes, the release of a new version of Firefox.

 

[Dan Goodman]

That's why Laurie linked directly to the file's directory.

If you want to do it via the updater, you will have to wait a while.
First, the files has to propagate to all their download mirrors.
After that, they may stagger the updates in order to manage
bandwidth. You should expect to get it sometime over the next week
or so.

On the other hand, I just got a notice that it had been automatically
downloaded, and did I want to close Firefox so it could be installed
immediately?

--

Dan Goodman
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.
Journal http://dsgood.livejournal.com
Clutterers Anonymous unofficial community
http://community.livejournal.com/clutterers_anon/
Decluttering http://decluttering.blogspot.com
Predictions and Politics http://dsgood.blogspot.com
Links http://del.icio.us/dsgood

 

[Vrodok the Piglet lover]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:48:50 -0700), in alt.comp.freeware,

news:[email protected]... [snip]

FF 1.5.0.2 is, in fact, available right now directly from the FF website:

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

[snip]

Now, yes. Not, however, when I first began bleating & squealing.
--
Don't trust TinyURL links posted into Usenet?
If so, then go to "TinyURL Lookup", @
http://www.daveltd.com/bin/tinylookup.cgi

Web-browsing & Trojans got you down?
Firefox (<http://www.mozilla.com/>), along with
its' JButton v0.1 (<http://tinyurl.com/lw2y4> &
<http://tinyurl.com/nzg6t>) extension, will take
care of switching Javascript & Java in and out,
quite easily.
Another *extremely* good extension for
Firefox, to install is "NoScript"
(<http://tinyurl.com/qhdnd>,
<http://tinyurl.com/ne9kq>, &
<http://tinyurl.com/85k3z>).

Nervous about "Interesting times"? If so, then
browse <http://survivalblog.com/>


What a hobby for a grown Troll with my IQ...

 

[Vrodok the Piglet lover]

Once Upon A Time (on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:51:18 -0500), in alt.comp.freeware,

< [snip]

Better "safe" than sorry (imho; ymmv).
Sure.

Or to put this another way, if 1.5.0.2 is available on various &
sundry sites, why is it not advertised on & at 'Mozilla'?

It's available from mozilla.com, not "various & sundry sites".

Something is going on....

Yes, the release of a new version of Firefox.

Now, yes. Not, however, when I first began bleating & squealing. One should
realize that, in 5 minutes or less, certain things (such as the Official
website) may change _completely_.
--
Don't trust TinyURL links posted into Usenet?
If so, then go to "TinyURL Lookup", @
http://www.daveltd.com/bin/tinylookup.cgi

Web-browsing & Trojans got you down?
Firefox (<http://www.mozilla.com/>), along with
its' JButton v0.1 (<http://tinyurl.com/lw2y4> &
<http://tinyurl.com/nzg6t>) extension, will take
care of switching Javascript & Java in and out,
quite easily.
Another *extremely* good extension for
Firefox, to install is "NoScript"
(<http://tinyurl.com/qhdnd>,
<http://tinyurl.com/ne9kq>, &
<http://tinyurl.com/85k3z>).

Nervous about "Interesting times"? If so, then
browse <http://survivalblog.com/>


What a hobby for a grown Troll with my IQ...

 

[Au]

Firefox 1.5.0.2 provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core
processors, and stability and security enhancements that are part of our
ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We
recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.

Brilliant, it's only managed to disable three (of my lesser used)
extensions. When will there be a version update that will not break any
extensions?

 

[John Corliss]

Firefox 1.5.0.2 provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core
processors, and stability and security enhancements that are part of our
ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We
recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.

Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5.0.2:
Universal Binary support for Mac OS X which provides native support for
Macintosh with Intel Core processors. Firefox supports the enhancements to
performance introduced by the new Mac Intel chipsets.
Improvements to product stability.
Several security fixes.

Download from
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.2/

My copy of Firefox just updated itself automatically, and luckily, none
of the extensions I use were disabled.

--
Regards from John Corliss
I don't reply to trolls like Andy Mabbett, Doc (who uses sock puppets)
or Roger Johansson, for instance. No adware, cdware, commercial
software, crippleware, demoware, nagware, PROmotionware, shareware,
spyware, time-limited software, trialware, viruses or warez for me, please.

 

[The Six Million Dollar Man]

When will there be a version update that will not break any
extensions?

This in my opinion is Firefox's one big annoyance. I appreciate the
frequent updates to make it more stable and secure, however it is
irritating that my Roboform Toolbar ends up broken for a few days every
single time.

Internet Explorer patches have never caused this type of problem. Sadly
this is the one area where Microsoft's browser is superior to Mozilla's.

 

[none]

This in my opinion is Firefox's one big annoyance. I appreciate the
frequent updates to make it more stable and secure, however it is
irritating that my Roboform Toolbar ends up broken for a few days every
single time.

"Breaking extensions" has NOTHING to do with Firefox. It's almost always
caused by the extension writer who specifies the current version of FF as
"last known good version." Savvy extension writers have learned to get
around that by specifying "Firefox 1.5+" which causes the extension to keep
working in subsequent upgrades. Unfortunately, not all of them have learned
this.

The MR Tech Local Install extension will allow you to get around this, and
also makes extension installation a breeze.