Topic: Mozilla ships Firefox 6, patches 10 vulnerabilities

[Clive]

Mozilla today released Firefox 6, the second edition since it shifted to a rapid-ship cycle that delivers a new version of the browser every six weeks.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219245/Mozilla_ships_Firefox_6_patches_10_vulnerabilities

[Rik]

I know, I really don't like this new numbering system. Google again.

[Simon]

People have just got used to 5. 

[Clive]

Or not, as the case may be.   

[Simon]

 

[Baz]

what I dont like about it is that it upgrades without asking even if you check manually.It should ask first surely



what if you are happy with an earlier version.

[Rik]

It's called tough love, Baz.

[Clive]

Chrome does exactly the same Baz.   

[Simon]

SeaMonkey doesn't.  It updates seamlessly, and appears just as it was before. 

[Rik]

Why does SeaMonkey still exist, I wonder?

[Clive]

Mrs Clive tried it for an hour. 

[Simon]

It still exists because it's a good browser suite and people are still developing it.  I don't know why people don't like it. It's Firefox without the bloat. 

[Rik]

I'm just curious why Mozilla haven't chosen to put everything into Firefox and Thunderbird?

[Simon]

They have.  SeaMonkey is being developed by a separate group, but I think they are still under the Mozilla umbrella.

[Rik]

That explains it.