Firefox, onward and upward

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I downloaded another update for Firefox just this morning. (2.0.0.8 )
The update is 5.7 meg's and can be downloaded from here, if you don't already have Firefox installed.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Doing the update from within an existing version of Firefox is much faster. You get only the updated files and not the entire program.

Happy Browsing!

The Shadow Cool

kenmabmcc · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject:

Didn't notice the update occurring until the popup box asked to shutdown Firefox.

Must have been a very small update.

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The update itself was probably small, by some comparison.
But, the entire program was not so small.

I need the whole program because I carry it with me to share with my customers who don't already have Firefox.

I think I mentioned that it was 5.7 meg. That took a while on my dial up connection at about 2.4 kbps. Laughing

Cheers Mate!
Shadow Cool

PS: How's things in the land down under?

kenmabmcc

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That's right! You're doing the "Summer's coming" thing while we're doing the "winter's coming" thing. Laughing

That doesn't mean a whole lot here in Florida. It just means days that aren't quite so hot. Never really cold though. And we never get the beautiful color on the trees that they see "Up North" in the fall.

Most of the trees on my own property are "Live Oaks" or "Pines" and of course they stay green all year long. So Winter coming is kind of a Non-Event here.

Wind? We only get wind in a Hurricane or the occasional Tornado.
There aren't many Wind-Mills in Florida. Laughing

Cheers mate!
The Shadow Cool

goretsky

Hello,

The release notes point to these fixes listed in the Mozilla Security Advisory. The main one being the fix for the URI parsing issue.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

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And, how many LG readers know or care what a URI Parsing Issue is or does? Twisted Evil

Suffice it to just know that whatever is wrong with FF, the guys at Mozilla FF are aware of it and are writing fixes for it. Wink

And, most important of all......they've released a new version to take care of the problem!

Cool

goretsky

Hello,

It is a security hole, so I would imagine most people who are affected by it would want to know about it so they could update their systems.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

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Trust the guys at Firefox to take care of those security holes, get all the updates and don't worry about what a Parsing error is.

Firefox will automatically get it's own updates for itself and most of its addons if you'll just let it. I do!

Cheers!
Shadow Cool

micker377 · Joined: May 27, 2005 Posts: 994

I can hardly wait for FF v.3!

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Just like Christmas, it will be here in due time. Rolling Eyes

And, you WILL have to wait. Wink

seaeagle

I'm really looking forward to FF3! Having used Firefox since v0.9, I have seen it really progress over the past few years. I must admit that the only time I got disenchanted was when they released FF2 and it constantly crashed on my Linux system. But once they got FF v2.0.0.3 out that was all fixed, and I've not had a single problem with it since then. I can't recall the last time it froze or crashed - it really is a very stable piece of free software.

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I can't even remember at what level I got Firefox.
It seems like eons ago. Confused

It was 0.x something. A beta version.
It's just gotten betterer and betterer!
It's Never crashed on me or left me stranded.
Ya jus gotta luv it!!!!! Wink

jobu · Joined: Nov 24, 2007 Posts: 2

seaeagle, TheShadow, and others...

Just thought you might like a look at Firefox 3 beta version !!!

Check out dis review here... Shocked

http://jstuf.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&...;Itemid

FF3 looks better than ever! Very Happy

Cheers!

seaeagle

Thanks jobu (and welcome to the forums) -

I must admit that I am eagerly anticipating the release of Firefox 3 - it looks awesome!

The only reason I don't install the beta versions is that I like the add-on developers to catch up with the new version first, so I don't have a bunch of extensions disabled as incompatible. It's good to see that the Mozilla developers have addressed the memory problems too. Although the latest versions of FF2 have been a big improvement, they still had some way to go. Hopefully FF3 will be a lean, mean browsing machine Laughing

jobu · Joined: Nov 24, 2007 Posts: 2

Thanks, seaeagle - and cheers for the quick reply! Very Happy

I agree: don't install beta versions, they are only intended for testing and review etc. - and as you know - not ready for general use, yet.

BTW what did you think of that new tech site, http://jstuf.com/ Question

jobu

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While I was online just a few minutes ago, Firefox automatically updated itself to 2.0.0.10.

Onward and upward!

Shadow Cool

seaeagle

Thanks Shadow. I just upgraded it on my Linux system. Wink

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 1546 Location: Central FL, USA

Wow, after reading this forum it looks like Firefox is on the fast track.

DrWho

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 1546 Location: Central FL, USA

WOW, it's been a year since this thread was opened.

Many great things have happened with Firefox since then.

The FF 3 beta evolved into a full fledged Version 3.x and now
the beta of 3.1 is alive and well, for testing.

I'm running it now and see no problems with it.
All of my selected add-ons are working with it as well.

So for those who enjoy a bit of adventure.....give it a try.

As with most Beta's, it does not overwrite the older version when installing.
So you can test the beta without messing up your older version.

Good Luck and Happy Browsing,
The Doctor Cool