Re: On rolling back

I agree that removing the version number from the about window is not a productive use of developer time. It is foolish, arrogant and smells of an effort to cover up the miserable failure the rapid release schedule is turning out to be.

I've been using Firefox since when it was called Firebird and never heard of "about:troubleshooting" and "about:support" until today. From a tech support standpoint it is going to be a really confusing to users to tell them over the phone to "type about colon support into the address bar."  Sure shooting, users will type "www.about:support" or "about : support" or some other goofy combination into the address bar assuming they get that right.  It is a heck of a lot easier to tell users to "go to help then about Firefox" or to "click on the Firefox button and then on 'about Firefox'".

Does the version number really clutter up the about window that much? My feeling is putting "v6.0" below the word "Firefox" is a lot less clutter than "Firefox last updated X days ago." 

Speaking of version numbers, here's a thought: Pegasus Mail, which I've been using since 1995 and has been around for over twenty years is only at v4.61. Oh, and Pegasus' version number is prominently posted in the about window just like every other application on my computer (as far as I can tell).

Removing the version number from Firefox's about window is just another in a long line of stupid decisions regarding Firefox in the past six months. And like the other stupid decisions, arrogant intransigence will force this bad idea through in spite of everything.