Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On Aug 15, 2:35 pm, Asa Dotzler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tyler Downer wrote:
> > Asa, would you mind clearly, and with supporting data, tests, metrics,
> > show What problem this is addressing, Who is affected by it, What our
> > goal is (long-term and short-term, and not generic terms like "getting
> > rid of versions") and How this solution addresses the problem better
> > than the solutions we already have in place. I truly would like to
> > know the clear answers to all of these questions, I may not be seeing
> > data that you are (Maybe 50% of users sit on About all day wondering
> > when Firefox last checked for updates, I don't know), but I need
> > concrete information, not generic buzzwords.
>
> It's simple. We are moving to a release model that makes version numbers
> meaningless and unactionable for consumers. In that model, version
> numbers go away.
>
> - A

Thank you for the evasive and non-answer that was simply using big
words to dodge the question. Frankly Asa, I've been with Mozilla for
3+ years, I've touched tens of thousands of bugs,  I've written and
submitted 23 patches to the Mozilla code base, and submitted many more
bugs, I have to say your attitude, is driving me out the door. You
complain I am not showing you or the UX team respect. I've given you a
chance to explain the Who, What, Why and How of this issue. You did
not. I would say that by not having the common courtesy to explain
your decisions or ideas to me and the other members of the community,
Asa and Mozilla in general is showing how it truly feels about the
community that is behind it. Mozilla is better than the community, and
does not have to explain anything to them. All I wanted was a clear
explanation of your reasoning, an UX's reasoning behind the change, in
case there was information that I had missed. You decided not to give
me and the community that courtesy. Thank you for showing to me that
Mozilla is not the community that I need to be a part of.