Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On Aug 17, 9:52 pm, Stanimir Stamenkov <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:50:48 -0700 (PDT), /Dao/:
>
> > It has been pointed out many times now that there are various
> > scenarios where "installing as we speak" isn't going to work. It's not
> > going to work when you're using a school or university workstation.
> > It's not going to work when you're offline. It's not going to work on
> > the computer running Ubuntu that I set up for my mother and brothers.
> > It's not going to work for the laptop running Windows XP that my
> > grandparents are using as non-admins.
>
> Why would the version number be significant on these setups if the
> user could use just whatever the administrator has put for them?  If
> they know which version number is the latest, and they are curious
> if the administrator is doing his job well by providing an up to
> date software, they would be probably knowledgeable enough to look
> on the about:support page.

As opposed to the about dialog, about:support is not widely known to
exist and to host the version number. Sure, we can make users jump
through hoops, but we can also just leave it.