Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:37:58 -0700 (PDT), /Dao/:

> All I was talking about above was users wanting to know whether they
> are secure and if they aren't, how far they are behind. Obviously,
> "You're behind, but we're loading the latest update right now" only
> makes sense when the update can be loaded. Without the imminent
> update, just saying "You're behind" is unnecessarily thin-lipped and
> unhelpful.

If the user is using Firefox in a restricted environment where he 
could not update himself, then the version number is even less 
helpful.  Having the info: "You're behind, and probably insecure", 
however, will make the user ask the administrator: "Why the software 
is not up-to-date?".

-- 
Stanimir