Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:58:04 -0700 (PDT), /Dao/:
> On Aug 17, 10:51 pm, Stanimir Stamenkov wrote:
>> 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?".
>
> How can exposing the version make this less helpful? This makes no
> sense.

The user should know what the version number mean: "Is this an 
outdated and insecure version?".

-- 
Stanimir