Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On Aug 19, 10:36 am, Asa Dotzler <[email protected]> wrote:
> The objective of this feature change is to provide users with the best
> possible explanation for the most common question they'll ask when
> opening the about dialog while at the same time removing any possible
> confusion they might have that will increasingly exist because of how
> rapid-release versions of Firefox are advertised by Mozilla (no version
> number in our announcements or web sites) and by the press and the
> quickly stale information that will accumulate on the web about older
> Firefox releases.

According to the "Firefox Release Media Coverage" report the vast
majority of press headlines announced the latest Firefox as Firefox 6.
It's possible that they'll stop doing that around the time we release
Firefox 23 or so, but until then this feature change appears to be
premature.