Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On 8/20/2011 5:51 AM, ale wrote:
> Il 20/08/2011 10.18, Asa Dotzler ha scritto:
>
>>
>> (This is getting pretty far off-topic for a discussion about where the
>> version number lives in Firefox)
>
> May be, or may be not: the idea to don't show the version number is
> strictly conected to the idea of a continous auto-update.
>
>
>>
>> The feature we're building here isn't intended for the corporate
>> environment. It's intended for the vast majority of our users who are
>> not in managed settings.
>>
>
> I non totally agree: corporate environments exist, and a software should
> fit to them!
>
> BTW, I use a limited user at home too, to close the door to malware,
> trojans, etc, and I'm not the only one the behave this way. I can live
> without antivirus now....
>
> Have a nice weekend!
>
> Regards, Alessandro.
>
Still, corporate needs shouldn't prevent prompt updates for security for 
either, and shouldn't prevent, or delay, making new features available 
to the consumer users (who have vastly greater numbers).  That's not 
fair to the consumer users.