Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On 20/08/2011 4:04 AM, Asa Dotzler wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> On Aug 19, 9:53 pm, Asa Dotzler<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>> panos wrote:
>>>> On Aug 18, 8:52 am, Asa Dotzler<[email protected]>    wrote:
>>>>> This is one thing that I think several people in this discussion
>>>>> are missing. There is only the latest version. There are no other
>>>>> versions. You're either on the latest version or you're just about
>>>>> to be updated to the latest version. Those are the two states in
>>>>> the new development model.
>>>> Are you talking about the perception you wish to give to users or you
>>>> actually mean that automatic updates will be enforced and the choice
>>>> to disable them will be removed ?
>>> Panos, the choice to disable unprompted updates will never be removed.
>>> You can be assured of that. It certainly won't happen as long as I'm
>>> involved in Mozilla. But unprompted updates are the normal case now and
>>> unprompted updates are and will be the experience for the overwhelming
>>> majority of our users going forward.
>>>
>>> - A
>>
>> The way you're saying it seems like "prompted updates" is not a choice
>> that you would like us to have. But one that is interfering with your
>> plans and so you want to make it difficult for those that choose
>> something that you're offering against your will.
>
> Firefox major updates are unprompted. That's a critical component of our
> new rapid release model. ( BTW, this is getting really off topic for a
> version number discussion.)
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Well, am I glad I have auto-update turned off on this box. I don't want 
_any_ update without my agreement. Period.

You know, if you keep this up, I'll drop FF entirely, from all machines 
in our house.

And it's not off-topic for a version-number discussion. Shifting the 
version number from its accustomed place is one of those "silent 
updates" that I don't want.

Wolf K.