Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On 22/08/11 00:17, Asa Dotzler wrote:
> You are allowed to know both of those things. We blogged about the
> memory improvements and I presume you are allowed to read blogs. We
> include the version number in the Troubleshooting page and, unless your
> network administrator has locked that page down or some extension has
> broken it in some way, you are allowed to read it there.

Except that's not where most people will look for it. And according to
you, that's by design. You are moving it somewhere where it will be
_less_ findable (otherwise, why would you bother?).

You are doing it to decrease confusion about version numbers - but it is
going to _increase_ confusion for this use case, as users are unable to
answer the question they want answered.

Putting information about whether you are on the latest version or not
in the About box is an excellent idea. Removing the version number is
not - because it will have more effects than solving the problem you are
focussed on.

Gerv