Re: No plans to change the version number scheme

"JohnQPublic" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> "Alex Faaborg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> That's bad news about the version number scheme and flies in the face of
> long tradition. Version numbers should be proportional to the significance
> and extent of changes, so Firefox should probably be somewhere in the
> 3.7-4.2 range at present. The rapidfire 4-5-6-7-8... sequence is 
> unpopular,
> creates false expectations, and causes various problems.
> -- 
> JQP

Plus, it just causes Fx lovers to go to SeaMonkey where this insanity with 
rapid versions is not happening. I hadn't used SeaMonkey since 2009 and I 
just dusted it off and upgraded it to the latest version ( a nice 2.3.1).  I 
like it but I am missing a couple of Fx extensions that are not compatible 
with this latest version.  I realize SeaMonkey will be keeping pace with the 
6 week Fx updates but the version numbers will be traditional ones.  I did 
have to disable SeaMonkey from identifying itself in UA as Firefox as it is 
not Fx and should not identify as such.

As for Fx, I remain on 4.01 and have no intention of upgrading until Fx 
reaches major, significant change. Then and only then will I upgrade...no 
more than once or twice a year. Upcoming 7.0 (or is it 8?) where the memory 
problems in 4 appear corrected, if true, will get me to upgrade but not for 
any other reason as I haven't had 4 that long. SeaMonkey may issue minor 
upgrades every six weeks to match Fx but I will ignore those also and wait 
for a major upgrade which should only take place about once a year.