Re: some ideas for Mozilla products

JM wrote:
> Here are some of the things that I would like
> 
> 1. Mozilla needs to make firefox and thunderbird 3 work on the older 
> operating systems. I have a computer with NT 4 and DOS. (They don't need 
> to make it for DOS though)
> 
> 2. They should put an option into firefox to either check for regular or 
> beta updates for add-ons and firefox itself. (There is an add-on to do 
> this but I think it should be included).
> 
> 3. Firefox needs an install button included in the add-ons manager like 
> thunderbird. I know you can go to file - open file, but I still think 
> this would help.
> 
> 4. There should be an option in Firefox, Thunderbird, and Sunbird to 
> have a splash screen on start up.
> 
> 5. It would be nice if firefox kept back-up copies of original cookies 
> so if it was changed you could revert the cookie back to its previous 
> state.
> 
> 6. The console squared add-on should be included in firefox, 
> thunderbird, and sunbird.
> 
> And I'm sure I'll have many more ideas later.
> 
> JM


1. Mozilla makes products for current operating systems. It does NOT 
support systems that the makers themselves no longer support!  When 
Microsoft or Apple 'drop' support for a specific system, then Mozilla 
also fazes out coding for that system. After all, if they run into a 
problem the manufacturer will not assist them, they will tell them to 
upgrade.

2. If there is an extension that does that job, then go ahead and use 
it. The 'regular' Firefox is for users who more or less stick to public 
'released' versions, not beta testers/users. Unless a person is into 
beta testing then they should not be offered beta updates, if the person 
IS into beta testing they can install the extension.

3.  Install what? You can install most extensions simply by clicking on 
them online, they get installed for you. Thunderbird, not being a 
browser, usually has to have an 'install' button because you download 
the extensions first, then load them (or install) in Thunderbird. In 
Firefox, you can do it right online in most cases.

4.  There are no splash screens in either product, you can install one 
if you wish, there are extensions to do so.  It was not considered a 
'must have' for most users, fast loading is.

5. Backup backup backup. Make your own copies of bookmark files.

6. Most users don't want to bother with such information, they simply 
want something that works. The current java implementation works (in 
more than 99% of installations), so why should most users be burdened 
with something they wouldn't use?