Re: some ideas for Mozilla products

Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
> 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?
We all have a right to our own opinions. I was simply stating mine. 
Apparently mine isn't popular, so I won't say any more.