Firefox 3.5 patch coming soon

Sebby · Jul 03, 2009, 13:40:01

Yep, it's only been out a couple of days, and already, The Register are reporting that 3.5.1 will be out soon to "squash bugs its development team hadn't managed to eradicate ahead of the launch."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/03/mozilla_firefox_3_5_1/

Lance · Jul 03, 2009, 13:43:22

I might as well wait before upgrading then!

Gary · Jul 03, 2009, 14:16:16

Mozilla should have just waited a few extra days or however long it takes, it does not look good patching so soon, saying that 3.5 runs well here.

Simon · Jul 03, 2009, 17:18:58

Browsers, Operating Systems and phones. Why can't they wait till they're ready before launching them? Surely it would look better to have a product that's good from the outset?

Den · Jul 03, 2009, 19:15:14

Now, if that was MS with IE8 you would all jumping on their backs by now

Gary · Jul 03, 2009, 20:39:59

Quote from: Den on Jul 03, 2009, 19:15:14
Now, if that was MS with IE8 you would all jumping on their backs by now

Well Microsoft has vulnerabilitys going back years that have not been patched in IE6 so we have given up on them

also at least Mozilla admit theirs

Den · Jul 03, 2009, 21:02:22

Does anyone still use IE6

rgt247 · Jul 03, 2009, 21:35:17

Quote from: Den on Jul 03, 2009, 21:02:22
Does anyone still use IE6

My work in there Internet cafe.......

My phone connection is faster......

Sebby · Jul 03, 2009, 21:47:13

Quote from: Simon on Jul 03, 2009, 17:18:58
Browsers, Operating Systems and phones. Why can't they wait till they're ready before launching them? Surely it would look better to have a product that's good from the outset?

I agree, but it had been delayed by at least 6 months already, so they probably decided that the bugs weren't critical enough to hold off release.

Sebby · Jul 03, 2009, 21:47:26

Quote from: Den on Jul 03, 2009, 21:02:22
Does anyone still use IE6

I did, at work, until about 2 weeks ago.

Den · Jul 03, 2009, 22:22:46

WHY IE7 was much better and IE8 is better again. I have been running IE8 and Firefox side by side and still prefer IE up to now.

Simon · Jul 03, 2009, 22:44:23

Each to their own, I say, Den.

Sebby · Jul 03, 2009, 23:15:28

Quote from: Den on Jul 03, 2009, 22:22:46
WHY IE7 was much better and IE8 is better again. I have been running IE8 and Firefox side by side and still prefer IE up to now.

Because our time sheet system is web-based, and until recently, it was incompatible with anything newer than IE6. Of course, if IE complied with web standards, stupid problems like that wouldn't exist.

Gary · Jul 03, 2009, 23:28:09

All browesrs are weak links, its the nature of the beast, the IE6 vulnerabilities were while that was the only IE browser available, at least with Firefox it opened up the door for competition so now we have a choice of more than one, its a win win situation, but Firefox do seem to patch the fastest.Chrome is fast and basic, which is good. Safari 4 is very fast and looks great in the feature set, Opera now has a web browser server, innovation is all around so we can pick what suits us the best and pretty much FF kicked this of and also made MS tighten the security belt a hell of a lot.

Lance · Jul 05, 2009, 12:03:38

We still use ie6 at work as well for compatibility reasons.

Glenn · Jul 05, 2009, 12:12:55

Quote from: Lance on Jul 05, 2009, 12:03:38
We still use ie6 at work as well for compatibility reasons.

Same here

Sebby · Jul 05, 2009, 12:41:04

Quote from: Lance on Jul 05, 2009, 12:03:38
We still use ie6 at work as well for compatibility reasons.

Thankfully the new version of our timesheet system is compatible with IE7, so I was able to get it installed.

Niall · Jul 07, 2009, 21:50:40

Quote from: Den on Jul 03, 2009, 21:02:22
Does anyone still use IE6

I'm forced to in work. It's a shockingly bad browser.

trophymick · Jul 08, 2009, 18:14:23

I've been using this browser http://www.srware.net/software_srware_iron.php since someone on here mentioned it, sorry I can't remember who

but thanks.

It's seems faster than FF, but there is a slight learning curve due to it being different, but on the whole I like it.

Rik · Jul 08, 2009, 18:15:53

These machines do keep our brains active, eh Mick.

Gary · Jul 08, 2009, 18:18:37

Quote from: Rik on Jul 08, 2009, 18:15:53
These machines do keep our brains active, eh Mick.

What! Does the pc do something fun?

Rik · Jul 08, 2009, 18:19:11

It depends on how PC it is.

Gary · Jul 08, 2009, 18:21:38

Quote from: Rik on Jul 08, 2009, 18:19:11
It depends on how PC it is.

and also

Rik · Jul 08, 2009, 18:22:23

trophymick · Jul 08, 2009, 19:09:51

Quote from: Rik on Jul 08, 2009, 18:15:53
These machines do keep our brains active, eh Mick.

They do Rik, and they are a mega time killer. I've got to the stage now that I need a computer, not just I would like one.

Rik · Jul 08, 2009, 19:10:44

I know what you mean, Mick. Net access is the same - it's a necessity these days.