Re:Mozilla Firefox and silent updates
by nextparadigms on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @09:30PM
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That's great news. Firefox needs this if they're going to stick with the 6 week update schedule. But this is just one of the features where they catch-up. They need more features where they differentiate/stay ahead of the competition in a big way, if they really want to get people's attention.
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they don't need to differentiate or get people's attention. they need to do what they're doing: provide a solid product, adhere to standards, and stay quiet and out of the way. a browser isn't supposed to grab attention, it's just supposed to be a tool to view websites on.
Re:Mozilla Firefox and silent updates
by dailycavalier on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @11:41PM
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Mozilla full-time contributor here. I agree they need to do what they're doing - silent updates are super important for the product right now given the new release cycle.
It's important that Mozilla does differentiate though. Firefox is the only browser that's made by a non-profit organization and puts your interests before business interests. Other browsers can't say that - they all have financial incentives and other agendas for you to use their product. Firefox provides choice so you have full control over your browsing experience.
I wish more people understood the importance of what you just said. Not even the tech community seems to.
Also, I presume the performance issues on OSX are a known issue. I'd love to read a plan for resolution for that. It can take 6 months, I'd feel better knowing it's a tangible goal that's being worked towards as opposed to "we're making improvements as we can".
Lastly, thanks for contributing to Firefox.