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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+65that kind of talk will get you killed out here son
- MrSpontaneous, on 10/12/2007, -4/+41The thing is, us testers don't see it as work. It's our own way of giving back to the people who provided us with a great browser for free.
- RubeusEsclair, on 10/12/2007, -7/+25Didn't you know? IE7 is completely free of security issues and bugs.
Oh yeah, [/sarcasm] - ThrobbingBrain, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18
If you get dugg down, it'll be for being a douche and trying to start a browser war, not because of your claims of Opera's security relative to Firefox.. - diggapleaze, on 10/12/2007, -11/+27wow, this is news?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14To some people, sure why not? What makes it not news? It's telling beta testers that Mozilla is releasing something for them. So, if you're a beta tester, you'll be glad to know about it.
Relax buddy, not everything on here is going to be news to everyone. - Bender1012, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9...or like MrSpontaneous says, if you're a tester and you want to contribute to the community.
- cdmarcus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9@ImTheDarkcyde, I've tried Opera. It's a nice browser, but I happen to like Firefox better. Not because I like FOSS better, but because I think it's a better browser. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Don't be an ***** and disparage Firefox users just because they're passionate about the browser they use.
- MrSarcasm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I'm usually anti- about foss-zealots and would digg you up, but dude, IE? No way!
- iofthestorm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Uh, the beta is released to the general public. Just change your update channel to beta.
- burgerboy06, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Firefox 2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.3
- gamerzworld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Windows:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2.0.0.3-candidates/rc1/firefox-2.0.0.3.en-US.win32.installer.exe
Not Windows? Find yours:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2.0.0.3-candidates/rc1/ - Bender1012, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Wow, I usually like to be on the bleeding edge, but this seems... beyond that. Seems like the only practical use for getting this prerelease is if you're really paranoid about having a security flaw exploited, and want it closed literally as soon as possible.
- NX910a, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah, that particular version fixed a typo in one of the source code comments
- EternalBlunts, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I want FF3
- timjbart, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7It's a 0.0.1 increment. As much as I love Firefox I just can't get excited about that :-)
- Jennica, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I love you Firefox.
- chrisgeleven, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think it is a good idea. That way maybe they have a greater chance of catching regressions before the release.
- pritch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Stability update, eh? Good-oh. Firefox has crashed and burned at least three times today for no apparent reason. Version before it was rock steady.
- markdr123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Some people like to have the absolute newest version of their software.
I am one of said people. - Stonekeeper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I can't wait for firefox 3.0 to come out. It'll be just in time to render web 3.0 data!
- nazadus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think Opera is capable of it /somehow/ however it took longer than a little bit to figure it out. Plus it just didn't have the feel that I like with Firefox.
I really dislike IE, compared to Firefox or even Opera though. I still use IE rarely because some web masters don't code for alternative browsers.
In my personal experience, I've found that those who attack others based on what browser they choose are just reacting on a purely emotional basis (Ford vs. Chevy types). These types are often very unproductive, in work and in life. I pitty them, but sadly I can count more than my hands and toes in the amount of people I've personally met like that ("What you're going to use that Firefox *****?" or "I use IE for my online banking, instead of that Firefox ***** which is totally insecure and full of ***** and only pussies use it"). Either that or they got small dicks... or both? - morouxshi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The way I see it is this is a big enough security update to have a release candidate before it, so we're seeing FF 2.0.0.3 RC1 so the hackers can get a go at trying to crack it before they officially release 2.0.0.3 for mass consumption, which would be a highly recommended update.
They've found some pretty big security issues lately in FF so making sure the security update is 'all that it can be' is a good thing. - flipper5311, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yeah i have the same problem too here.can´t report as broken website as it crashed on any website.
- nofrak1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Since when do you beta test bugfix releases? I mean, if the whole point is to fix bugs in b the release, isn't the release your beta version? And shouldn't they released as soon as possible, especially if they're addressing security concerns?
- cpemma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Looking at the moz forum, every upgrade, major or minor, brings a rash of posts from people who've had problems after installing it. Maybe they've got some weird system, maybe an incompatible mix of extensions, maybe they're just unlucky, maybe they're frigging idiots. But getting more people trying the updates in the knowledge that it's a beta before the general release can only help eliminate any real problems.
"Firefox has crashed and burned at least three times today for no apparent reason. Version before it was rock steady." I'm running Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2 steady as a rock, so please find the reason for your problem and help the world. Moaning achieves nothing. - geeke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1been running this version of a couple of days no problems here.
- CycloneNimrod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's the biggest load of ***** i've ever heard.
Security glitches in software, most of the time, mean that you are vulnerable to other people, not yourself. - xxdesmus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I love my nightlies, and I look forward to testing the beta.
- saifatlast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So you're saying they shouldn't call the software a release until all bugs and security problems are gone?
You beta test a bug fix to make sure you didn't break something else in the process of fixing the bug. This is also why you don't just haphazardly release bug fixes 'as soon as possible'. If there was a bug in the code before, it probably means it's some bit of important code, and you don't want to fix one problem and inadvertently create 10 more. - nofrak1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@Saifatlast
No, but the point of a beta is to find bugs and security issues, so when they almost inevitably exist in the release version, it becomes in a sense the new beta. It just seems excessive and either poor internal quality control or just poor coding if you have to bugfix your bugfixes. - billinjapan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1What OS and which version are you running? Do you walk down the street? Do you drive?
News for you: Everything is unsafe or safe depending how you do or use something. - SigmundFreud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I was offered the prerelease version a few days ago, much to my surprise (I even looked on digg for confirmation of a new release). Of course I accepted it, which means you will all benefit from any hiccups I encounter in running the prerelease version. So far it has shown no problems at all, at least, and all my extensions continue to work perfectly.
- CycloneNimrod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0In the mean time, those of us who didn't participate will have to live with the "unsafe" version
- Rincey, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1IE7 > *
- ve3ofa, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Giving testers more work... ahem isn't that the reason for 'beta' testers in the first place.. If you've ever been involved in any beta testing sometimes it is nice to get a not paid for in cash program. Only guess what a production code will not load over-top of a beta and you have to re-format your hard drive. Well you were warned not to use it on a production piece of hardware.. OOPS, we have a bug that trashed your hard drive.. or converted your data to gobble-de-gook.. Thanks for reporting the bug. Not everyone is supposed to run 'beta' software.. they don't call it the bleeding edge for nothing..
Lets hope that the security fix actually works.. and the beta can be released to the general public ASAP.. - NX910a, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0@rubeusesclair
The irony is that you posted that in a thread concerning Firefox security updates... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11 digg down for "IE7" and 1 digg down for "FTW" (I'm sick of seeing that)... oh wait I only have 1 bury to give per comment. Digg.com, why did you forsake me? I want to bury his comment twice, not just once.
- Mootabolife, on 10/12/2007, -13/+5say it again and see what happens.. i dare you
- Atlantics, on 10/12/2007, -16/+4Good enough for Kevin to digg it.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -20/+3lets see how you react to a real browser: Opera 9.1
oh shi- its not OSS, just free and wayyy more secure!
and here come the barrage of digg downs, without any evidence to show that Opera is less secure than i claim - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -60/+4What a sorry state of affairs it is when an organisation "rewards" its testers with more work.
- MoeB, on 10/12/2007, -115/+7IE7 FTW
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