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While it's quite off topic, what's with FF version numbers? I mean just a few years back it was FF 3, 4, 5, and while I am not using it daily, I don't think it'

by gedrap 12y ago

While it's quite off topic, what's with FF version numbers? I mean just a few years back it was FF 3, 4, 5, and while I am not using it daily, I don't think it's a major change every time. I guess my kids are going to use Firefox 142...

rjv 12y ago
Mozilla adopted a rapid release cycle, similar to what Google does with Chrome. Everyone is always automatically updated and version numbers are less significant.
sp332 12y ago
As scott_karana mentioned, Firefox has been doing "rapid release" since 2011. https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease There are 3 channels: Aurora (alpha), Beta, and Release. Every 6 weeks, stable features are pushed into the next channel. So there is a new release every 6 weeks, and if you want to live in the future, you can use the Beta or Aurora channel. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/ Edit: do you really want your grandkids to be stuck with version 5? :)
- nchapman 12y ago
  And don't forget about nightly: http://nightly.mozilla.org/ http://nightly.mozilla.org/
  - Excavator 12y ago
    And the news-feed: http://firefoxnightly.tumblr.com/ http://firefoxnightly.tumblr.com/
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01Michael10 12y ago
Holy crap! I so need the power of the down-vote right now... Update - Really? I am being down-voted and not gedrap?
- lotharbot 12y ago
  His comment added very little to the conversation. Yours added nothing. Please try to avoid comments like this in the future.
  - 01Michael10 12y ago
    Your opinion... My opinion is his comment was a waste of time and mine was funny.
darkstalker 12y ago
Chrome does the same an no one ever complains about it.