Mozilla released Firefox 5 earlier this week, just three months after rolling out Firefox 4 and a month after it released version 5 in beta. Version 5 has “more than 1,000 improvements,” which include the “Do Not Track” privacy feature and support for the CSS Animations standard, among other things. In its rush to make the Web better, however, Mozilla is taking criticism for not making it especially clear to users that it would stop issuing vulnerability patches for Firefox 4.
I did not go to Firefox 4 because the addons would not work, and I depend on them. It is not easy to find out if the addons will work and on what level. I may have to go to another browser if I have to keep searching to find if the addons are still viable.
Mozilla needs to provide the providers of addons a heads up of changes to help them. Or a place to go to see what the latest levels of FF are supported by addons.
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Mozilla and Firefox 5: Upgrade or Die!
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 24, 2011 05:00 AMMozilla released Firefox 5 earlier this week, just three months after rolling out Firefox 4 and a month after it released version 5 in beta. Version 5 has “more than 1,000 improvements,” which include the “Do Not Track” privacy feature and support for the CSS Animations standard, among other things. In its rush to make the Web better, however, Mozilla is taking criticism for not making it especially clear to users that it would stop issuing vulnerability patches for Firefox 4.
Mozilla needs to provide the providers of addons a heads up of changes to help them. Or a place to go to see what the latest levels of FF are supported by addons.
First, there was UBUNTU and the Unity Desktop and now FF putting me into a bind.
Really, should I drop Linux and go with the MAC Intel chip OS?
JJMacey
Tempe, Arizona
It's a lose/lose situation -- Thanks Moz..