alfonsoml wrote: >> Just because 30% of the people haven't upgraded... not just me... Are >> you trying >> to make me feel like I'm somehow all alone in not upgrading just yet? >> >>> Just for how long should they stay supporting it? >>> >> ---- >> It depends, but usually when the user base gets down below some >> fractional value like 1/3, 1/4, 1/5... depends on the product and >> how it is used. >> > > 1/3 is 33%, so according to the stats that you're using it might be > the time to stop caring about that version. > If you were to take least compatible option -- sure....that is why I included the fraction, some people really don't care about compatibility. ... and then...
> >> Also depends on how well the old product works or if it crashes or >> has features that just are broken. >> > I don't remember Firebug ever crashing when I used older versions. You > might try to start with a new profile. > ---- I have...the features are still broken...I have, for example, a 'Resource Panel' that keeps saying it isn't active, click to activate and nothing happens. > > >> Usually I expect a downgrade in quality when I upgrade. >> > > Ok, here's your real problem. > The rest of the world expects improvements when they do any upgrade, > and so they prefer to move forward and report if there's any new > problem because the reality is that usually there are no new problems > and instead new features and bug fixes. > --- I know of no software engineers that expect an improvement in quality when new features are introduced. It goes contrary to everything known about software -- you introduce new features/code, it will also introduce new bugs -- and very often in previously working code due to unforeseen interactions. Your reality view "usually no new problems" is a fantasy. Note -- Very simple...a new problem with version 1.8.2 (or some prior version) is it no longer worked with FF 3.x series -- killing compat for 1/3 the users...of course for you, that's 'no problem'... If you define away everything that's a problem, as 'not a problem', then of course you won't have problems, that's a very distorted definition to be using. > >> ---- >> It is very troublesome for you to indicate how incompatible Aurora >> is with previous versions. >> > > As other people have pointed out, the development of Firebug is tested > on Aurora, and you're readying too much in my words > --- Not at all...if Aurora was very compatible with previous versions, there's be no need to force older versions into incompatibility in extensions. IMO, you are not focusing on the product as a whole, but the versions with the newest features, while ignoring products that are still 'new', but ARE in bug-fix only mode (i.e. not delivering new features). I don't really want to strongly argue about this, as I intend to upgrade as soon as other things on my plate calm down enough (but that's been the case for months)... I don't want to paint myself into any corner trying to claim one version is 'better' than another. It's just that I noticed most of the stuff in the past 2 releases was bug fixes only -- it was my desire that those bug fixes be ported into the maintenance release versions of FF that are still widely in use. -A -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en.
