Alternative is to apply stopgap fix and wait until Gears is compatible
w/3.5.1 to apply update patch. From Brian Krebs, Washington Post:

"...Fortunately, there is a relatively easy fix for this that can be
reversed once Mozilla issues a patch. To disable the vulnerable
component, open up a new Firefox window and type
"about:config" (without the quotes) in the browser's address bar. In
the "filter" box, type "jit" and you should see a setting called
"javascript.options.jit.content". You should notice that beside that
setting it reads "true," meaning the setting is enabled. If you just
double-click on that setting, it should disable it, changing the
option to "false." That's it."

Who knows how long Google will leave us hanging again. The worst, I
think, was that Google told us nothing for 2 weeks. Even when updated
Gears became available, I had to find out about it from other sources.
The Google Gears installation page didn't even say anything about an
updated version! Just incredible.

On Jul 16, 4:06 am, Paul Black <[email protected]> wrote:
> Now that Firefox 3.5.1 is just round the corner, I wonder when Gears
> support will be available for it ....
>
> Paul

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