Re: Mozilla 1.0? Shouldn't it be 5.0

[Asa Dotzler]

Hall Stevenson wrote:

>>>Will it be like this forever? Isn't Mozilla at some
>>>point going to be a browser for regular users as
>>>well?
>>>
>>Yes to #1, no to #2. Mozilla is intended to be
>>packaged by other companies for the user market.
>>The builds provided by Mozilla are just for
>>testing purposes, and will be even post-1.0.
>>
> 
> What's the point of an 'installer' version of mozilla then ??
> That makes it awfully easy for end-users to download and use.
> I would think that a re-packager would take care of an
> installer program for their branded version of mozilla,
> wouldn't you ??
>

Actually, anything we can code (and test well) that makes it easier for 
vendors to do distributions is a win. The lower the barrier to becoming 
a Mozilla distro the better. You too could package up a distribution and 
join the fun.

--Asa