Interviewed by CNN on 10/1/2010 16:07, Phillip Jones told the world: > Philip Chee wrote: >> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:41:01 +0100, Ray_Net wrote: >> >>> Thanks for this clear answer ... But we don't like to chenge, change and >>> change again the versions .... this looks like Linux people compiling >>> the kernel each month ... may be not this frequency, however we prefer >>> to use a product instead of installing, installing .. again and again. >> >> Fortunately now that we have made the big move from the old XPFE backend >> to the new toolkit, subsequent upgrades won't be as traumatic. If things >> work out upgrades will be as seamless as Firefox upgrades. For one thing >> there will not be any more profile migrations. >> >> Phil >> > You mean if the is a 3, 4, 5, 6 and so on of SM That it will just read > your current Profiles?? If so that would be wonderful Just install the > new application and star right where you left off. >
Well, let me put it this way: SM now is using the same infrastructure as Firefox and Thunderbird, and plans on keeping doing so. If FF+TB ever decide to change their profiles substantially so that a profile migration will be necessary, *they* will have to solve that headache first. And it will be a *big* headache, since there are hundreds of millions of Firefox users out there. Personally, I think they will try to find ways to make it work with the current profiles. Even if a migration is needed, by the time the need to migrate reaches Seamonkey (SM can wait a few months to a year before migrating without much of a problem) the migrating subroutines will be very well debugged. So, while there *might* be future profile migrations some time in the far future (although none in the perceived horizon), it should be way less traumatic than this one. -- MCBastos This message has been protected with the 2ROT13 algorithm. Unauthorized use will be prosecuted under the DMCA. -=-=- ... BOFH excuse #261: The Usenet news is out of date * TagZilla 0.0661 * http://tagzilla.mozdev.org on Seamonkey 2.0 _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
