On 03.06.2011 20:08, PhillipJones wrote: --- Original Message ---
> Chris Ilias wrote: >> On 11-06-03 4:48 AM, Ray_Net wrote: >>> Neil Winchurst wrote: >>>> Although not new to computers I am fairly new to SeaMonkey. I am using >>>> version 2.0.14. There has been a lot of chat about the new version 2.1. >>>> Since my version works just fine for me is there any real reason or >>>> advantage to moving up? >>>> >>>> I feel that I would be quite happy to stay where I am. If it ain't >>>> broke >>>> ..... >>>> >>> If you have decide to use SM instead of IE, you should know that with SM >>> you always must change,upgrade, etc .... there is no "stable release" >> >> IE updates are distributed via Windows Update. >> And every SeaMonkey version is stable. :-) >> >> Your post is a good example of why some developers want to do automatic >> updates in the background and not market every update with a version >> number. > > That thought about doing updates in the Background. Is dangerous. If > You are a PC User you may not aware of the Mac scare-ware deal on the > internet where some virus developers have found away bypass Apple's > security system where you Must provide a User name and password before > your allowed to install software. > > Your going back to the days of turning on a PC and AOL automatically > taking over the computer not allowing any other activity while > installing software. Your going to allow The bad guess the ability to > use techniques used 10 years ago or more to add virus, and malware steal > passwords, and such. The Mac OS will end up not allowing SM or FF or TB > updates because they are doing not what they are supposed to Bypassing > install safeguards. > > So if they don't want Apple to Ban Mozilla Products they had better not > go there. > If Mozilla is the only one supplying the updates then how do you figure that's a dangerous move,ie., How is malware,etc. going to get injected into a Mozilla-0nly supplied update? By your thinking, Microsoft automatic updates are also "dangerous". -- *Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion* www.ufaq.org Netscape - Firefox - SeaMonkey - Thunderbird _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
