Justin Wood (Callek) wrote:
On 8/1/2011 2:31 PM, Pat Connors wrote:
Okay, I just got home after a week away and see there is another new
version of SM. I am still on 2.0.14 and didn't update to 2.2 because of
all the complaints. Now we have 2.3 and more complaints. I really don't
know what to do. I like the version I am using. I am using Windows 7
which seems to complicate all new program updates.
Just wondering how others using Win 7 have managed with the new update.
My largest point is that 2.2 has MUCH better windows 7 support than any
earlier version. SeaMonkey 2.0 had no win7 support at all.
What? Can you provide some reference for that, given that 32 and 64 bit Windows
has run SM since day one?
Also these security issues can cause many other problems, malware,
viruses, data integrity, among other things. Security is not a joke.
Neither is functionality. A program is not useful if it doesn't produce useful
results, or worse yet has non-reproducible failures. If you want a secure
program try this one:
HALT
END
Some people are so afraid of security issues that they use broken versions, just
because they're newer. If you want to fix a real security risk, disable
automatic upgrade. If Mozilla ever gets hacked, that can be used to install
malware on every Seamonkey install in the world which has the feature.
See? Now you have to decide which security risk is greater. :-(
This is NOT a criticism of automatic upgrades at all, just food for thought.
Linux distributions like Fedora have cryptographically signed upgrades to reduce
exposure of this kind.
--
Bill Davidsen <[email protected]>
We are not out of the woods yet, but we know the direction and have
taken the first step. The steps are many, but finite in number, and if
we persevere we will reach our destination. -me, 2010
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