On 8/29/2011 8:16 AM, Daniel wrote:
John wrote:
I use SeaMonkey most of the time and Firefox occasionally. I try never
to use IE.
The web browser and email client are critically important to me, and I
think the majority of users would agree.
Since Firefox and SeaMonkey embarked on their accelerated release
schedule, we've seen several updates incorporating many significant
behavioral changes which are causing grief to many users. Along with
this we are being encouraged to upgrade promptly because that's the only
way to get the latest security patches. Why the big hurry all of a
sudden?
Changes in program behavior should be fully documented in advance of an
upgrade. Users who prefer the behavior of the old version should be
given the option to retain it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
The end user should not be forced to be the guinea pig whose feedback
becomes the quality control for these programs. Please return to the
former more careful release strategy.
I worked as an electrical engineer for Motorola for many years. All too
often, we had products being sold before they were designed and
unrelenting pressure to push them out the door. "There's never time to
do it right, but there's always time to do it over" was the cynical
opinion of many of my colleagues. It seems like the software industry is
the same way.
Is it really rapid-release??
SeaMonkey 1.0 alpha through to SeaMonkey 1.0.9 - twelve releases over
twenty months.
SeaMonkey 1.1 alpha through to SeaMonkey 1.1.19 - twenty two releases
over forty three months.
SeaMonkey 2.0 alpha through to SeaMonkey to SeaMonkey 2.0.14 - twenty
two releases over thirty months.
Should the question really be *What's the difference??*
There are a lot of differences, but the primary one is that the new
release system includes NOT just bug and security fixes, but NEW
FEATURES. There is also an ongoing User Interface redesign that is
taking place slowly since FF4. I can't see that just how they choose to
number releases affects any aspect of either use, or utility, of a
release. Getting new features, and other 'non-bug/security' fixes to
the user-base as quickly as possible means the FF can remain competitive
in a rather difficult market.
I, for one, think the new system is fantastic, and makes the product
more useful, and more 'current'. What numbers are applied, I will let
others discuss because it doesn't matter to me.
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