No, of course not. Vulnerabilities didn't cause me to shift from IE6 to FF; additional features did and those features are what will keep me using FF. The proverbial "better mousetrap)...
There are obviously those who will drop one wing and buzz around in circles insisting the sky is falling, but the more astute will/have realized that systems as massive as an OS, or even "just" a stand alone browser are so complex that there will ALWAYS be problems and vulnerabilities. The key is to get them recognized and FIXED. If nothing else, computer hardware and software probably have the best "peer review" process of anything that ever existed. FWIW, I just downloaded and installed without incident the new version of FF (v 1.0.4) that contains the fix for the current vulnerabilities. Have your FF installation check for updates and it should pop up as available. I don't doubt for a minute that there will be other problems crop up, but that is the nature of the beast. I have been alive long enough that I don't expect complete safety and reliability from ANYTHING and the key seems to be to make the best of what you have at the time. Mozilla appears to have responded adequately to this situation, and life goes on... - Bill Hatcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MARC SIMS Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 06:56 To: [email protected] Subject: [WINHOME] Internet: Will Firefox's vulnerabilities cause you to switch browsers? Will Firefox's vulnerabilities cause you to switch browsers? Two vulnerabilities in the popular Firefox browser have been rated "extremely critical" because exploit code is now available to take advantage of them... -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unofficial Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://winhome.wavijo.com/
