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May 24, 2006
Firefox versioning
Firefox versioning: Interesting stat in a WaPo story on Mozilla no longer issuing security fixes for Firefox 1.0x browsers: "Veditz said that about a quarter of all Firefox users are still using some version of Firefox 1.0.x, and about a quarter of those folks are not fully up-to-date on patches. 'People using 1.0.8 should stop, because it's not going to be maintained with security updates any longer,' Veditz said." Firefox 1.5 went final last November, but was in pre-release for quite awhile before that. From Firefox system requirements, it looks like most Windows users will still be able to get security fixes, but you need MacOS 10.2 or better to stay protected. I know recently Macromedia did some Player updates on back versions for older operating systems, and the Acrobat folks have been even stronger here. I'm not sure of the entire context on these decisions, but I'm a little uneasy at the thought that you might have to update your hardware or OS before being able to secure your browser...?
Posted by JohnDowdell at May 24, 2006 05:23 PM
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