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FireFox Critical Update 1.0.4 Available

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Get it here!
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Thanks HS!

Seems like only yesterday since the last patch...
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What you should be noting is the fact that:

A) People were notified of these two bugs.
B) Nobody at Mozilla claimed that "they were not given the time to fix the bugs before the announcement" a la Microsoft.
C) The bugfix (1.0.4) arrived within a week.
D) No known exploits were found during that time.

This is the way it should work. Please, somebody notify Microsoft and tell them that if this can be done with free software then Microsoft and their multi-billion dollar funds should be able to as well.
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Version 1.0.5 is now released.

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Post by InactiveX »

(Sigh...)

Version 1.0.6 here.

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Update: C`Net has an article on the reason for the short life of v1.0.5:

Coding misstep forces new Firefox release
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One of the good things about Linux distributions such as Gentoo, Debian or Arch Linux is that you never have to worry about these things. Both Linux distro's will update any outdated software (not only the OS stuff but also apps) with two commands. This is why I have on many occasion said that many who say that Linux needs an software install method like Windows don't know what they are talking about (that would be like taking three steps backwards). Those who say things like that have usually only experienced RPM distributions (even though those are now also building in similar functionality with 3rd party apps).

So on Windows you need to search, download and install (and sometimes even uninstall before install). On my Linux boxes, I do "apt-get update; apt-get upgrade" or "emerge sync; emerge -Ud world" and all software is updated.

So don't say "Sigh"! Use a superior OS! :)

(Btw, the packaging system and the unnecessary "versions" that RPM distros use are the biggest factors for why I don't use them)
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