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Netscape Releases Security Update

Posted by Zonk on from the at-least-they're-prompt dept.

daria42 writes "Less than 24 hours after releasing Netscape 8, Netscape has released a security patch bringing the browser up to version 8.0.1. The patch address security vulnerabilities in version 1.0.3 of the Firefox code on which Netscape is based. The update comes amid online criticism from Firefox developers that the browser was insecure."

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  1. software and bridges by Virtual+Karma · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Don't you think it is wiser to wait 24 hours longer (or maybe a week or so) and then release a quality product rather than issue patches. Imagine if civil engineers started doing the same with buildings and bridges.

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  2. Why didn't they wait? by drsmack1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I did not understand why it was based on 1.03 anyway; were they completely unaware of what was going on at the firefox project?

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  3. Re:Browser boys are back by Soybean47 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Are the browser wars really back? Has anyone tried the new Netscape? Given that they pretty much peaked around 4.7 or something like that, or earlier depending on who you ask, I just don't see any reason to even try it. What is Netscape likely to give me that Firefox can't?