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Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0.6 Released
micpp writes "Only a short time after the release of version 1.0.5, Mozilla has released version 1.0.6 of both Firefox and Thunderbird . This update fixes a bug in the browser and email program which prevented some extensions from working."
They release the new versions for download before they release it for auto-upgrade. It is usually several days behind the download version (this will be changed when Deer Park is released). Before they had a chance to get 1.0.5 setup for the upgrade, the bug was reported and they held off (why have people update to 1.0.5 when 1.0.6 is days away?). If 1.0.6 was released today, my next Monday it should be released to the auto-update system.
Ummm, that's what Fierfox does for me.
It says "Extenions A and B may not be compatible with Firefox version XYZ and will be disabled".
Also, about:config -> app.extension.version
Set that to a low number (1.0 for example) and it won't even ask to disable them.
^_^
They stagger the release times to ease bandwidth. The setup file comes first, then it hits the update servers.
In a couple of days people can autoupdate or use the little blue xmas tree.
Do not meddle in the affairs of geeks for they are subtle and quick to anger
Version 1.1 for both apps will be out in the summer which offers updates in the style of windows updates, which is a good thing. You don't have to reinstall the whole application, it just updates what is needed. Hur-ray!
Mirror of Mac, Windows and nix version (English) here.
Security fixes made in FireFox 1.0.5, released July 12, 2005
(Mozilla's rating) Mozilla's description of vulneraility, Date reported to Mozilla
(High) Content-generated event vulnerabilities: April 11, 2005
(Low) XBL scripts ran even when javascript disabled: May 2, 2005
(High) Code execution via "Set as Wallpaper": May 3, 2005
(Low) Same-origin violation with InstallTrigger callback: May 8, 2005
(High) Script injection from Firefox sidebar panel using data: May 13, 2005
(Critical) Code execution through shared function objects: May 19, 2005
(Moderate) Possibly exploitable crash in InstallVersion.compareTo: May 28, 2005
(Moderate) The return of frame-injection spoofing: June 6, 2005
(Moderate) Same origin violation: frame calling top.focus(): June 6, 2005
(Critical) Standalone applications can run arbitrary code through the browser: June 20, 2005
(Low) javascript prompt origin spoofing: June 26, 2005
(High) XHTML node spoofing: June 27, 2005
...it's worth clarifying that this release fixes one, and only one bug.
There's no (known) security vulnerability here, so if you're extension free, or see no effects, you can shrug this one off.
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Check out Pan (available on almost all platforms) here. Pan has been dormant for almost a year - it's in the process of being resurrected, but It's a damn good newsreader that supports yEnc. Plus it supports plonking ;)
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Okay, I'll feed the troll.
I use Debian with IceWM and after installing a package through apt or aptitude, if it's a GUI and sometimes character based, it will show immediately in the system menu. That's the Programs selection in the IceWM menu. No restarting IceWM required. Debian does the same thing for KDE. This has been the case for at least the past few years so I would say that, at least in Debian's case, it's pogressed well beyond MS Windows circa '93.
So, maybe you're just using an immature distribution or your facts aren't quite what you thought they were.
"Insanity is doing the same thing over again expecting a different result."
They use javascript/ccs/dhtml and they suck.
We need to pester the FF people about it.
http://dhtml-menu.com/menu-demos/demo347.html
http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/