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Firefox Update Kills Bugs, Adds Mac Support

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the best-of-all-worlds dept.

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "Several vulnerabilities are fixed in version Firefox 1.5.0.2, which was released on Thursday. In addition to security patches Firefox now includes some stability enhancements and, as expected, includes native support for Apple Computer's Macs with Intel processors. Secunia has a detailed advisory about vulnerabilities fixed with this release."

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  1. It still leaks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I just installed it. The memory leak hasn't been fixed. In fact, it's gotten worse!

    1. Re:It still leaks! by rehtonAesoohC · · Score: -1, Troll

      +5, Informative? O.o

      Where are the screenshots? The description of the errors? The leaks experienced before the update? I don't quite understand how that qualifies as informative...

  2. Re:"Fixes some security issues"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    With only 1% of users on Firefox, they can hardly be considered critical. Any vulnerability in Internet Explorer is automatically 99 times as bad, due to its user base.

  3. Re:Patch by bvimo · · Score: 0, Troll

    And Opera http://www.opera.com/ is even better. I'm being serious.

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  4. Re:"Fixes some security issues"? by WilliamSChips · · Score: 0, Troll

    ActiveX is a programmer error.

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  5. Really WTF are the learning from MS?????????? by AgNO3 · · Score: -1, Troll

    OK Like all the other people This is crap. Its a feature. BULLSHIT. Any feature that when left running makes the browser so slow it is basically unsuable IS NOT A FEATURE. Oh I get it they are taking the MS approach to fixing bugs now. If we can't fix it its a feature. WHAT EVER I think I am going to download opera and see if I like it better because I am so sick of this. If I leave this running for more then 15 min left on slashdot I can't even type anymore with out huge lag. I like everything about FF right up to the point the window won't even drag around my screen smoothly. F this. Fix it and let me and everyone else know when you have. You all talk about not drinking the MS koolade. Well stop drinking the FF koolade. Saying its better then MS is like saying I would rather be shot once in the head then 3 times in the gut. My experience with FF sucking so bad are on the Mac.

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