Re:And we care because...
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noh8rz2
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· Score: 5, Funny
if it was called Firefox X I would totally be on board! or maybe FirefoX.
Before any jokes appear
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jcreus
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· Score: 5, Informative
Firefox has launched a new version release system, creating an ESR for enterprises, organizations, etc. which is released once in 7 Firefox usual releases (Firefox 10, 17, 24, etc.), so that they don't have so much trouble (it must be horrible to find that two new versions have appeared as you are updating...). See a submission which didn't get to the front page for more details.
Chromium master race
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akilduff
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Firefox's constant updates drove me to Chromium.
Re:Chromium master race
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jcreus
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· Score: 5, Insightful
[sarcasm]Which has a faaaar slower release schedule. Definitely.[/sarcasm]
Where do you think Firefox got the idea from?
Re:Chromium master race
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elashish14
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· Score: 5, Funny
Obviously from Windows. I mean, they went from 3.1 to 95! No idea how they pulled that one off.
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Re:And we care because...
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 5, Funny
i am on telnet. beta.
Re:And we care because...
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oodaloop
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· Score: 5, Funny
i am on telegraph stop insensitive clods stop could be faster stop
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Re:And we care because...
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arglebargle_xiv
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if it was called Firefox X I would totally be on board! or maybe FirefoX.
If it was called FireAsaDotzler I'd be 100% behind it.
Re:"Firefox n released"...
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Anonymous Coward
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"'Firefox n released' is not a story" is not a comment.
And FF10 also makes addons compatible by default
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kripkenstein
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Firefox has launched a new version release system, creating an ESR for enterprises, organizations, etc. which is released once in 7 Firefox usual releases (Firefox 10, 17, 24, etc.), so that they don't have so much trouble (it must be horrible to find that two new versions have appeared as you are updating...). See a submission which didn't get to the front page for more details.
In addition to the ESR Firefox (which is basically like an Ubuntu LTS in how it works), Firefox 10 also marks addons as compatible by default. These two things solve much of the update annoyances.
FF11 will remove the UAC prompt on Windows, which will be a further improvement in 6 weeks from now.
Re:And we care because...
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JeanCroix
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· Score: 5, Funny
*smoke*
*smoke*
*smoke*
*smoke*
Incomplete summary
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revealingheart
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Re:How does it compare to Chrome?
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teh+dave
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· Score: 5, Insightful
Well, right now, Firefox 9 on my work system is using 568,948K of RAM and I have 73 tabs open. It has been open all day, with heavy usage for most of it. I sometimes put my work box to sleep instead of turning it off.
I personally find that Chrome is better at managing small numbers of tabs and Firefox is better at managing many tabs. If I have saved around 10 tabs on each, Chrome always starts up within two seconds and loads all saved tabs quickly, and uses around half the RAM Firefox does. Firefox takes around 10-15 seconds or so before it's fully ready and uses twice as much RAM as Chrome does. In this way Chrome is a lighter and faster browser. However, if I have more like 50 saved tabs in both, then I find Firefox is ready to go sooner and uses far less RAM (30-40%) than Chrome does.
Some people find Firefox is fine, others find it is a huge hog. I get this behaviour on all my systems on which I have both installed (ranging from Atom based to Sandy Bridge machines), but I have had friends say they have the opposite experience I do. So it depends on the user and the sites they visit, the number of tabs people keep open, the extensions they have installed and their browsing habits.
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if it was called Firefox X I would totally be on board! or maybe FirefoX.
Firefox has launched a new version release system, creating an ESR for enterprises, organizations, etc. which is released once in 7 Firefox usual releases (Firefox 10, 17, 24, etc.), so that they don't have so much trouble (it must be horrible to find that two new versions have appeared as you are updating...). See a submission which didn't get to the front page for more details.
Firefox's constant updates drove me to Chromium.
i am on telnet. beta.
i am on telegraph stop insensitive clods stop could be faster stop
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
if it was called Firefox X I would totally be on board! or maybe FirefoX.
If it was called FireAsaDotzler I'd be 100% behind it.
"'Firefox n released' is not a story" is not a comment.
Firefox has launched a new version release system, creating an ESR for enterprises, organizations, etc. which is released once in 7 Firefox usual releases (Firefox 10, 17, 24, etc.), so that they don't have so much trouble (it must be horrible to find that two new versions have appeared as you are updating...). See a submission which didn't get to the front page for more details.
In addition to the ESR Firefox (which is basically like an Ubuntu LTS in how it works), Firefox 10 also marks addons as compatible by default. These two things solve much of the update annoyances.
FF11 will remove the UAC prompt on Windows, which will be a further improvement in 6 weeks from now.
*smoke*
*smoke*
*smoke*
Could a Slashdot editor please add to the summary info about the Extended Support Release for organizations released at the same time, and the new built-in web developer tools? Even a link to a website with coverage about the new changes to Firefox would do.
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Tsukasa: All I really want, is to be left alone...
Web developers must realize that the future is HTML5.
And IPV6. And "Strong" Artificial Intelligence. And maybe The Singularity. Or the Eschaton.
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i know
FF11 will remove the UAC prompt on Windows, which will be a further improvement in 6 weeks from now.
That actually missed FF11, and is slated for FF12.
There's a reason there is no "Disagree" mod...
Youtube only exists in Firefox?
The Maintenance Service does not run at startup, but only when Firefox itself instructs it to do. It's installed with Startup type set to "Manual".
Seriously, before you whine at least take the time to read the damn bug.
Where is the list of bugs introduced with this upgrade?
In the "What's New" Section of Firefox 11.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
/* "'Firefox n released' is not a story" */ is a comment.
That is unless your ass actually is Process Explorer
That would explain a lot about Process Explorer.
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
Well, right now, Firefox 9 on my work system is using 568,948K of RAM and I have 73 tabs open. It has been open all day, with heavy usage for most of it. I sometimes put my work box to sleep instead of turning it off.
I personally find that Chrome is better at managing small numbers of tabs and Firefox is better at managing many tabs. If I have saved around 10 tabs on each, Chrome always starts up within two seconds and loads all saved tabs quickly, and uses around half the RAM Firefox does. Firefox takes around 10-15 seconds or so before it's fully ready and uses twice as much RAM as Chrome does. In this way Chrome is a lighter and faster browser. However, if I have more like 50 saved tabs in both, then I find Firefox is ready to go sooner and uses far less RAM (30-40%) than Chrome does.
Some people find Firefox is fine, others find it is a huge hog. I get this behaviour on all my systems on which I have both installed (ranging from Atom based to Sandy Bridge machines), but I have had friends say they have the opposite experience I do. So it depends on the user and the sites they visit, the number of tabs people keep open, the extensions they have installed and their browsing habits.