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April 28, 2009 11:16 AM PDT

One week later, Firefox updates again

by Seth Rosenblatt
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Mozilla has updated Firefox again, just one week after its last update. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Firefox 3.0.10 fixes a stability problem that also behaved like a security breach. A critical regression error unintentionally introduced in v3.0.9 caused some users to suffer frequent crashes when using the HTML Validator add-on, subsequently linked to potentially compromised browser security.

Mozilla also introduced Firefox 3.5 beta 4 last night, said to be the last beta version before the major features it introduces reach the release candidate phase of testing.

Seth peers into the deep, dark corners of software so that you don't have to. He has yet to suffer a single nightmare about OS/2. You can follow him on Twitter.
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by Seaspray0 April 28, 2009 3:56 PM PDT
In today's world, updates are not uncommon even a week after the last update. And this applies to alot of companies. Not just Mozilla. The good news is that the problem has been identified and fixed.
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by opinor April 28, 2009 5:37 PM PDT
Firefox and the add-ons for Firefox are updating more often than Internet Explorer at the moment. Couple that with performance issues and I wonder if Mozilla has become too big for their own good. The once lean and mean browser is now trying to be everything to everyone and it is costing them in the long run. This is my last chance with Firefox, I think it may be time to try something new.
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by Angmarr April 28, 2009 6:28 PM PDT
so you prefer that they don't update the security issues??

why exactly is updating a bad thing??
by ArrSea April 29, 2009 8:14 AM PDT
I've had Firefox crash less and less. The problem are the add-ons that can cause conflicts etc... I have very few add ons (Adblock Plus, Xmarks (formerly Foxmarks) on 1 computer, and the same on a different computer with a few more add ons).

Firefox has been quick to remedy their security issues.

I think it says alot when a browser tells you to NOT USE THEIR OWN BROWSER due to security flaws (IE earlier).
by saintckk April 29, 2009 10:00 AM PDT
For me it's OK to get upgrade, after all Firefox update files is quite small compared the other browser which took up to 15MB. The only complaint is with every update, bound to get some addon incomparable issues.

Installed FF 3.5 beta4, no problem or crashes, considering it's still in beta, is very GOOD
by DaveMcLain April 29, 2009 4:59 AM PDT
No joke I would certainly rather have frequent updates rather than few or no updates especially to some program that has a lot of exposure and potential security problems like this one or any browser.
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by solblack April 29, 2009 5:54 AM PDT
Updating is not bad but crashes are.
I have been using Firefox this so far it's crashed more times than i ever experience with IE.
I'll give it toward the end of the year to show me something.
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by Sukki007 April 29, 2009 9:51 AM PDT
I love FF, but after the update a week ago I experienced multiple crashes, which hadn't happened through many previous updates and versions. While updating FF is annoying and time-consuming, the required reboot is always beneficial, since it speeds up my computer. I'm happy they addressed this - the crashes were a pain, but also, I was not aware that I should have not been using Firefox during that time!
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by Dalkorian April 29, 2009 2:23 PM PDT
Since when does Firefox require a system reboot after an update? IE does that all the time (nature of the beast), but I don't think I've ever seen FF prompt for a system reboot.

Unless you're talking about Firefox needing to restart itself after an update - that's normal with many programs though.
by knowles2 April 29, 2009 1:13 PM PDT
Firefox 3.5 beta 4 have 6 times in the last day it is terrible and in need of a lot of work before it made an non beta release.
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by jasmred April 29, 2009 9:34 PM PDT
Failed regression testing... Surely this goes to the quality of the development tools being used, version control and the ability of the developers to manage a project? It is my impression that Microsoft - love em or hate em - have a superior set of Dev tools which make life much easier for developers to manage large projects. I await the flames :-)
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by ollyshuteye April 30, 2009 3:54 PM PDT
I think it would be "a bad thing" if ff3 became bloated and started sucking up my pc memory like ff2. Updating is great for me if it covers the aspects i look for in a browser: browsing userability and speed, compatibility, security and low memory usage. So ff is perfect right now since users can add-on extras individually with a basic shell to fall back on.
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by gheffron1 May 2, 2009 10:47 AM PDT
The high rate of updates (April-May 2009) indicates to me hurried work, possibly by not-so-hot programmers. Fix-a-fix is an endless game when sloppy.
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