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everyone missing the point
while you all of valid points, you are missing mine.

in the past, while in *alpha*, if you will, the mozilla guys have been quick to release security fixes (not waiting until the next .x release and lumping it in with other *bug* fixes). this, to me, was a major reason to keep testing them.

so, yes, they are in beta, but if kde can fix it overnight, than so could the moz guys. keeping users, albeit *beta* users, insecure for even a couple of weeks, when they dont need to, to me invalidates one of their key features, that of being much quicker to respond to issues such as this than *ahem* certain others.

how often ms updates their software is utterly irrelevant to this. if i wanted to use ms software, i wouldnt be using firefox, now, would i?

mozilla stands to lose face here. that disappoints me, because firefox is my browser of choice. yes, its beta, so i expect flaws. i also want to see them fixed.

so, yes, i think they should release a patch now for those who want it, and everyone else can wait for the next release. someone mentioned that something about a 'business aspect' to all of this; what is it? its a free product. standard business rules dont apply here.

guess i may have to switch to konqueror until then.

security flaws, to me, carry a much more serious weight than other bug fixes, and deserve a much higher priority and *should*, imo, trump product rollouts when necessary, especially when this 'beta' is in use by several million users.

so i stand by my statement; i am disappointed in their response. i expect better from them; their current response reminds me too much of what we have come to expect from *ahem* certain others in this industry.
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firefox  eLurker | 10/20/04
That makes two of us  htotten | 10/20/04
Say what?  quietkey | 10/20/04
Say What?  htotten | 10/20/04
Sorry, not saying that  quietkey | 10/20/04
The difference is..  d_jedi | 10/21/04
If you expect  michael-t | 10/20/04
exactly  Jeff Spicoli | 10/20/04
No!  wresnick | 10/21/04
No big deal  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/04
actually, no  doh123 | 10/21/04
1.0 is almost out  CobraA1 | 10/20/04
everyone missing the point  eLurker | 10/20/04
heh  CobraA1 | 10/21/04
Standards Compliance?  rdwhitti | 10/21/04
So What Are You Suggesting?  coffeenite | 10/21/04
Only that Firefox isn't for everything  rdwhitti | 10/21/04
don't dump IE  bugmenotznet | 10/21/04
Personally..  d_jedi | 10/21/04
one opinion  eLurker | 10/21/04
The problem is..  d_jedi | 10/21/04
kde  eLurker | 10/21/04
(nt) Is that available for Windows?  d_jedi | 10/22/04
if you are running windows, you have bigger problems...  eLurker | 10/22/04
For once..  d_jedi | 10/21/04
Lets have a big LOL  jimk_z | 10/20/04
I did, actually..  d_jedi | 10/21/04
Who told you that security is only an IE problem?  bugmenotznet | 10/21/04
Open Source woes  mojoman_x@... | 10/20/04
What a waste of a message  quietkey | 10/20/04
Unix Whiner  mojoman_x@... | 10/20/04
Ohh...kewl!  Cardinal_Bill | 10/20/04
Be a little  michael-t | 10/20/04
heh. The green screens are leaving them in the dark.  jimk_z | 10/20/04
Strawman........  middle of nowhere | 10/21/04
So? Every OS has bugs. Talk about stating the obvious! (nt)  CobraA1 | 10/20/04
Yup....Its called growing up to reality  jimk_z | 10/20/04
Well...  BitTwiddler | 10/21/04
What browsers DO NOT have in common  michael-t | 10/20/04
which  eLurker | 10/20/04
Still ...  michael-t | 10/20/04
still ...  eLurker | 10/21/04
When the Mozilla and Firefox...  boomslang_z | 10/21/04
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Those exploits don't work  Nigel Johnstone | 10/20/04
Worked on Firefox for me, but...  doe_z | 10/20/04
A suggested alternate attack  Nigel Johnstone | 10/20/04
Funny...  PA-ITGuy | 10/21/04
Forgot to mention  PA-ITGuy | 10/21/04
He was talking about the second one in his response. (nt)  doe_z | 10/21/04
I understand what you are saying...  doe_z | 10/21/04
Exactly  wresnick | 10/21/04
My my...  Cardinal_Bill | 10/20/04
Give it up buddy. Security isnt an MS only issue.  jimk_z | 10/20/04
You're right  middle of nowhere | 10/21/04
did you read the article?  doh123 | 10/21/04
It's not but...  wresnick | 10/21/04
Security isnt an MS only issue.  Cardinal_Bill | 10/21/04
what does a man with cancer and a healthy man have in common  V Sanders | 10/21/04
IE exploits are Windows OS exploits  whisperycat | 10/21/04
Another exploit, blah blah blah  NightWatchman_z | 10/21/04
That misses the point  wresnick | 10/21/04
Sigh, here come the Open Source haters  kensys | 10/21/04
Minds can move mountains, but not close minds  kensys | 10/21/04
So they won't fix the beta  skeptic tank | 10/21/04
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