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Thank god I am still using 3.0.xxx
I still don't understand why the need to make all things software larger and more featured. Also I will never understand why people rush to use the latest larger, bloated package...
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Thank god I am still using 3.0.xxx  jacarter3 | 10/28/09
Bigger is always better...  Fark | 10/28/09
Sadly, that really is the attitude of most software makers nowadays.  AzuMao | 10/28/09
Ummmm....except that Microsoft permits this stuff!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 10/28/09
Put down the Apple Kool-Aid fanboi  Cayble | 10/28/09
Ya.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Drive by downloads?  joe.smetona@... | 10/29/09
No ISP Oversight  smitheo1@... | 10/29/09
What OS are you using?  joe.smetona@... | 10/29/09
What happens with Linux and viruses.  joe.smetona@... | 10/30/09
"A complex system that doesn't work...  914four | 10/29/09
Not always..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Snow Leopard, Windows 7  smitheo1@... | 10/29/09
3.5.X versions are safe too  AzuMao | 10/28/09
False...  Ceridan | 10/28/09
I agree  ArnoldZiffle | 10/28/09
Not quite  wombatlove | 10/28/09
That would only be so if..  AzuMao | 10/28/09
Windows libraries  honeymonster | 10/29/09
Ugh  AzuMao | 10/29/09
He's right...  Ceridan | 10/29/09
It'll be magic...once you Purchase a Mac! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 10/28/09
I can prove  akulkis | 10/28/09
Prove away  honeymonster | 10/29/09
"But what about reading/modifying user files - you know the most valuable"  AzuMao | 10/29/09
... fanbot?????  Ceridan | 10/29/09
Yes, FANBOT!!  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Is Mozilla Itself Not Open Source? And SAFE?????  PMC-CON | 10/29/09
Neither way  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Current user  martian@... | 10/30/09
Three words  Ceridan | 11/02/09
No comparison  AzuMao | 11/02/09
Where did you get that information?  DevGuy_z | 10/28/09
That's weird  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Vulnerabilities and exploits  honeymonster | 10/29/09
There is in this case;  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Ummm...  Ceridan | 10/29/09
Okay..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Definitely not true  DevGuy_z | 10/28/09
Not safe at 3.0.xx  PeterBoyles | 10/29/09
3.0.xx  btljooz | 10/29/09
IE still more secure than FF 3.5.4  Johnny Vegas | 10/28/09
Links?  James T. Kirk | 10/28/09
Does IE have "NoScript"?  jacarter3 | 10/28/09
Yes they do...  Ceridan | 10/28/09
IE with Protected Mode is the default.  ye | 10/28/09
What about the browser?  AzuMao | 10/28/09
I'm not following your question.  ye | 10/28/09
I think...  Ceridan | 10/28/09
@Ceridan: You are mistaken.  ye | 10/28/09
It was a pretty simple (and redundant) question.  AzuMao | 10/28/09
@ye  Ceridan | 10/28/09
@AzuMao: You already answered the question.  ye | 10/28/09
@Ceridan: Glad I could help you out. nt  ye | 10/28/09
@ye Why don't you just get a dictionary already and look up "rhetorical  AzuMao | 10/28/09
@AzuMao: Why don't you just write more clear?  ye | 10/29/09
@ye I write at a level anyone who knows English as a first language,  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Look up the word "context" and...  ye | 10/29/09
The context was..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Wrong context.  ye | 10/29/09
I'm sorry, I didn't know you really had such big problems with English.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: I see you're still having problems with the word...  ye | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Any facts to back this up?  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: I know that feeling.  ye | 10/29/09
@ye You're the one who keeps asking for clarification of simple things.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Still trying to figure out that word context eh?  ye | 10/29/09
Stop randomly changing the subject for no reason.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: It seems you're incapable of understanding...  ye | 10/29/09
Okay, looks like an explanation on the proper use of pronouns is in order.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@ye and @AzuMao: grow up, please.  Earthling2 | 10/30/09
@Earthling2  AzuMao | 10/30/09
Not on XP... [nt]  jacarter3 | 10/28/09
XP is two generation old.  ye | 10/28/09
Who's arguing? I was stating a fact.  jacarter3 | 10/28/09
@jacarter3: So if I use an eight year old version of...  ye | 10/28/09
But an eight year old version of Trusted Solaris 8...  914four | 10/29/09
@914four: The only one's being silly are those who insist...  ye | 10/29/09
@Ye - the MS fanboy  jacarter3 | 10/29/09
"eight year old OS when discussing the state of today's operating systems"  jacarter3 | 10/29/09
@jacarter3: I don't care what OS you use.  ye | 10/29/09
@jacarter3: I was discussing a feature of IE which...  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Which OSes are you referring to?  ye | 10/29/09
@jacarter3  Ceridan | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: No, that would not be a better comparison.  ye | 10/29/09
Were that actually the case..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@Ceridan  jacarter3 | 10/29/09
@jacarter3  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: And some would argue that it is.  ye | 10/29/09
I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, then.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@jacarter3  Ceridan | 10/29/09
@ Ceridan  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao  Ceridan | 10/29/09
@Ceridan  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Congratulations...  akulkis | 10/28/09
Shh!  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Wrong.  ye | 10/29/09
Maybe not since its absolute inception..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: MAC was added to Linux in 2003.  ye | 10/29/09
I meant Linux has had it for a long time, not Windows.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: I don't consider three years a long time given..  ye | 10/29/09
That is a long time..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: The reference point is not to the previous...  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@What part of:  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: So the part giving you trouble is...  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Not from my point of view.  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: What part of:  ye | 10/29/09
@ye What part are you stuck on now? Just tell me.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: It seems my attempts to help you on this have failed too.  ye | 10/29/09
Okay..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Gee, that's sounds a lot more  jacarter3 | 10/28/09
That's why I use firefox  voska1 | 10/28/09
Sad when you have to say that  cmkconsulting | 10/28/09
Basically it works like this..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Some interesting math...  jasonp@... | 10/28/09
You are right, that math IS interesting  honeymonster | 10/28/09
Yes but..  afawcett@... | 10/28/09
Speculation, deflection and apologies  honeymonster | 10/29/09
Ah, the good old "but.. maybe the exploits in other software were known for  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Yes, that is exactly  honeymonster | 10/29/09
Nice double non sequitur there, honeymonster.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
insane lunatics still on the loose  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Nope, IE still exploitable  PeterBoyles | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  Loverock Davidson | 10/28/09
only affected on windoze  Linux Geek | 10/28/09
Why bother posting? You are as bad as Loverock on a Linux post!...  DevJonny | 10/28/09
"Windoze"...never heard that before.  ye | 10/28/09
You're so right  akulkis | 10/28/09
As yes, the 50's  rtk | 10/28/09
Ya so basically  AzuMao | 10/29/09
wha huh?  rtk | 10/29/09
Which one?  AzuMao | 10/29/09
As I said, yours.  rtk | 10/29/09
You're the only one buying that.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
errrm... uh?  Ceridan | 10/28/09
Stupidity or outright lie  honeymonster | 10/28/09
History says the 1st one...nt  socialism=nowhere | 10/28/09
They aren't mutually exclusive. I vote "both". (nt)  James T. Kirk | 10/28/09
Some degree of cognition is implicitly required to believe something is  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Post a link that demonstrates that.  DevGuy_z | 10/28/09
You want a link? Here:  btljooz | 10/29/09
Get used to it. :P They'll never change.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Aah, never say never... devil  btljooz | 10/30/09
of course it's safe  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Actually  btljooz | 10/29/09
Windows' way has some huge advantages though, for example;  AzuMao | 10/30/09
In Windows  Earthling2 | 10/30/09
BitLocker is useless in this regard, it has no deniable encryption, and  AzuMao | 10/30/09
But,  Ceridan | 11/02/09
RE: See this and this.  btljooz | 10/30/09
Not at all an answer  Narr vi | 10/28/09
This belongs under 'Yes they do'  Narr vi | 10/28/09
I noticed... NT  Ceridan | 10/28/09
Actually...  Ceridan | 10/28/09
MS should Block Foxfire!  Stan57 | 10/28/09
Oh, those flammable ZDNet titles...  Earthling2 | 10/28/09
So had Microsoft  honeymonster | 10/28/09
Mozilla was justified  eMJayy | 10/28/09
If Mz was justified  rtk | 10/28/09
There's no comparison whatsoever.  AzuMao | 10/28/09
You missed this line I guess.  Erroneous | 10/28/09
Um...It IS available!  eMJayy | 10/28/09
FF tried to update few days ago  rdcont95@... | 10/28/09
This fix is here as of 5pm, 10-29-09  btljooz | 10/29/09
Take a few minutes and read this...  Tshawn | 10/28/09
But...  Ceridan | 10/29/09
Yeh, RIGHT!!!  btljooz | 10/29/09
How do I download fixes to a Live CD?  Earthling2 | 10/28/09
Ask Adrian Kingsley Hughes  honeymonster | 10/28/09
Not a problem. You obviously already know how  frgough | 10/28/09
How do I download fixes to a Live CD  mrdt | 10/28/09
USE LIVE USB  calanor | 10/29/09
You can just run  prikkebeen | 10/28/09
Boot and run updates or make a custom Live CD  balaknair | 10/28/09
Puppy Linux Updates DVD-R, DVD RW, etc.  RandSec | 10/28/09
You dont...  Ceridan | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  cjbacon@... | 10/28/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  NCWeber | 10/28/09
LOL !!  aktazdevil | 10/28/09
Give me more anti-MS stuff!  drobinow | 10/28/09
Probably because MS has major problems way more often.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Probably because Windows is more usable by more people more often happy  jgwinner | 10/29/09
More usable by worms, I'll give it that much wink  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Is Seamonkey 1.1.18 at similar risk?  Regats | 10/28/09
No  akulkis | 10/28/09
Wow! Linux users, start using Epiphany or Konquerer  djchandler | 10/28/09
Firefox is becoming crap!!!!  monolithm | 10/28/09
SeaMonkey uses the Gecko engine too, genius.  AzuMao | 10/28/09
Opera is having its own issues.  Erroneous | 10/28/09
Opera has a fix  Agnostic_OS | 10/28/09
My 64-bit Linux says: LOL @ 32-bit Windows attacks!  cryptikonline | 10/28/09
Keep on laughing  jgwinner | 10/28/09
LOL x2  cryptikonline | 10/28/09
No but...  Ceridan | 10/29/09
The thing is..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Wait....  Ceridan | 10/29/09
Actually we can.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao  Ceridan | 10/29/09
@Ceridan  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Exactly. Linux fanboi's might choke on that lol  jgwinner | 10/29/09
MFSA 2009-57 was patched in FF v3.0.15 & v3.5.4  ~doolittle~ | 10/29/09
Exactamundo!  btljooz | 10/30/09
To human is err.  phatkat | 10/28/09
What the hell is Mozilla doing with themselves?  JoeMama_z | 10/28/09
Becoming bigger.  CobraA1 | 10/28/09
Exactly.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
apparently they are implementing security patches to their prodcuts  ~doolittle~ | 10/29/09
BLAPSHEMY! TREASON!!  AzuMao | 10/29/09
And one more thing you forgot...  cryptikonline | 10/28/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  Rdewey | 10/28/09
The myths of open source  tonymcs@... | 10/28/09
let's compare an open source browser to a proprietary one  ~doolittle~ | 10/29/09
Fail  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Blah,,,blah.....um....who uses IE today anyway?  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 10/28/09
Parent post is a troll. Please ignore it. (nt)  honeymonster | 10/29/09
Apple sucks  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Actually...  Ceridan | 11/02/09
Have you even SEEN the new ads from MS?  AzuMao | 11/02/09
I already got 3.5.4 in Windows, even though I'm using Google Chrome.  Grayson Peddie | 10/28/09
I guess it's just any non-microsoft product  frgough | 10/28/09
Achilles' Heels and Gaping Worm Holes  Earthling2 | 10/28/09
or..  Ceridan | 10/29/09
So How Do We Do It?  Earthling2 | 10/28/09
LOL, yes that is *exactly* how they do it  honeymonster | 10/29/09
vulnerability count != insecurity  ~doolittle~ | 10/29/09
LOL! It used to be when the ABMers thought...  ye | 10/29/09
Nice logic.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
You're not nearly as good with the english language as...  ye | 10/29/09
Simple; you obviously weren't laughing WITH him, since you like Windows.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: IOW I never said what you claimed.  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: What I was doing was pointing out the...  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: No, it is not.  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Winners don't have to try again.  ye | 10/29/09
@ye  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao:Trying again I see.  ye | 10/29/09
Are you like this in real life, too?  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMao: Try not to be such a sore loser.  ye | 10/29/09
I guess that's a yes.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
@AzuMa: One would have thought you'd...  ye | 10/29/09
@y  AzuMao | 10/29/09
prudence vs gullibility  ~doolittle~ | 11/03/09
Also keep in mind..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
title is a dirty lie  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
So every machine running a vulnerable Firefox is fixed?  PMC-CON | 10/29/09
Not dumb  Greenknight_z | 10/29/09
Well Firefox wasn't made by Microsoft..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
firefox is fixed  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Was hit by?  AzuMao | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  smattix@... | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  woomera | 10/29/09
welcome to children club  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Arguing on the internet suits us. If you don't like it stay out of it.  AzuMao | 10/29/09
MEH  woomera | 10/29/09
BLA  AzuMao | 10/29/09
I have noticed a LOT OF HITS  lynne1462@... | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  sheevalazar | 10/29/09
Why is it...  sfrvn@... | 10/29/09
Why is it..  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Ryan - thanks for alerting us to the upgrade  WiredGuy | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  mstevens@... | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  raykaville@... | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  Chorizotarian | 10/29/09
RE: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws  sfrvn@... | 10/29/09
May One Assume...  QueenMama | 10/29/09
Related to code execution - yes  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
Definitely easier in Windows 7  AzuMao | 10/29/09
Not as bad as you say it is  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
Not sure  AzuMao | 10/30/09
About configuring  Earthling2 | 10/30/09
Many ways  AzuMao | 10/30/09
@AzuMao  Earthling2 | 10/30/09
Already FIXED folks, No substance to this article  btljooz | 10/29/09
Agree, but then it's going to be boring.  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
And... how they actually did it.  Earthling2 | 10/30/09
How to know when you get good on ZDNET.  joe.smetona@... | 11/12/09

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