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Posted November 14, 2011
I was keeping Firefox 3.6 installed because I like how it looks and it has extensions which were not compatible with newer versions. Now it goes and updates itself to version 8 without me even giving it permission! What the fuck????
Posted November 14, 2011
Some browsers just want to watch the world burn.

I bet you could find the old working version you had on the interwebs.
Post edited November 14, 2011 by Profanity
Posted November 14, 2011
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kalirion: Now it goes and updates itself to version 8 without me even giving it permission!
This is pretty much why you aren't supposed to run with administrator privileges.
Posted November 14, 2011
That's weird, I didn't even get a notice that it was available, I read about an extension which mentioned 8.0, and had to update manually. I can't find any settings about auto-update though.
Btw does anyone else think Firefox's version-tree is moving a little fast?
Posted November 14, 2011
Or go to settings and disable auto-update.

Edit: tools-options-advanced-update
Post edited November 14, 2011 by Cleidophoros
Posted November 14, 2011
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kalirion: anip
I have that older version also but I have update reminder turned off - so nothing that bad so far happened for me. I wonder if your report is some bug or not.
Posted November 14, 2011
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Cleidophoros: Or go to settings and disable auto-update.

Edit: tools-options-advanced-update
ah clumsy me, didn't look properly
Posted November 14, 2011
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Floydinizer: Btw does anyone else think Firefox's version-tree is moving a little fast?
A little? It's ridiculous.

We've gone from FF3.5 to FF8 in less than 11 months.

FF4 2011/03/22
FF5 2011/06/21
FF6 2011/09/06
FF7 2011/09/27
FF8 2011/11/08
Posted November 14, 2011
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Floydinizer: Btw does anyone else think Firefox's version-tree is moving a little fast?
I guess they'll stop when they reach the number 12.
Posted November 14, 2011
Yeah super fast. That's why i change to Comodo Dragon.
Posted November 14, 2011
I have auto update turned on because of the minor security patches they always deliver - but that was always within the major version (so 3.6.20 to 3.6.21 to 3.6.24 etc). Last couple times it explicitly told me "we recommend that you actually update to the newest newest version", but that has always been for me to decide. Now I start it up, and it installs 8.0....
Posted November 14, 2011
Beta of 9 and 10 (Aurora) are already out. Latest infos I've got that they want to release version 9 in six weeks.
Post edited November 14, 2011 by DukeNukemForever
Posted November 14, 2011
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wormholewizards: Yeah super fast. That's why i change to Comodo Dragon.
Yeah, but it's just a number isn't it?
Whether they call it V8 or V4.4 doesn't REALLY matter that much - it's just marketing - right?
Posted November 14, 2011
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kalirion: I have auto update turned on because of the minor security patches they always deliver - but that was always within the major version (so 3.6.20 to 3.6.21 to 3.6.24 etc). Last couple times it explicitly told me "we recommend that you actually update to the newest newest version", but that has always been for me to decide. Now I start it up, and it installs 8.0....
Are they still applying security fixes to 3.6? If not, that may explain the different tactic.
Posted November 14, 2011
What if they screwed up the code so much that the version number has to be an integer or the internets implode?
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