Coding misstep forces new Firefox release

[Mark Holtz]

From CNET News.com:

Coding misstep forces new Firefox release

The open-source Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client will be updated for the second time in a week because of code changes that have unintentionally stopped some third-party extensions from functioning correctly.

The updates will take Firefox and Thunderbird to version 1.0.6, while the Mozilla Suite will be updated to version 1.7.10, wrote representatives from the Mozilla Foundation on the group's developer news blog. Mozilla oversees the software's development.

It appears security fixes in last week's 1.0.5 update caused the problems.

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[Geronimo]

Firefox 1.0.6 was officially released yesterday.

[n8dagr8]

Firefox 1.0.6 was officially released yesterday.

Why doesn't firefox "know" about these? When I know there is a newer version, I hit search for updates and it doesn't find any. I have to go download the latest version. Not that big of a deal, just curious.

[Bogy]

n8, I noticed the same problem. Seems like it used to find the updates, but not lately.

[Bogy]

Firefox just found the 1.0.6 update, plus an extension update. Perhaps it was something that 1.0.5 fixed.

[Geronimo]

Sorry guys but I have no explanation for that. I just report the news. I leave the analysis to Fox News and the speculation to people with more vivid imaginations.

[n8dagr8]

Sorry guys but I have no explanation for that. I just report the news. I leave the analysis to Fox News and the speculation to people with more vivid imaginations.

Dammit man, what do you do all day? :D just kiddin'! :lol: