[Using Sakai] [Building Sakai] Firefox 6 is out...

[Mathieu Plourde]

I agree. I don't think it's going to change the user experience that much.
Seems like a marketing gimmick to me, trying to outpace Google Chrome in
version numbers. They should release FF 30 and be done with it.

I think it's only going to make QA a little bit trickier.

Mathieu
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On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Matthew Jones <jonespm at umich.edu> wrote:

> Yea, it kind of depends on what you define as a good time to release the
> fixes. Either when "enough good stuff is ready" or on a reoccurring
> schedule.
>
> This "review" [1] seems to mention that since there's very few user facing
> fixes (but a ton of bug fixes) that bumping the version a whole number seems
> like it doesn't make sense. Only bumping for features was *generally* what
> was taken as the reason to bump a "major" version. However most places now
> are bumping on a more agile schedule: delivering a new release on a
> predictable schedule with whatever is fixed at the time, whether it's
> significant or not. This schedule might be different for different projects.
>
> It seems like for an LMS (like Sakai), it should be much more predictable
> and probably based around US 'semsters'. Always releasing minor versions ~2
> months before typical semester starts (March/July/October), to give time for
> local customizations and rolls, with whatever is ready at the time. I feel
> that the schedule for the last two (Sakai) major releases (2.7/2.8) has been
> really good, but really feel could have used a March 2.7.2 release when 2.8
> came out.
>
> Otherwise too much stuff just piles up and nobody knows when to prepare for
> the next release.
>
> [1] http://techie-buzz.com/browsers/firefox-6-review.html
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Adam Marshall <
> adam.marshall at oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>>  Isn’t it a case that they’ve just changed their numbering scheme to keep
>> up with Chrome? ****
>>
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>> Isn’t Firefox 5 really Firefox 4.1 and Firefox 6 is just Firefox 4.2?****
>>
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>>
>> I agree it’s a bit daft but so are many things in life.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> adam****
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>> ** **
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>> *From:* sakai-dev-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:
>> sakai-dev-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Mathieu Plourde
>> *Sent:* 17 August 2011 16:37
>> *To:* Sakai Dev List; Sakai User List
>> *Subject:* Re: [Building Sakai] Firefox 6 is out...****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> It gets better (or worse).
>>
>> "Most of the time, we’ll release a new Firefox every 6 weeks."
>>
>> http://blog.mozilla.com/futurereleases/2011/07/19/every-six-weeks/
>>
>> Mathieu
>> ==================================
>> Mathieu Plourde, MBA
>> Project Leader, LMS/Educational Technologist
>> IT Client Support & Services
>> mathieu at udel.edu
>> Office: 302-831-4060
>> ==================================
>> IT Support Center: http://www.udel.edu/help
>> Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training
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>>
>> ****
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Mathieu Plourde <mathieu at udel.edu>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> In case you didn't know, Firefox 6 is out.
>>
>> http://informationweek.com/news/internet/browsers/231500079
>>
>> Oh goody... Just when we thought we were getting our head above water with
>> FF5...
>>
>> ==================================
>> Mathieu Plourde, MBA
>> Project Leader, LMS/Educational Technologist
>> IT Client Support & Services
>> mathieu at udel.edu
>> Office: 302-831-4060
>> ==================================
>> IT Support Center: http://www.udel.edu/help
>> Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training****
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