Liam Proven wrote:


T'bird releases keep track with Firefox ones.

F'fox has been on an "accelerated release schedule" since early last
year when F/f 4 came out. There's a new release every 6 weeks or so.

http://www.itworld.com/open-source/140843/firefox-devs-propose-accelerated-schedule

http://www.conceivablytech.com/6647/products/mozilla-accelerates-firefox-5-release-schedule-versioning

Personally, I think they're just jealous of the speed of Google's
releases of Chrome. It's a nuisance & there are few new features in
each new version.


Thanks, Liam.
I'm building a new machine and will definitely install the latest Ffox.
Fortunately it looks like I've missed all the c'fuffle of the last few
years - wonderful.

GT



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On 07/25/2012 02:25 PM, GaryT wrote:



Ric Moore wrote:


Remember GTE Telemail, before Internet
took off? The only password needed was the one you logged in
with, and then you could cd your way around into General Motors,
and the other Fortune 500's, and check out everyone's email.
<cackles> Ric





It certainly was better than exploring a newly discovered land
across some distant ocean; you could do it from your armchair :-)




My best fun was delving into the depths of the Psychological and
Pharmacological Societies and other institutes of higher learning,
where you could keep up to date with trends, reading ongoing
discussions between the top medical and other very clever people.
You could download, study and learn from lots of stuff stored deep
in the bowels of those libraries.




Yes, the Internet had value in those days.* Ever so slowly it
began to dry up and then very suddenly it all disappeared, almost
overnight.


A noticeable loss.




GT









Today, we have Internet2.*

http://www.internet2.edu/

Tom



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Tom Poe wrote:


On 07/25/2012 02:25 PM, GaryT wrote:

[SNIP]
My best fun was delving into the depths of the Psychological and
Pharmacological Societies and other institutes of higher learning,
where you could keep up to date with trends, reading ongoing
discussions between the top medical and other very clever people. You
could download, study and learn from lots of stuff stored deep in the
bowels of those libraries.


Yes, the Internet had value in those days. Ever so slowly it began to
dry up and then very suddenly it all disappeared, almost overnight.

A noticeable loss.
GT



Today, we have Internet2. http://www.internet2.edu/
Tom



Wonderful, Tom!
Thank you. I'll spend some time exploring...
GT



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On 24/07/12 05:12, GaryT wrote:
> Basil Chupin wrote:
>
>> On 19/07/12 00:08, GaryT wrote:
>>> Am I behind the times? Or am I missing something?
>>> Maybe both... :-)
>
>> Well... how can one put this diplomatically without sounding harsh :-) .
>> The current official release of Thunderbird is 13.0.1......... :-) .
>
> The TB publishers must release a new version more often than we change
> Prime Ministers! v13 is extraordinary. I built this machine in about
> 2008 and yes, time goes fast, and yes, I don't come inside very often
> these days, but from v2.0 to v13.0 in just 4 years is incredible.

The numbering system of both Thunderbird and Firefox is purely a
marketing ploy to satisfy those who consider that a larger version
number is so much better and at "the bleeding edge". It is the same
thing as "keeping up with the Jones': some other mail client or browser
comes out with a high version number therefore TB and FF must also give
their next upgrade as high a number or higher and this keeps the punters
interested in using TB and/or FF :-) . If, say, Chrome, started
numbering from 100 next week I will bet that the next FF version will be
101.0 :-) .

[.........]

BC

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Basil Chupin wrote




On 19/07/12 00:08, GaryT wrote:

[snip]

2008 and yes, time goes fast, and yes, I don't come inside very often
these days, but from v2.0 to v13.0 in just 4 years is incredible.



The numbering system of both Thunderbird and Firefox is purely a
marketing ploy to satisfy those who consider that a larger version
number is so much better and at "the bleeding edge". It is the same
thing as "keeping up with the Jones': some other mail client or browser
comes out with a high version number therefore TB and FF must also give
their next upgrade as high a number or higher and this keeps the punters
interested in using TB and/or FF :-) . If, say, Chrome, started
numbering from 100 next week I will bet that the next FF version will be
101.0 :-) .
[.........]
BC


Thanks Basil,

There are many things about this world we live in today that I don't
understand. Follow, yes! Understand? No.

GaryT





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