firefox update to 1.5.0.2 possible?

[Josh]

Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta at gmail.com> wrote: On 4/14/06, Josh  wrote:
> I thought inspite of RPM installation, firefox should still be able to fetch
> updates. I believe the updates are only binary diffs and i do not see how
> difficult would it be to update from firefox itself.

>
> I wouldn't have to wait  for a couple of days  or weeks for fedora to
> release an security update when automatic update feature is already
> available in firefox.


I think you grossly under-estimate the effect of the differences in
compile time options between the fedora builds and the mozilla builds
and you need to adjust your expecations accordingly.

Are you saying that fedora packaging is disabling major features of a  major web browser? I do not see how compile time options can disable an update feature.

The reason for Mozilla providing binary updates is to prevent users from fetching the entire build. If fedora cannot provide such feature,  it remove the "Check for updates" link from firefox. Users won't be misinformed that no updates are available when security fixes are actually available.

Josh

		
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