Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
first of all: I'm aware of http://www.asoftsite.org/s9y/archives/161 -FAQ-Why-is-my-firefox-3.5-still-called-Shiretoko.html I'm going to rant here... --- Rant --- Out of all possible appoaches we could've takenanother point to consider is that branding is part of top-level UI as a project, we have taken the worst possible from a usability view. This'll ACTIVELY SLOW FIREFOX 3.5 ADOPTION due to it'll never be installed on a "regular" machine, and as a consequence, this'll ACTIVELY SLOW HTML 5 ADOPTION as the "regular" ubuntu user doesn't get the support for it. and don't come to me with "apt-get this, synaptic that" or similar BULLSHIT, a "normal" user doesn't know anything about that, the best they know is the "Add/Remove Programs" Dialog. Now, taking Microsoft as an example, (yes!) If they would be doing this, we would still have double the numbers of IE6 and IE7 users, yet the only reason why we see any proress in that part, is that they put those updates in the Automatic Updates. now, adressing some things: -"we only use official branding for our default browser (default for jaunty is 3.0)" We deliver Windows XP with IE6, so you won't be updated to IE7 -- (read: BULLOCKS, straw man argument.) -"also we explicitly want both to be installable side by side" How about providing a firefox3.0 just like a firefox3.5 command, and having the firefox command always pointed to the latest version? - "and same branding would make them indistinguishable on your desktop" So what... easily solved, install first one, rename link, install second one, done, or something much more elegantly! - "another point to consider is that branding is part of top-level UI" Yet we have 2 different branding packages for it, why not adding a third (for shiretoko), so those wanting another branding have enough choice! (read: BULLOCKS, just install abrowser for it.) also: if your mother installs firefox, which version does your mother expect to get? the latest? usuallly yes, yet in this case she shouldn't install firefox (which she knows by name and icon.) but install some obscure (in her opinion) browser. (did you know how long it took before she went to linux and firefox...) --- End of Rant --- Also: https://wiki.mozilla.org/ReleaseRoadmap Last release to be supported with official security/stability updates no more than six months following general available of current release This impacts at least 8.04 as it will never be "auto-upgraded" to firefox 3.5, and left with an upstream unsupported firefox 3.0 version. ** Affects: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: branding html5 rant usability -- Usability: Rename Shiretoko to firefox 3.5 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/399517 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs -- universe-bugs mailing list universe-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/universe-bugs
