Interviewed by CNN on 25/02/2012 16:11, Arne told the world: > I may update sometime in the future, if the developers can make the > newer versions work as we (as users) want it to work. At the moment > there has been to much complaints about all new versions, after > 2.0.14, about issues I don't like in the newer versions.
Well, you have to take into account that in every endeavor, the complaints are always heard louder than the praise. There are lots of people -- including me -- perfectly happy with the new versions of Seamonkey. We just aren't as prone to mention it in this forum. Do you have any specific concerns that are keeping you from upgrading? Perhaps we can clear up some points or offer an acceptable alternative. > I'm also sick of updating the browser several times every moth, with > the following hassle to get it work the same way as before the update, > with e.g. add-ons and extensions I need but don't work. Well, I wouldn't say "several times a month." It's supposed to be once every six weeks, but there has been on average about one intermediate "chemspill" update between those, to address can't-wait serious issues that have been recently discovered. But those "chemspill" updates tend to change very little that's visible to the user. Making add=ons work has become actually easier recently. Now in many cases Seamonkey will by default accept an add-on even if technically it is marked as "incompatible." For other cases, the easiest workaround is to install the Add-On Compatibility Reporter extension. > Since the easiest way now to update, is to unistall 2.0.14 and start > from scratch with a new version, I am in the process to move all my > new mail correspondence to an other mail software, so I at least have > them safe when/if the time comes to upgrade. Also bookmarks is to be > saved as a web page. Well, I wouldn't say that's the "easiest" way. Upgrading from 2.0.x to higher versions is usually straightforward: just download the latest version and install it over the old one. If you really, really want to preserve your download history (most users don't care), you can upgrade to 2.1.x as an intermediate step. Of course, backing up your profile is a sensible precaution. Isn't it always? But starting from scratch -- with a clean slate -- does have its points, I admit. It's more work, since you have to redo just about all your settings, but you will arguably end up with a more stable system, not carrying as much old cruft. Re bookmarks... yeah, in 2.1 and higher those are stored in a database, no longer in bookmarks.html. But if you like having bookmarks.html available, there's an option (I forget what it is, since I don't use it) to tell Seamonkey to auto-export an updated bookmarks.html every time it closes down. > I have tried some other browsers, in case I have to abandon SM. Also > use them if I have to, but I don't like the way all new browser > versions are taking. I like what I have now with SM 2.0.14 and would > appreciate if new versions could stay that way. Well, not everybody likes changes, I concede. But it's pretty hard to avoid them. Not only is the Internet moving on, with what were newfangled experimental capabilities a couple years ago now in the process of becoming basic requirements for many sites, but also there's the security problem. Security flaws are discovered all the time, and older, no longer supported version aren't going to be fixed. -- MCBastos This message has been protected with the 2ROT13 algorithm. Unauthorized use will be prosecuted under the DMCA. -=-=- ... Sent from my VT-100. * Added by TagZilla 0.7a1 running on Seamonkey 2.7.2 * Get it at http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmailnews.html#tagzilla _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
