Firefox 1.0.5 released
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
tjesterb
Reply #2 Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:06 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:06 PM
Thanks, ID, but you know Kona won't be able to resist posting his thoughts on FF.
Hi in advance Kona
Hi in advance Kona
tjesterb
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:11 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:11 PM
I still haven't gotten an answer to a FF question.
In the pre-1.0 releases it was strongly stressed to uninstall previous builds. Now you can just install over top of the previous install. Why is the uninstall no longer necessary? (not that I'm complaining)
In the pre-1.0 releases it was strongly stressed to uninstall previous builds. Now you can just install over top of the previous install. Why is the uninstall no longer necessary? (not that I'm complaining)
Tarkus
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:12 PM
While I, and I'm sure many others, applaud them for fixing these issues, this kind of list for IE would get Microsoft slaughtered in the court of public opinion.
I'm just sayin'.
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:12 PM
| Fixed in Firefox 1.0.5 MFSA 2005-56 Code execution through shared function objects MFSA 2005-55 XHTML node spoofing MFSA 2005-54 Javascript prompt origin spoofing MFSA 2005-53 Standalone applications can run arbitrary code through the browser MFSA 2005-52 Same origin violation: frame calling top.focus() MFSA 2005-51 The return of frame-injection spoofing MFSA 2005-50 Possibly exploitable crash in InstallVersion.compareTo() MFSA 2005-49 Script injection from Firefox sidebar panel using data: MFSA 2005-48 Same-origin violation with InstallTrigger callback MFSA 2005-47 Code execution via "Set as Wallpaper" MFSA 2005-46 XBL scripts ran even when Javascript disabled MFSA 2005-45 Content-generated event vulnerabilities |
While I, and I'm sure many others, applaud them for fixing these issues, this kind of list for IE would get Microsoft slaughtered in the court of public opinion.
I'm just sayin'.
Bichur
Reply #5 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:08 AM
me either, but I found the release notes confusing:
Installing Firefox
Once you have downloaded Firefox, follow these instructions to install:
Windows
Double click the Firefox Setup 1.0.5.exe installer to start the install.
Known Issues
This list covers some of the known problems with Firefox 1.0.5. Please read this before reporting any new bugs, and watch it regularly (we'll update it as new bugs are found in the release).
All Systems
* Prior to installing Firefox 1.0.5, please ensure that the directory you've chosen to install into is clean and doesn't contain any previous Firefox installations.
Reply #5 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:08 AM
| Why is the uninstall no longer necessary? (not that I'm complaining) |
me either, but I found the release notes confusing:
Installing Firefox
Once you have downloaded Firefox, follow these instructions to install:
Windows
Double click the Firefox Setup 1.0.5.exe installer to start the install.
Known Issues
This list covers some of the known problems with Firefox 1.0.5. Please read this before reporting any new bugs, and watch it regularly (we'll update it as new bugs are found in the release).
All Systems
* Prior to installing Firefox 1.0.5, please ensure that the directory you've chosen to install into is clean and doesn't contain any previous Firefox installations.
kona0197
Reply #6 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:34 AM
No worries. I'm not going to say anything about Firefox other than IE 7 is coming.
Reply #6 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:34 AM
| Thanks, ID, but you know Kona won't be able to resist posting his thoughts on FF. Hi in advance Kona |
No worries. I'm not going to say anything about Firefox other than IE 7 is coming.
Phantom Puppet
Reply #8 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:06 AM
Reply #8 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:06 AM
Strangely enough, it [ver. 1.0.5] doesn't show up when I check for updates under the advanced part in the options dialogue, even though I havetold it to check for updates to Firefox. Has anyone else noticed this?
Aged Elfin
Reply #10 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:20 AM
I believe they often stagger the method of release to help reduce the strain on the servers.
Reply #10 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:20 AM
| Strangely enough, it [ver. 1.0.5] doesn't show up when I check for updates |
I believe they often stagger the method of release to help reduce the strain on the servers.
Island Dog
Reply #11 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:26 AM
I heard IE7 will have groundbreaking technology such as tabbed browsing and RSS feeds.
Reply #11 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:26 AM
| No worries. I'm not going to say anything about Firefox other than IE 7 is coming |
I heard IE7 will have groundbreaking technology such as tabbed browsing and RSS feeds.
_02
Reply #12 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:45 AM
I'm pretty sure it will only be available for SP2.
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1776290,00.asp
Reply #12 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:45 AM
| I hope you won't need SP2 installed to use it. |
I'm pretty sure it will only be available for SP2.
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1776290,00.asp
tjesterb
Reply #13 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:58 AM
Thanks, Bichur. It was late last night and I didn't read down that far. If I have any trouble I'll uninstall and reinstall. Too worn out from playing Notepad Invaders.
Reply #13 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 10:58 AM
| * Prior to installing Firefox 1.0.5, please ensure that the directory you've chosen to install into is clean and doesn't contain any previous Firefox installations. |
Thanks, Bichur. It was late last night and I didn't read down that far. If I have any trouble I'll uninstall and reinstall. Too worn out from playing Notepad Invaders.
kona0197
Reply #14 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:26 PM
There are always ways to work around such problems. I have updates installed that require SP2 yet I don't have SP2.
Reply #14 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:26 PM
| I'm pretty sure it will only be available for SP2 |
There are always ways to work around such problems. I have updates installed that require SP2 yet I don't have SP2.
Tarkus
Reply #15 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:38 PM
They should look into BitTorrent, as Opera developers have.
Reply #15 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:38 PM
| I believe they often stagger the method of release to help reduce the strain on the servers. |
They should look into BitTorrent, as Opera developers have.
thomassen
Reply #16 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:50 PM
Reply #16 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:50 PM
You can always download Firefox manually. http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-1.0.5&os=win&lang=en-US (US version)
Bichur
Reply #17 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:58 PM
cool version. seems kinda popular. if it builds up maybe they'll do a full legal pad version.
Reply #17 Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:58 PM
| Too worn out from playing Notepad Invaders. |
cool version. seems kinda popular. if it builds up maybe they'll do a full legal pad version.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:22 PM