Recent answers to I like the new rapid release, but I don't like how it's done.https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/8927112012-01-05T11:36:48-08:00Minor / Major updates don't exist any longer. There are updates and "chemspill" patch versions - lik2012-01-05T11:36:48-08:00the-edmeisterhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/892711#answer-295077<p>Minor / Major updates don't exist any longer. There are <strong>updates</strong> and "chemspill" patch versions - like 9.0.1 - to fix specific problems that weren't caught in Beta testing, or to fix security issues which can't wait for the next update.
</p>They do, just may not seem to be as obvious or as big as the the Firefox 4.0 release was in abundanc2012-01-05T11:21:22-08:00Jameshttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/892711#answer-295069<p>They do, just may not seem to be as obvious or as big as the the Firefox 4.0 release was in abundance of features.
</p>Actually, with that number of bug fixes, it is extremely easy to say that it "offers little new," wh2012-01-05T11:08:01-08:00James6Mhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/892711#answer-295060<p>Actually, with that number of bug fixes, it is extremely easy to say that it "offers little new," which is the original point.
Bug fixes should result in a MINOR update. A major release should actually have new features.
</p>I'm not a fan of the rapid release schedule. IMO, Mozilla should have gradually eased into the rapid2011-11-04T11:09:32-07:00the-edmeisterhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/892711#answer-269911<p>I'm not a fan of the rapid release schedule. IMO, Mozilla should have gradually eased into the rapid schedule in stages, with like 2 at 6 month intervals, then 2 at 3 month intervals, before proceeding with the 6 week interval.
</p><p>With all due respect, your proposal makes as little sense as what Mozilla is doing now. How different is a .1 change vs a 1.0 increase? Either change can break add-on compatibility which seems to be the largest complaint about the rapid release scheme. That might have gotten Firefox users used to the change to a Chrome like schedule gradually over a year and a half.
</p><p>Have you even read about what was fixed in Firefox 7? <br><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/7.0/releasenotes/buglist.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/7.0/releasenotes/buglist.html</a> <br> With that number of Bug fixes it's hard to say that very little was changed in Firefox 7.
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