Different Firefox version on two pc's.
I have one pc and one laptop, both running Windows 7 Home Premium and both Firefox 14.1NL version. When I check the version in my pc via 'about' I see: 14.0.1. In my laptop, exactly as shown on screen:
Firefox 14.0.1 Funnelcake Jul 2012 mozilla14 - 1.0
I don't understand this because I used the same update file down- loaded from Mozilla NL for both machines. Please tell me what this means.
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The Funnelcake releases are from Mozilla, they are identical to standard releases in function, but have a couple of preferences changed in order to identify a particular version of Firefox that was downloaded over a short period of time. The idea behind this is to assist in identifying usage data for Firefox anonymously, such as the proportion of those who download Firefox who become long term users.
A Funnelcake version will be made available for download from a particular source for a short period of time. Mozilla will then know the number of downloads for that version. It will next count how many times it has been installed by the number of times the "first run" page is loaded for that Funnelcake version. In a subsequent update, it will count the number of Funnelcake versions are updated. All of this data is anonymous, it does not track which computers are using it, instead it keeps track of the number of downloads & updates there are.
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פתרון נבחר
The Funnelcake releases are from Mozilla, they are identical to standard releases in function, but have a couple of preferences changed in order to identify a particular version of Firefox that was downloaded over a short period of time. The idea behind this is to assist in identifying usage data for Firefox anonymously, such as the proportion of those who download Firefox who become long term users.
A Funnelcake version will be made available for download from a particular source for a short period of time. Mozilla will then know the number of downloads for that version. It will next count how many times it has been installed by the number of times the "first run" page is loaded for that Funnelcake version. In a subsequent update, it will count the number of Funnelcake versions are updated. All of this data is anonymous, it does not track which computers are using it, instead it keeps track of the number of downloads & updates there are.
Hi Tony, thanks for the quick response. It's now clear to me why this is done. The matter is solved.
Thanks,TonyE. I just updated to Firefox 15.0 and see the same Funnelcake version listed, although I'm pretty certain it wasn't there on the 14.0.1. Your explanation was very clear and I think this is an excellent idea!