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Re: Never check for updates - Zoidberg - 08-07-2015 ztirffritz wrote::agree: Frequent security updates are far better than the alternative. Microsoft went YEARS without updating IE. It was such a disaster, it would be hard to imagine how to make it worse. :agree: as well. A Firefox update is usually done in the background and then I get a "restart Firefox?" type of dialog. Frequent updates are welcomed. Re: Never check for updates - silvarios - 08-07-2015 rjmacs wrote: Ack! Seriously, don't do that! rjmacs is on point here. http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/0-day-attack-on-firefox-users-stole-password-and-key-data-patch-now/ Re: Never check for updates - silvarios - 08-07-2015 If you only want security/bug fixes and not major changes, download the ESR release of Firefox. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/faq/ Re: Never check for updates - silvarios - 08-07-2015 Zoidberg wrote: Yes, me too, plus my versions of OS X are old enough, there are no updates for Safari. Re: Never check for updates - Racer X - 08-07-2015 Yoyodyne ArtWorks wrote: For some, the thought of (shudder) restarting a browser, or (gasp) the entire machine, makes their bowels weak, and their stomach roil. Re: Never check for updates - Lew Zealand - 08-07-2015 silvarios wrote: This is what we do and I don't find the process annoying or intrusive. it seems to be the best compromise. Re: Never check for updates - silvarios - 08-07-2015 Lew Zealand wrote: This is what we do and I don't find the process annoying or intrusive. it seems to be the best compromise. Yep, works fine for me. Don't get me wrong, on mobile, I have to take the mainstream release as far as I can tell, and on Linux, most distros provide the mainstream builds as well (yes, I could switch to the ESR on Linux), but on my Macs, the ESR releases are fabulous. Re: Never check for updates - sekker - 08-07-2015 I dislike AUTO updates. I think those are a form of security risk. Happy to have the software autocheck, then ask me for permission to update. Re: Never check for updates - hal - 08-08-2015 I got frustrated with the constant requests too - so I now do auto update and never even think about while running to most recent version. Re: Never check for updates - Yoyodyne ArtWorks - 08-08-2015 Racer X wrote: For some, the thought of (shudder) restarting a browser, or (gasp) the entire machine, makes their bowels weak, and their stomach roil. "Roiling Bowels" is a great name for a band... |