latest firefox version for fc4

[Robin Laing]

Dan wrote:
> John Wendel wrote:
> 
>> Dan wrote:
>>
>>> list user wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all!
>>>>
>>>> I had Firefox-1.0.4 on my fc4 installation, and just did a "yum 
>>>> update firefox".  Upon success I now have 1.0.8.
>>>>
>>>> Visiting mozilla.org I see that the current version of firefox is 
>>>> 1.5.0 which fixes certain security issues.
>>>>
>>>> I further note there are version numbers and release numbers.
>>>>
>>>> Could somebody shed some light on the relationship between fedora 
>>>> versions vis a vis mozilla versions/releases?
>>>>
>>>> Don't like running things that may have security issues :(
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Mike Wright
>>>>
>>> 1.0.8 was released after 1.5.0 and probably contains the same 
>>> security fixes.
>>> As for why 1.5.0 isn't in FC5, it has dependencies (don't remember 
>>> what the big one was, GCC or GTK or something) that would require you 
>>> to basically have to upgrade to FC5.
>>> -Dan
>>>
>>
>> Not true! I'm running 1.5.0.4 on an FC3 system. Works fine.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John
>>
> Well I mean for them to package it with the packages for FC4. Otherwise 
> they would have.
> -Dan
> 
But Firefoxes site can package it and it runs on FC4.

I think it has more to do with all the RH changes.

Heck, FC6 will be out in a few months, just wait for it. :)

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Robin Laing