yes, I know, I should be going to 4.0 but there are a couple of add-ons I can't do without that don't work under 4.0 yet - so I'm sticking with 3.6.xx for the moment.
now, I know I can update to 3.6.16 by going Help > Check for Updates, but should I wait until a PortableApps version is released instead?
From memory, these days it should be ok to let Firefox update to 3.6.16, but I just wanted to be sure (and maybe wait a couple of extra days if a PortableApps release is around the corner?)
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And yes, Firefox's internal updater is safe.
Note also that the AppID and installation directory will change from FirefoxPortable to FirefoxPortableLegacy36.
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Will there be a 3.6.16 (and further Firefox 3.6 updates) standalone installer versions of Firefox Portable too? Like the original poster, I too have extensions that I need to use and won't work on Firefox 4. (I'd upgrade to Firefox 4 if I didn't need to use those extensions.)
Did you read what I posted?
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to be fair to galacticninja, while it's not written in l33t, it takes a bit of knowledge/understanding of the terms used to get that info out of your reply
so that means, if I wait for (and use) the Portable Apps release of 3.6.16, the next time I check for updates it won't put up the option of updating to 4.0? (which is something I'm ok with)
This time I think you haven't read what I said... that sentence is merely incidental, providing some detail; the meat of it came in the quote from the Outdated Official PortableApps page.
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Sorry. I kinda skimmed over your reply post and didn't take much notice to the quote part of your reply.
I read the post you linked to. Do I understand correctly if say that a version of Firefox Portable 3.6.* will be released as long as Mozilla keeps releasing new versions for it?
Sorry if this sounds annoying. This is my first time to be using a Portable App of a previous, but still supported version of a software and I don't know if and how long will versions of Portable Apps be made for it.
We update it while they do.
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Yes, we plan to continue release packages of the legacy 3.6 release, just as we did today with the (now-unsupported) 3.5.x branch. I would advise upgrading more quickly, though, as Mozilla is no longer promising support of 3.6.x "through X date" as they did with 3.5.x. As Firefox will now be on an accelerated development schedule (with 5 and 6 scheduled to drop this year), they state the following:
"Firefox 3.6.x will be maintained with security and stability updates for a short amount of time. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 4." - Mozilla
Both 3.5.18 and 3.6.16 are up and will install to FirefoxPortableLegacy35 and FirefoxPortableLegacy36 respectively. If you wanted to manually update your current 3.6.x X:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable install to 3.6.16, you'd just select the X:\PortableApps directory as usual and then manually delete the "Legacy36" bit off the end.
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I can't seem to find where this info is coming from after half an hour of searching.
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My use of Google indicates that I am insane.
They specifically do not say. I would think well under 6 months (since 6 months was the old time they did and they're gonna do 2 full version updates in the next 9 months.
The short answer is to get off the legacy versions as soon as possible. For most people, that's right away. For a few using less-popular/less-maintained extensions, it may be a little longer.
Honestly, the sooner the better. Maintaining 3 active versions of Firefox just because people don't upgrade is a nightmare and a waste of limited developer resources.
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