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Old 07-20-2008, 03:40 AM
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Re: [OT] Ubuntu 8.04 users at risk: still no updates for Firefox3

mikk wrote:[color=blue]
> Ubuntu 8.04 has Firefox 3 as the default browser.
> On July 16, 2008 Mozilla released Firefox 3.0.1 that fixes a lot of critical
> security flaws.
> But at current date, there're no updates for Firefox 3 for Ubuntu 8.04.
> 'Check for updates' button is also disabled in Firefox. Still no updates for
> Firefox 3 in Ubuntu Update Manager.
> Does Ubuntu security suck![/color]

There was more of a hurry to rush it out to Windows due to Windows'
inherent vulnerabilities. I suspect 3.0.1 will be available tomorrow for
Ubuntu.

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Old 07-20-2008, 03:40 AM