Firefox versions after v4 update automatically. They show a dialog during restart while they check extension compatibility but everything happens seamlessly.
Mozilla also has a script that scans extensions on AMO and auto updates the versions they support if they don't detect any issues. For the majority of extensions they should keep working unless they do wired hacky things or use more advanced extension APIs.
Mozilla has also been downplaying the version numbers in recent announcements for Firefox updates. By the end of the year everyone using Firefox will be in the same state of not caring that Chrome users are at.
Mozilla has also overhauled the extension system with the introduction of the Add-on SDK. It is still a little rough but it is HTML/JS, doesn't require browser restarts and it has a fresh API for developers to use. Developers just need to switch to it.
I haven't experienced that behaviour, at least in the Mac version. Every machine I have was updated from v4 to v5 manually, because it didn't happen automatically.
> Mozilla also has a script that scans extensions on AMO and auto updates the versions they support if they don't detect any issues. For the majority of extensions they should keep working unless they do wired hacky things or use more advanced extension APIs.
That unfortunately characterizes many Firefox extensions. I also feel that you are downplaying the issue, I have had simple plugins have their toolbar buttons break between minor updates. The current Firefox extension system just isn't right for the times.
> Mozilla has also been downplaying the version numbers in recent announcements for Firefox updates.
> Mozilla has also overhauled the extension system with the introduction of the Add-on SDK.
That is good to hear, I wasn't aware of that. I still would have preferred it if they had dealt with these issues before switching schedules, it's not like they came out of the blue. Now we have this drawn out transition period that could have been shorter. It also remains to be seen if they'll be aggressive about migrating to this new extensions system.
Mozilla also has a script that scans extensions on AMO and auto updates the versions they support if they don't detect any issues. For the majority of extensions they should keep working unless they do wired hacky things or use more advanced extension APIs.
Mozilla has also been downplaying the version numbers in recent announcements for Firefox updates. By the end of the year everyone using Firefox will be in the same state of not caring that Chrome users are at.
Mozilla has also overhauled the extension system with the introduction of the Add-on SDK. It is still a little rough but it is HTML/JS, doesn't require browser restarts and it has a fresh API for developers to use. Developers just need to switch to it.