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Eva Myers <[log in to unmask]>
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Eva Myers <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:16:26 +0100
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 04:05:04PM -0500, Troy Dawson wrote:
> Jon Peatfield wrote:
> >On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Troy Dawson wrote:
> >
> ><snip>
> >>Firefox 3 *should* be in the next update, so SL 4.7 should have it.  As 
> >>soon
> >>as it is there, the next firefox security updates for SL4 should then be
> >>firefox 3.
> >>So, it is not there yet, but should be in a month or so.
> >
> >No smiley?  Is that guesswork based on the previous observed gaps between
> >firefox security updates or are you planning/expecting to push ffox-3 out
> >for earlier sl4x releases even if there isn't a specific reason?
> >
> 
> No smiley.
> It is guesswork, but I bet it's pretty accurate.
> RHEL 4 Update 7 is *supposed* to be released tomorrow.  It is *supposed* to 
> have firefox 3 in it.  And I can't remember the last time a browser went 
> more than a month without a security update.
> So, that's where my guess comes from.

This is probably a very stupid question, and is not meant to offend,
but when is SL 4.7 likely to come out?
Eva.

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