If you've been following It's All Tech recently, you've probably realized that three major versions of Firefox (version 4, 5, 6) have been released in just about five months. It's all part of a new rapid release cycle for Firefox, which was known for very slow development. The new rapid release cycle has also received criticism from Firefox users (and Microsoft) because there is a significant amount of less features in every release, alongside possible add-on incompatibility and frequent interface changes.
Now, Mozilla's Chairman Mitchell Baker has responded to the talks in a blog post, stating that "there is work to be done to make the rapid release process smoother and hopefully more useful to more of our userbase."
As my colleague Brendan is fond of saying, “There is no free lunch.” This means we need to listen carefully to those who are experiencing difficulties. We need to be creative and try to find practical ways of alleviating these difficulties if we can. This is true for the enterprise use case, and it's true for the add-on experience. I know that's not a perfect answer, and it's not a promise that we can meet everyone's needs perfectly. Despite this, I believe the rapid release process is the right direction.
Baker believes that rapid release cycles are important because they allow for quicker code deployment and easier testing and deployment for web developers.
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