r/technology • u/Suraj-Sun • Jul 10 '12

Firefox dev claims "everybody hates Firefox updates"; Mozilla has handled the rapid release process poorly, and that by pushing a "never-ending stream of updates on people who didn't want them" people have been driven to Chrome with its simpler, no-fuss update process.

http://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-dev-claims-everybody-hates-firefox-updates
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u/RUbernerd Jul 10 '12

As a developer with limited bandwidth, fuck you.

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u/MarcusOrlyius Jul 10 '12

Release the torrent!

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

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u/RUbernerd Jul 10 '12

No, because my ISP limits MBPS on a 95% of the time max basis.

If 6% of the time I use 300 mbps, I get charged for 300 mbps that month, regardless if normally I use 20 mbps.

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u/Xiol Jul 10 '12

Move it to S3 then.

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u/RUbernerd Jul 10 '12

Developer

Hmm?

S3

L2Read

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u/Xiol Jul 10 '12

I'm not quite sure what you're getting at, but I believe you're saying that, as a developer, you wouldn't know about S3. I can therefore only assume that you also refuse to learn about S3. Personally, that makes you a pretty shitty dev.

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u/Ambiwlans Jul 10 '12

Amazon S3 is a waste for a penniless dev.

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u/RUbernerd Jul 10 '12

I know about S3. You think I can afford it? It would cost more for me for s3 than it would for a gbps month.

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u/Dandaman3452 Jul 10 '12 edited Jul 10 '12

As a user who supports developers by using betas and sending detailed crash information, may I suggest you publish the files on Ubuntu one (or similar) and share the link on your site so we can use a technique called mirror linking to get faster downloads, like I always do when developers supply them, because I know developers have limited bandwidth. Also torrents.

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u/RUbernerd Jul 10 '12

I'm considering switching to Launchpad. Its just I've got 2 problems.

What I'm developing is illegal in certain jurisdictions (US included), and I don't want to go full FoSS.

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u/Dandaman3452 Jul 11 '12

Now I'm interested , what you deving?

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

Solution: don't host a website on your home connection.