Will be Thunderbird 1.0.2 available in .zip package ??
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Will be Thunderbird 1.0.2 available in .zip package ??
The topic title says it all ...
I am interested if Thunderbird 1.0.2 build will be available also in .zip package same as previous releases ??
Honestly, Thunderbird (and Firefox) being available in its .zip variants is one of the main reasons why I like and use Thunderbird. So it would be really sad if it wouldn't be available in .zip packages anymore.
Thanks for any reply, satyr
I am interested if Thunderbird 1.0.2 build will be available also in .zip package same as previous releases ??
Honestly, Thunderbird (and Firefox) being available in its .zip variants is one of the main reasons why I like and use Thunderbird. So it would be really sad if it wouldn't be available in .zip packages anymore.
Thanks for any reply, satyr
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See Asa's last comment on this page. Last for now at least.
I'm very disappointed with this decision. Uninstall current build>install new release>ooops something's not right in this one for me>uninstall new release>reinstall previous build>as if!
It's still very easy for something to break when releasing a new build. That's the whole point of being able to use zip builds. To easily delete and go back to previous build within the same window and be on your way again.
I'm very disappointed with this decision. Uninstall current build>install new release>ooops something's not right in this one for me>uninstall new release>reinstall previous build>as if!
It's still very easy for something to break when releasing a new build. That's the whole point of being able to use zip builds. To easily delete and go back to previous build within the same window and be on your way again.
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I'll add my ditto to CaetckGurl 's post.
This decision is a bad thing, and I will not re-build my registry every time a Mozilla installer screws it up! Which is every time I have used an installer, and that was only once, and more than enough for me.
Being stuck with nightly zip builds that may or may not work just plain sucks!
Pull your heads out Mozilla dev's. Have you completely forgotten those of us that helped get you to this point?
I thought you were looking towards all of the audience, instead of just the MS users.
EDIT: Firefox aviary nightly zip build stopped at 14-mar-05
The trunk still has zip builds, but these are the ones that can cause some serious hurt from time to time.
Looks like the Thunderbird nightlies have zip builds up to today ( 22-Mar-05 )
The 1.0.2 builds in my signature are nightly aviary builds.
This decision is a bad thing, and I will not re-build my registry every time a Mozilla installer screws it up! Which is every time I have used an installer, and that was only once, and more than enough for me.
Being stuck with nightly zip builds that may or may not work just plain sucks!
Pull your heads out Mozilla dev's. Have you completely forgotten those of us that helped get you to this point?
I thought you were looking towards all of the audience, instead of just the MS users.
EDIT: Firefox aviary nightly zip build stopped at 14-mar-05
The trunk still has zip builds, but these are the ones that can cause some serious hurt from time to time.
Looks like the Thunderbird nightlies have zip builds up to today ( 22-Mar-05 )
The 1.0.2 builds in my signature are nightly aviary builds.
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This decision also puts a serious hurt on Portable Firefox, Portable Thunderbird, et al. I use the ZIP builds to create the portable versions. While I'll probably be able to hack it together from an install, I can pretty much say now that this will kill off the localization I had planned for Portable Thunderbird 1.0.2 and Portable Firefox 1.0.2. My first notification that zip builds were being killed off was when I ran across it in the comments of a mozillaZine story 5 minutes ago.
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Oh guys I must say - really sad sad news ...
Ehm, I am obsessed with "non-setups", but at least I see that I am not alone in noticing and heh - "complaining" about it.
cheers all, shirker
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cheers all, shirker
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Uninstall current build>install new release>ooops something's not right in this one for me>uninstall new release>reinstall previous build>as if!
Why would you do that?
Install new build -> oops, something's not right -> install old build.
Wow, so hard.
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Magus wrote:Uninstall current build>install new release>ooops something's not right in this one for me>uninstall new release>reinstall previous build>as if!
Why would you do that?
Install new build -> oops, something's not right -> install old build.
Wow, so hard.
Hey Magus, nice to meet you here, lol ...
I suppose you mean to install it over the old one that's still installed (i.e., without un-installation), ahhh, I know what you mean - registry keys/entries/values just get overwritten, right ??
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Droping zip builds is a major mistake.
Having FF and TB zip-builds and the ease of creation and deployment of preconfigured coroprate installations from them was one of the major reasons why we company-wide switched to FF as default browser.
More <a href="http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=45884">here</a> on this preconfiguration and deployment.
Having FF and TB zip-builds and the ease of creation and deployment of preconfigured coroprate installations from them was one of the major reasons why we company-wide switched to FF as default browser.
More <a href="http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=45884">here</a> on this preconfiguration and deployment.
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I sometimes run Thunderbird from a USB stick (which became possible when "profile portability" was introduced in version 0.7), and for this it makes a whole lot more sense to install from a zip build instead of the using the installer. I hope this decision will be reconsidered -- not just for 1.02 but for all future versions.
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Chase blogged about why they were dropped, http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/chase/ar ... why_t.html
Still, sounds like a bad move:(
Still, sounds like a bad move:(
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mkmelin wrote:Chase blogged about why they were dropped, http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/chase/ar ... why_t.html
If you're a Mozilla developer and love the .zip files, rest assured they aren't going away completely. While we won't issue the .zip package with the rest of the major release files, we will still issue these packages in their standard nightly form.
That's good to see.