Smedberg points to issues with the lack of available 64-bit plugins under Windows, with many popular plugins requiring the 32-bit build of the browser to operate, frequent hangs in plugins that do exist due to differences between the 32-bit and 64-bit editions, and issues with bug reporting that cause important bugs to get lost in the 'noise' of 64-bit-related issues.Īccording to The Next Web, which has been tracking the discussion since Smedberg suggested shutting off nightly and weekly builds of 64-bit Firefox for Windows, the issue has now come to a head - and 64-bit Firefox for Windows is no more. In a post from Mozilla's Benjamin Smedberg, the 64-bit builds are claimed to be ' a constant source of misunderstanding and frustration' for users, causing extra work on the development team for the open-source browser. It's the Windows version, however, that Mozilla claims is causing heartache. On Linux, it's typical for the 64-bit build of Firefox to be bundled by default with 64-bit distributions, while on Windows it can be installed manually as an alternative to the default 32-bit build. The Mozilla Foundation has announced that it is ceasing work on the 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, claiming that the browser is a ' constant source of misunderstanding and frustration.'Ĭurrently, Mozilla builds Firefox in 32-bit and 64-bit flavours for all its platforms, excluding the Android build codenamed Fennec.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |