Is this an example of silly version numbering

Six of one and half a dozen of the other, the previous versioning system was too precise, why have v11.183.286.2 when you can have v12?
Plus, gotta keep up with the joneses.
 
Just Mozilla copying Chrome's numbering scheme. Maybe it makes silly people feel like the software is newer or something :)
 
Doesn't overly bother me, but I preferred it when they went up .1 at a time, until major changes were implemented for a full new number release
 
As long as versions are different it makes very little difference outside of the development teams themselves. And even then, I imagine they use build numbers more than versions.

Why would end users care whether the versioning system is being used 'correctly' as long as it is different when updates occur?
 
I like Ubuntu's versioning scheme, year.month, e.g. 12.05 if it was released this month.
 
It's just to compete with Chrome's numbering. If Mozilla stuck to the old numbering system it will still be 4.4.7 or something like that. Apparently there are some people who thinks a higher number version means a better browser (I have yet to meet one though).
 
V F said:
What do they use?
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Code: 
Source ...	IE	Firefox Chrome 	Safari 	Opera 	Other
StatCounter 	34.1% 	24.9% 	31.2% 	7.1% 	1.7% 	1.0%
Net Apps 	54.1% 	20.2% 	18.9% 	4.8% 	1.6% 	0.4%
W3Counter 	28.9% 	24.1% 	25.9% 	6.5% 	2.2% 	12.4%
Wikimedia 	30.1% 	25.8% 	29.7% 	6.9% 	4.3% 	3.1%
Clicky.. 	36.8% 	24.7% 	27.8% 	9.1% 	1.5% 	0.1%
Average 	35.9% 	23.1% 	25.8% 	6.7% 	2.1% 	6.4%

Take your pick :p
 
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