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Let's say I decide to test the Beta: | Let's say I decide to test the Beta: | ||
* I get the downloadable installer, branded "Firefox Beta" everywhere. No version numbers anywhere. | * I get the downloadable installer, branded "Firefox Beta" everywhere. No version numbers anywhere. | ||
* I install the thing, and end up with an entry called "Firefox Beta" in my start menu. | * I install the thing, and end up with an entry called "Firefox Beta" in my start menu. | ||
* When I click the Firefox Beta entry, it starts '''in parallel with my existing, running Firefox'''. It has a blank profile that is associated only with the Beta. | * When I click the Firefox Beta entry, it starts '''in parallel with my existing, running Firefox'''. It has a blank profile that is associated only with the Beta. | ||
* The first page I see is "Congratulations, and thanks for helping us test Firefox Beta. Here's how to set up Sync if you want your data to exist in all of your Firefox setups." | * The first page I see is "Congratulations, and thanks for helping us test Firefox Beta. Here's how to set up Sync if you want your data & settings to exist in all of your Firefox setups." | ||
* I set up Sync, have my data & settings available, and I'm able to | * I set up Sync, have my data & settings available, and I'm able to quickly switch between Firefox and the upcoming Firefox+1 (= Beta) to see if the project I'm currently working on is working the way it should in the upcoming version | ||
** I can even run an experimental new Firebug in the Beta, and have my stable Firebug in the Release version. | ** I can even run an experimental new Firebug in the Beta, and have my stable Firebug in the Release version. | ||
* When e.g. Firefox 4 release upgrades to Firefox 5, my Firefox Beta will automatically be what will become Firefox 6. | |||
* I can keep these entries around, and always be able to test the latest on each channel, with a minimum of confusion, since the application name always reflects what I'm looking at. | * I can keep these start menu entries around essentially forever, and always be able to test the latest on each channel, with a minimum of confusion, since the application name always reflects what I'm looking at. | ||
=== Summary === | === Summary === | ||
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# Have separate process names, like firefox-beta.exe, firefox-aurora.exe, etc. | # Have separate process names, like firefox-beta.exe, firefox-aurora.exe, etc. | ||
# All of them would run in separate profiles '''by default'''. | # All of them would run in separate profiles '''by default'''. | ||
I believe this is conceptually simpler for the end user, easier to work with for us, and solves the testing use cases in a better way than what replacing the binary from under you will accomplish. | |||
==Decisions== | ==Decisions== | ||