[tor-talk] New Tor Browser Bundles with Firefox 6

[Joe Btfsplk]

On 8/21/2011 5:51 AM, Runa A. Sandvik wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> We've updated the experimental Tor Browser Bundles to Firefox 6 and
> all users are strongly encouraged to upgrade, as Firefox 6 fixes some
> serious security issues present in Firefox 5. See
> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-6 for
> more information and download links.
Thanks.  How "experimental" are they?  They are alpha releases, after 
all.  For most software, alpha releases are only intended for testing 
(most developers stress that point).  For something involving privacy / 
anonymity (depending on where you live), is using an alpha version for 
every day use advisable?  Yes, Firefox 6 fixes security issues, but TBB 
is alpha.

I've always wondered about Tor Project's (perceived) different opinion 
that users should switch to a , b versions - vs. other developers' 
caution about using them.