From the post (Asa Dotzler):
Accomplishing this work is no small feat and we learned a lot from our experiences with the 1.0.x releases. The new system will be much more robust and capable on both the client side and the server side. From the client end, we've got a much improved user experience that should take away pretty much all of the pain of updating Firefox 1.1 for both minor versions and major versions. On the server side, we've increased our capacity and will have the capability to serve "patch" updates which should make things easier for everyone.I believe the update system is critical to the future of Firefox because no one want to download the whole install package everytime there is a new patch. I can barely recommend Firefox 1.0 to computer illiterates because I know they won't be tracking Firefox site for updates. But this new update system should make it a heck lot easier for computer illiterates to update their Firefox on the fly while using less bandwidth and time for everyone.
On the side note: I'm going on a one-week vacation so there won't be any new post til by the end of the week.
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