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		kbrosnan on Oct 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spidermonkey has passed V8 on Octane performance Non-Windows still has modal update dialog. On startup for non-Windows you are blocked from using the browser until the update is complete. There is a dialog if you run out of date extensions. There is a nag dialog if you have an update pending for over 24h.

nly on Oct 28, 2014 [–]

What platform? Most Linux distros compile Firefox with "--disable-updater --disable-installer", such that Mozillas auto-update doesn't even exist.

kbrosnan on Oct 28, 2014 | [–]

OS X and Mozilla Linux builds.

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