Mozilla: We are sticking with Firefox version numbers after all

Andre Yoskowitz
28 Aug 2011 16:00

Two weeks ago, Mozilla's Asa Dotzler confirmed that the company would begin hiding the version number of Firefox in the "Help-> About" window dialog.
If you wanted to check the version number, you would have to head over to the about:support page.
This week, however, the company has reversed course and says they will keep the current system in place:

There are no plans to adjust the version number. It will remain in its current place in the About window, and we are going to continue with the current numbering scheme.

The whole episode was blamed on a "miscommunication inside of the [user experience] team."
Earlier this year, Mozilla announced it would be moving to a more Chrome-like release schedule, and has since moved from Firefox 4 to Firefox 7 nightly (Aurora) in just 6 months.