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Ask HN: Is there a web browser that does not force user to update?
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Re: Ask HN: Is there a web browser that does not force user to update?
#2Every browser with the "check for updates" setting left un-checked.
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#4Try K-Meleon
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#5Try K-Meleon
Seems it requires Win32, but I'm using a Mac.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a web browser that does not force user to update?
#6Every browser with the "check for updates" setting left un-checked.
All browsers I know have disabled that option years ago.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a web browser that does not force user to update?
#7I think we’re at the point where creating defect free software is prohibitively expensive and the externalities of having a vulnerable system are not borne by the users of that system. Given that, software has to be considered a living, evolving system such that we can’t prevent automatically updating no matter how much an individual wants it to be so.
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Re: Ask HN: Is there a web browser that does not force user to update?
#9Every browser with the "check for updates" setting left un-checked.
All browsers I know have disabled that option years ago.
Use Firefox, then follow suggestions made here:
https://superuser.com/questions/1325421/how-to-stop-firefox-...