Mozilla released Firefox 2.0.0.8 less than two weeks ago, and it is already time for Firefox 2.0.0.9. According to the Mozilla Developer Center, several important security fixes were rolled back while applying the 200 or so fixes that went into Firefox 2.0.0.8.
In a nutshell, this means that you shouldn't expect anything new from Firefox 2.0.0.9 if you are already running 2.0.0.8. That being said, you really need to go ahead and upgrade to the latest version to ensure you aren't susceptible to these old security issues.
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