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:::: Generally yes, but Firefox has its own auto-update mechanism. So a user with admin rights will be prompted to upgrade Firefox by Firefox, possibly before IT gets around to updating Firefox through WPKG. Since Firefox is particularly exposed to security threats it's better for it to be updated to the latest version, even if not done wholly via WPKG.
::::: We turn off Firefox's auto update, because all our user accounts are Limited Windows accounts, so prompting people about an update they don't have the privilige to do anything about can only be an annoyance. I would hope this would be the recommended 'way' that we advise people set systems up at this wiki. In the ill advised situation where people are Administrators (or Power Users?) I agree your point is a good one that at least Firefox remains up-to-date to the latest 3.0.x. However I still maintain that we should have an assumption on this wiki that the admin is doing the right thing and packaging updates as and when they're released and tested. I think by now we've both explained each of our vantages pretty thoroughly :)