Planet Ubuntu NewsPosted by Peng on 17 April 2008
There’s a new security and stability upgrade for Firefox 2. The biggest change is that a JavaScript scurity issue has been fixed, but you should definitely take the update if you’re running Firefox 2. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 2 April 2008
My sources in Mozilla QA tell me that Firefox 3 Beta 5 should be out this afternoon. There’s no download link available yet (duh) but I did want to take a minute to write what could end up being my final post on Firefox 3’s development.
Updated 2:30 PM EDT 2 April: Firefox 5 Beta 5 is now out! And the firstrun page does in fact continue the robotic theme of previous betas. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 31 March 2008
Ten years ago today, Mozilla was officially launched. While they’re marking the 10th anniversary all year long, there are two things that I’d like to make sure you check out today. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 28 March 2008
Mozilla unveiled a new version of their add-ons site the other day, and yet neither Peng nor I have written anything about it. Is it an inadvertent slip due to the demands of Real Life or so we have something against the update? Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 27 March 2008
If anyone says they have Firefox 3 Beta 5, they’re lying through their teeth. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 26 March 2008
No, it’s not news that Firefox 3 has a release date, or that Firefox 3 Beta 5 is out (although that’s coming soon). No, this is the news that Firefox 2.0.0.13 is now out with security and stability updates for users on the Linux, Mac OSX and Windows platforms. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 22 March 2008
Reuters published a story on Thursday reporting that one of Firefox’s “creators” told them Firefox 3 is “ready for download.” They may have gotten that quote from Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla Corp. (MoCo) Vice President of Engineering, but I think someone spiked his Red Bull because every tester knows that comment is bull for a number of reasons. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 13 March 2008
Many people around the Wide Wide World of Web have commented on how much faster Firefox 3 is than Firefox 2. What you may be interested in finding out is why it’s so much faster. And it’s not just because so many add-ons still have to be updated to be Firefox 3 compatible. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 10 March 2008
I just learned that about an hour ago Mozilla officially released Firefox 3 Beta 4, after a weekend of false reports. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 8 March 2008
Several sites, including BetaNews, has published that you can download Firefox 3 Beta 4. Unfortunately that news is premature, evidenced by the fact that BetaNews had to run a retraction when the devs realized that they missed a key component in the Windows builds that they were getting together. (I also have news on Thunderbird 3 below.) Read the rest of this entry »
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