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Localization schedule for Firefox 3.1 beta 2

deb — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:48:08 +0000

Seth Bindernagel has posted the localization schedule for Firefox 3.1 beta 2. The string freeze is going to be on Thursday, October 30 at 11:59pm (Mountain View time), which is just over two weeks from now. Code freeze will be Tuesday, November 4 at 11:59pm (Mountain View time). If you did not make Firefox 3.1 beta 1, we would love for you to participate in this next beta release. We have a goal of releasing a fully localized beta, so please let us know what we can do to help you get into the second beta. For more information and links to the localization team tools, please see Seth’s weblog post.

Clearing up confusion about Geolocation in Firefox 3.1 beta 1

deb — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:30:56 +0000

Chris Blizzard has written a post that tries to clear up some of the confusion that has emerged around the Geolocation functionality that is included in Firefox 3.1 beta 1. The three points he covers are: First, out of the box, Firefox 3.1 beta 1 doesn’t include any back-end providers of location information; Second, we don’t know what we’re going to include with Firefox 3.1 for location information; Third, the browser is providing location information, not information about where you live. Blizzard’s blog post goes into detail on each of these points and is worth a read if you’re unclear about the Geolocation feature as it currently exists in Firefox 3.1 beta 1.

Add-on developers: It’s that time again

deb — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:25:16 +0000

Justin Scott writes, “With the release of the first beta of Firefox 3.1 comes everyone’s favorite release-time festivity: extension compatibility updates! If you’re an extension developer using a maxVersion of 3.0.* or less, please test your extension before declaring 3.1b1 compatibility. Some of the changes for extension developers are listed [at the Mozilla Developer Center]. 3.1.b1 is an allowed version on AMO, but 3.1.* will not be added until closer to final release. Keep in mind that you can always look at the Developer Statistics Dashboard to see how many of your users are on 3.1 betas and may be marked as incompatible/disabled.” For more information you should check out Justin’s blog post.

Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 now available

deb — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:58:57 +0000

The second alpha version of Firefox 3.1 is now available for download. Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 is built on a pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.1 platform, and it is important to note that this release is intended for developers and testers only.

Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 introduces several new features to the browser, including: support for the HTML5 “video” element, initial support for web worker threads, support for dragging and dropping tabs between browser windows, a new selector to create areas of Aero-style “glass” in XUL, support for new CSS 2.1 and CSS 3 properties, performance improvements and new preference values for color management profile support.

Please note that this alpha release of Firefox 3.1 does not include the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine — TraceMonkey is available in nightly builds and is currently disabled by default. For more information see the TraceMonkey wiki page.

If you’re planning to download and test Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2, you should first read the release notes and the Firefox 3.1 for developers article. More information and download links are available in the DevNews release announcement.

Firefox 2 gets a major update

deb — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:03:53 +0000

Starting on Monday evening, users with the latest version of Firefox 2 will receive an automated offer to update to Firefox 3. If you’re running Firefox 2.0.0.17 you will see the offer in the next couple of days, but if you’re eager you can always “Check for Updates” in the “Help” menu. The Firefox team has posted extensive details about this update over on the Mozilla Developer News weblog if you would like more information.

Firefox 3.0.1 now available for download

deb — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:49:44 +0000

As a part of Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 3.0.1 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux as a free download from getfirefox.com. It is strongly recommended that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3, you will receive an automated update notification shortly. For more information, including a list of changes, please see the Mozilla Developer News weblog.

Firefox 2.0.0.16 security and stability update now available

deb — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:40:10 +0000

As part of the Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 2.0.0.16 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux as a free download from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-older.html. It is strongly recommended that all Firefox 2.x users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 2.x, you will receive an automated update notification. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu.

Please note that 2.0.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until mid-December 2008. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3.