Looking over the What’s Next For Firefox? post I noticed I left out information about the corresponding Gecko versions. So here is a break down of the different versions of Firefox and their associated versions of Gecko. Firefox 1.0.X – Gecko 1.7 Firefox 1.5.0.X – Gecko 1.8 Firefox 2.0.0.X – Gecko 1.8.1 Firefox 3.0.X – Gecko 1.9 Firefox 3.1.X – Gecko 1.9.1 Firefox 4.0.X – Gecko 2.0
June 13, 2008
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With the announcement that Firefox 3 is going to release next Tuesday, June 17th, what’s next? Firefox 3.1 coded named Shiretoko after the national park in Japan. Shiretoko National Park It is important to understand that this is going to be the next major version of Firefox 3. Regular usability & security updates will follow the 3.0.X numbering scheme. Mostly what is planned for Firefox 3.1 are features that did not make into the final Firefox 3 (note: this list is subject to change especially items marked with an asterisk *): Visual tab switching* tab searching/filtering* bulk tagging bookmarks* tag…
After over 5 1/2 months the Microsoft/Yahoo saga has finally come to an end. In a press release from June 12th Yahoo announced: Yahoo! Inc. … today announced that discussions with Microsoft regarding a potential transaction — whether for an acquisition of all of Yahoo! or a partial acquisition — have concluded. The conclusion of discussions follows numerous meetings and conversations with Microsoft regarding a number of transaction alternatives, including a meeting between Yahoo! and Microsoft on June 8th in which Chairman Roy Bostock and other independent Board members from Yahoo! participated. At that meeting, Microsoft representatives stated unequivocally that…