August 2009

Firefox Release Recap: August Week 1

Just Released Firefox 3.0.13 – August 3rd Firefox 3.5.2 – August 3rd Firefox 3.6a1 – August 7th Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 3.0.14– September 9th Firefox 3.5.3 – September 9th Firefox 3.6 – Fall 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010

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Firefox 3.6a1 Released

A little later than planned but nonetheless, Mozilla has released the first developer milestone of Firefox 3.6 code named Namoroka. Namoroka is built on pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.2 platform, which forms the core of rich internet applications such as Firefox. Please note that this release is intended for developers and testers only.

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Firefox 3.0.13 Released

Mozilla has released the 13th stability and security update for the Firefox 3 browser. This release addresses five critical security vulnerabilities. Other bugs, addressed in this build include: Location bar and SSL indicator spoofing via window.open() on invalid URL Heap overflow in certificate regexp parsing Compromise of SSL-protected communication For more information about What’s New in Firefox 3.0.13, check out the Release Notes. Current Firefox 3 users may obtain Firefox 3.0.13 manually via the Check for Updates… option from the Help menu. Automatic upgrade (for those who have this feature enabled) should occur within the next 24-48 hours. Alternatively, users may…

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Firefox 3.5.2 Released

Firefox 3.5.2 was released on August 3rd. This release addresses 3 security vulnerabilities, 2 labeled as critical by Mozilla that were disclosed last week at BlackHat /Defcon security conferences. Among stability improvements, it also brings proper ICC profiles rendering. Auto-updates should be occurring in the next 24-48 hours, otherwise users may get the latest update by going to Help menu and selecting Check For Updates. Also, a reminder from Mozilla Developer Network, If you’re still using Firefox 2.0.0.x, this version is no longer supported and contains known security vulnerabilities. Please upgrade to Firefox 3.5 by downloading Firefox 3.5.2 from www.firefox.com….

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Mozilla Project Weekly Status: August 3, 2009

ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) 5.0.8 launches this week New profile pages Phase 1 of Add-on Validator Tool numerous bug fixes 5.0.9 Bandwagon Phase II Contributions updates aimed at making Contributions more visible without bad surprises Jetpack Gallery HTML mocks ready AMO and Fennec Wiki created to track changes FIREFOX Firefox 3.0.13 original Firefox 3.0.13 release is now Firefox 3.0.14 short cycle release to fix new issues announced at BlackHat and Defcon shipping today Firefox 3.0.14 code freeze is tomorrow at 11:59pm targeting early September ship date Firefox 3.5.2 release includes fixes for new issues announced at BlackHat and Defcon shipping today Firefox…

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Firefox Release Recap: July Week 5

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.0.13 – Early August Firefox 3.5.2 – Early August Future Release Firefox 3.0.14– Sept 1st Firefox 3.6a1 – TBA Firefox 3.6 – Fall 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010

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