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Firefox Release Recap: August Week 3

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 3.0.14– September 9th Firefox 3.0.15 – October 21st Firefox 3.5.3 – September 9th Firefox 3.0.4 – October 21st Firefox 3.6 – November 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010

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Mozilla Project Weekly: August 17, 2009

ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) blog post from Fligtar on Add-on usage went out last week. 5.0.9 code freeze this week Bandwagon Phase II (stats and recommendations) Contributions update (now on category pages and front page) FIREFOX Firefox 3.0.13 -> 3.5.2 major update major update was on the wire since 3.5.2 shipped (users had to “check for updates”) “unthrottled” the offer on Thursday Firefox 3.0.13 users will now receive an offer to update automatically Firefox 3.0.14 code frozen qa is testing on track for early/mid September release Firefox 3.5.3 code frozen qa is testing on track for early/mid September release Firefox 3.6 all…

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Firefox Release Recap: August Week 2

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 3.0.14– September 9th Firefox 3.5.3 – September 9th Firefox 3.6 – November 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010

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Firefox 3/3.5 Major Update Live

Earlier, this week it was mentioned during the Mozilla Project Weekly Meeting, there was a Major Update planed to take users from the current Firefox 3.0.13 to Firefox 3.5.2. However, at that time it has not determined when this Major Update was going to be rolled out. It has been announced the Major Update has/is been/being rolled out now. Firefox 3.0 users at some point will be presented with the update offer. You can also get the update ofr’ by selecting Check for Updates from the Help menu. The choices are fairy similar to those presented in the previous Major…

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Firefox 3.6 Tidbits

A bit of a Smörgåsbord of Firefox 3.6 news from the past couple weeks. Firefox 3.6a1 Released On August 7th, the first (and only) Alpha build of Firefox 3.6 code name Namoroka was released. Firefox 3.6b1 Next Milestone According to this week’s Mozilla Project Weekly meeting, the next milestone is going to be Beta 1. I knew Mozilla had an aggressive release schedule planned for Firefox 3.6, but this seems a little extreme. When I get some time, I am going to get the Alpha 1 milestone downloaded and installed or jump into the nightly builds like I’ve been doing…

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Mozilla Project Weekly: August 10, 2009

ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) NYC Meetup on August 18th Extend Firefox 3.5 contest – Contest Site Add-on Verification Suite is on AMO FIREFOX Firefox 3.0.13 -> 3.5.2 major update planning to “push” a major update to users of Firefox 3.0.13 haven’t determined schedule yet, but either this week or next Firefox 3.0.14 code freeze tomorrow targeting early September release Firefox 3.5.3 code freeze tomorrow targeting early September release Firefox 3.6 Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 shipped on Friday, August 7th updated the plan to reflect what we’ve talked about for the past two months next milestone: Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 plan on branching…

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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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