Some big news from today’s meeting: Fx 1.5.0.12/2.0.0.4 Code Freeze is set for this Friday (04/20) but currently their are 60 open blocker bugs on the branch. The last release date I had saw was sometime in Mid-May. So technically, support for the 1.5.0.X builds will not end on April 24th. Major Update has been pushed back until after this next build release. Actually this makes a lot of sense, since Fx 1.5.0.12 is going to be the last build on the 1.5.0.X branch. More details on this to come in the following week. Thunderbird 2 is coming very, very…
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Up until last year you could purchase plush Red Panda (Firefox) toys via the Mozilla Store. But the folks at Mozilla Links have found a couple online merchants that still sell the plush Red Pandas. There are three different size/styles to choose from and prices range from $8-$20. See Mozilla Links for more info.
The Add-ons Promotion Contest ended on April 9th. Here are the top 10 reviews: 23 Forum Additive – reviewed by Mozilla Links 22 Adblock Plus – reviewed by Vikas Sah 19 ScrapBook – [Spanish] reviewed by Leandro Ardissone 18 CoLT – reviewed by ffextensionguru 14 NewsFox – reviewed by Mozilla Links 12 Secure Login – reviewed by Mozilla Links 12 DownThemAll! – [Spanish] reviewed by Zona Firefox 10 FoxFilter – reviewed by Mozilla Links 10 Google Toolbar 3 – reviewed by Cybernetnews 9 FavLoc – reviewed by Mozilla Links 9 Download Statusbar – reviewed by ffextensionguru News Source: Mozilla Links
While I may not be posting much about Firefox 4 for a few more months (after Fx 3 is released), I have gone ahead and added a Firefox 4 tag. It is likely to be released around the same time IE8 comes out (sort like the IE7 vs Fx 2 this past fall). Here are some details about Fx 4 from my Firefox Year in Review post (which is located in the Popular Posts section): Firefox 4, is going to based on the Gecko 2 platform which is going to be quite different than the past Geckos. It will also…
If you been wanting to try out Thunderbird 2 but been waiting for all the major bugs to be squashed, that time has come. TBird 2.0 Release Candidate (RC) 1 was released yesterday. This is very close to the final product, there may be a few small lingering bugs but nothing major. You can download TBird 2.0 RC1 from Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from Mozilla (note if you are on the ‘Beta’ Update Channel you will be/have been prompted to upgrade). News Source: mozillaZine
Many saw the release of Firefox 2 last fall as a major step forward for new features and innovations with Firefox. A BBC News Article discusses some of the planned features in the upcoming Firefox 3 and Firefox 4 releases and how these are going to change the way we use the internet. The difference between online and offline, the web and the desktop will blur in the near future, Mozilla’s Mike Schroepfer has said. The vice-president of engineering at the home of the Firefox browser said small changes to the way the web works will have a big impact…
If you been wanting to try out Thunderbird 2 but been waiting for all the major bugs to be squashed, that time has come. TBird 2.0 Release Candidate (RC) 1 was released yesterday. This is very close to the final product, there may be a few small lingering bugs but nothing major. You can download TBird 2.0 RC1 from Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from Mozilla (note if you are on the ‘Beta’ Update Channel you will be/have been prompted to upgrade). News Source: mozillaZine
The regularly scheduled weekly Firefox 3 Status meeting for this Tuesday (April 10th) was canceled due to the mozilla.com on-site meeting. The Fx3 Status meeting will resume next week (April 17th) as scheduled.
The meeting notes seem to be getting shorter by the week. But there were a couple of items of interest from today’s meeting: (Bug) Nominations for Fx/TB 1.5.0.12 & Fx 2.0.0.4 were due last Friday Major Update has some problems with left over files and search plugins after the update TBird 2.0 RC1 is now out. If you are on the Thunderbird “Beta” Update Channel you will be offered this release in the next day or so. Mozilla WeeklyUpdates
Market Share by Net Applications has put together various charts showing the Market Share Trends of the Top Browsers. There site has much greater break down of the market share percentages overall as well as monthly trends. Thanks to WhiteMare over at Go Firefox! for the tip.