Internet Explorer 7 was just released late last week and now Mozilla Firefox 2 is here! It was just placed in the releases folder on the FTP so it is time for you to come and get it!
Like always the downloader that I have put together below uses Mozilla’s load balancing so that one specific FTP server does not get all of the hits.
Firefox 2 is expected to be made officially available tomorrow according to Mozilla’s Asa Dotzler:
Lots of folks have been sending me emails asking if the Tuesday release reported at various places is accurate. Yes. Unless something unexpected happens, we’ll be shipping Firefox 2 on Tuesday.
From the looks of it everything has gone smoothly and it should be officially announced tomorrow…even though they typically announce it the same day that it hits the FTP. So don’t be surprised if some kind of announcement comes tonight around 5PM-7PM PDT.
When browsing through some of the links on the Firefox site I also noticed that they have started to update some of their screenshots with Firefox 2 builds. The one page that has definitely been refreshed is the Getting Started which couldn’t make it any more obvious. I can’t wait to see everything switch over and I wonder if there will be any kind of facelift to the site?
Just be careful, a lot of extensions will break when upgrading to 2.0. I will install 2.0 in a week or three when most of the author’s have updated their code.
I love how they let people download it off the ftp before they even release it
I think that is because they wait for it to replicate across all of the mirrors. It also gives all of the eager beavers a chance to download it so that everyone isn’t rushing to get it all at the same time. It helps distribute the load across time.
It looks like Firefox 2.0 FINAL is identical to Firefox RC3, only files’ timestamps are different.
Anyway, I can’t wail till tomorrow, to see how the Firefox 2.0 advertising campaign will begin…
Firefox 2.0 to conquer the web!!!
RC3 and 2.0 final are same so do not download the 2.0 final so as to help minimize load on mirrors as sites are linking directly to the ftp://ftp.moz….. one and pound that when it should be [ftp.mozilla.org] if one must link to the mirrors.
I heard various Mozilla people saying they are considering restricting access to the ftp when they first get releases up b/c it is being abused (directly linked to) by so many.
About extensions: I have seen authors updating their extensions very rapidly in the last few months and haven’t found an extension I like that doesn’t already work with ff 2.
Btw: [weblogs.mozillazine.org]
Thanks, I went ahead and removed the link to the FTP but the downloader that I put together doesn’t use links to the FTP so that should be okay.
Very nice, I like Firefox 2.0 a whole lot. It has some very nice features.