Firefox 2.0 Alpha users will be happy to know that the final version of Firefox 2.0 is scheduled for August. Here is an overview of the milestone releases:
- Beta 1 – June 2006
- all feature work is complete, including UI
- all strings are complete and available for l10n to start
- intended for beta users
- Beta 2 – July 2006
- based on feedback from Beta 1
- all feature work is complete, including UI
- all strings are frozen
- intended for beta users
- RC1 – August 2006
- based on bugfixes from Beta 2
- should represent final product
- intended for wide audience of early adopters
- RC2 (if needed) – August 2006
- based on bugfixes from RC 1
- should represent final product
- intended for wide audience of early adopters
- Final – August 2006
- based on bugfixes from RC 2
If Mozilla can stick to this schedule then I will be very impressed. I am still testing out the nightly builds of Firefox 2 and they keep getting better. I was also excited to see that the new UI is still scheduled for Beta 1 because some of their meeting notes were making me a little skeptical that it would make this milestone.
News Source: Firefox 2.0 Release Schedule
