Comments on: Firefox 3 Alpha 6 Released…Now Come the Beta’s http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-100035 Ryan Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:54 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-100035 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-99972">sorr wrote:</a><blockquote>faster booting time for the application, radically changed download manager. and i'm good with it</blockquote></div> An advanced download manager is something I've wanted Firefox to incorporate for a long time. Especially with all of the users who download files I think this should be a strong focus. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-100001">natmaster wrote:</a><blockquote>According to <a href="http://www.squarefree.com/burningedge/2007/07/03/2007-07-03-trunk-builds/" rel="nofollow">the burning edge</a>, they might release another alpha before the first beta - although this is still under discussion.</blockquote></div> Nice catch! I looked at that list and glanced right by it. I believe that another Alpha is needed, but I have a strong feeling that they are going to try and force themselves to stick to a schedule that will keep them delivering a new version later this year. The last thing they would want is for more than a year to go by between major versions. sorr wrote:
faster booting time for the application, radically changed download manager. and i’m good with it

An advanced download manager is something I’ve wanted Firefox to incorporate for a long time. Especially with all of the users who download files I think this should be a strong focus.

natmaster wrote:
According to [squarefree.com] they might release another alpha before the first beta – although this is still under discussion.

Nice catch! I looked at that list and glanced right by it. I believe that another Alpha is needed, but I have a strong feeling that they are going to try and force themselves to stick to a schedule that will keep them delivering a new version later this year. The last thing they would want is for more than a year to go by between major versions.

]]> By: natmaster http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-100001 natmaster Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:41:35 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-100001 According to <a href="http://www.squarefree.com/burningedge/2007/07/03/2007-07-03-trunk-builds/" rel="nofollow">the burning edge</a>, they might release another alpha before the first beta - although this is still under discussion. According to [squarefree.com] they might release another alpha before the first beta – although this is still under discussion.

]]> By: Asroone » آخرین اخبار از فایرفاکس http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99986 Asroone » آخرین اخبار از فایرفاکس Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:59:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99986 [...] : CyberNetNews - Mozilla [...] [...] : CyberNetNews – Mozilla [...]

]]> By: Firefox 3.0 Alpha 6 Now Available | Kyle's Cove dot Com http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99979 Firefox 3.0 Alpha 6 Now Available | Kyle's Cove dot Com Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:45:21 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99979 [...] in the alpha phase of Firefox 3.0 with the release of Alpha 6.  As always, CyberNet News has all the latest information about this phase of Alpha, along with the necessary links to download this trial [...] [...] in the alpha phase of Firefox 3.0 with the release of Alpha 6.  As always, CyberNet News has all the latest information about this phase of Alpha, along with the necessary links to download this trial [...]

]]> By: sorr http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99972 sorr Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:18:47 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99972 faster booting time for the application, radically changed download manager. and i'm good with it faster booting time for the application, radically changed download manager. and i’m good with it

]]> By: Jeroen http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99960 Jeroen Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:35:58 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99960 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-99958">Motang wrote:</a><blockquote>Well I am posting this with Alpha 6 and I just tried out the Acid2 test and guess what FF 3 Alpha 6 passed it. http://www.webstandards.org/files/acid2/test.html#top</blockquote></div> Fx 3 Alpha 2 already passes it ;) Motang wrote:
Well I am posting this with Alpha 6 and I just tried out the Acid2 test and guess what FF 3 Alpha 6 passed it.

[webstandards.org]

Fx 3 Alpha 2 already passes it ;)

]]> By: Motang http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99958 Motang Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:29:16 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99958 Well I am posting this with Alpha 6 and I just tried out the Acid2 test and guess what FF 3 Alpha 6 passed it. http://www.webstandards.org/files/acid2/test.html#top Well I am posting this with Alpha 6 and I just tried out the Acid2 test and guess what FF 3 Alpha 6 passed it.

[webstandards.org]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99943 Ryan Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:47:18 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99943 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-99930">Tinhed wrote:</a><blockquote>Perfect. Just waiting for the en-GB and the portable version.</blockquote></div> Just like last time I think I'm going to be holding off on creating a portable build this time around. The guy that creates the portable versions isn't happy with me creating them. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-99940">chad wrote:</a><blockquote>It looks like beta 1 might have to wait a bit for alpha 7. <a href="http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/fx-win32-tbox-trunk/" rel="nofollow">Latest Tinderbox</a></blockquote></div> I did see that, but the advancement of the filename doesn't necessarily mean that they will be releasing another Alpha. If another Alpha was planned I would think that they would update the schedule to reflect the change, because that will set them back at least a month. Tinhed wrote:
Perfect. Just waiting for the en-GB and the portable version.

Just like last time I think I’m going to be holding off on creating a portable build this time around. The guy that creates the portable versions isn’t happy with me creating them.

chad wrote:
It looks like beta 1 might have to wait a bit for alpha 7. [ftp.mozilla.org]

I did see that, but the advancement of the filename doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be releasing another Alpha. If another Alpha was planned I would think that they would update the schedule to reflect the change, because that will set them back at least a month.

]]> By: chad http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99940 chad Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:59:25 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99940 It looks like beta 1 might have to wait a bit for alpha 7. <a href="http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/fx-win32-tbox-trunk/" rel="nofollow">Latest Tinderbox</a> It looks like beta 1 might have to wait a bit for alpha 7. [ftp.mozilla.org]

]]> By: Tinhed http://cybernetnews.com/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/comment-page-1/#comment-99930 Tinhed Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:35:12 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/03/firefox-3-alpha-6-releasednow-comes-the-betas/#comment-99930 Perfect. Just waiting for the en-GB and the portable version. Perfect. Just waiting for the en-GB and the portable version.

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