I’ve been thinking, the whole purpose of a Release Candidate is it acts like the release, calls itself the release, and if it turns out stable enough, it is simply declared the release. But they’re trying to get x downloads of the release. If I (and many others, who likely would be the ones supporting Fx and it’s quest for the record) jump the gun with release candidates, we will already have the released Fx3 installed when it is released. So, contributing to the record would mean re-installing exactly what you already have installed, right? So Mozilla is relying on us doing what is illogical because we are so passionate about Mozilla and their record?

In so many words, yes. Even if it is the exact same thing as RC2 I’m sure most people will download it if only for the reassurance that it IS the final release.

Oops, my bad. I’m the one that created the drop down list a few months back, and I had forgotten that there were two different releases for “English”.

“English” is US English, real English is further down.
Racists ;p

Don’t you love how alotta software companies always zone English to be associated with the US. Quite arrogant.

Kinda odd.

From what I’ve read on different tech sites, and from the Firefox meetings notes that I have read in various sites, it seems that there won’t be a RC3.

And even if there is one, it is clear from the above sources that Mozilla has agreed to release the final version of Firefox 3 mid-June. Apparently non-fixed critical bugs will be fixed in Firefox 3.0.1.

PS. Opera is also approaching its release of Opera 9.5 final. Something tells me it will be either a bit sooner than, or around the same time as, Firefox 3 final.

It’s hard to believe that the two browsers are already coming up on their final releases. It seems like we’ve been following their every move for so long now.

Our downloader took you to Firefox 2? Are you sure you just weren’t confused because it said “Firefox 3 RC 2″?

Never mind! natmaster’s link took me to the correct page! thanks all.

Max wrote:

I’m curious: I have a portable version of Firefox 3 RC 1. If I go to Help>Check for Updates and it finds this one, will it update and keep it portable or will an update this way install Firefox 3 RC 2 on my PC?
I once upgraded a Firefox 2 portable version via Check For Updates and it installed a second Firefox on my PC (ie: in Add/Remove programs I had 2 copies of Firefox). But maybe I just did something wrong then.

The newer Firefox Portables will do in-place updating, so don’t worry about that. I run Firefox Portable for Nightlies and update every day.

Awesome, thanks!

I’m curious: I have a portable version of Firefox 3 RC 1. If I go to Help>Check for Updates and it finds this one, will it update and keep it portable or will an update this way install Firefox 3 RC 2 on my PC?

I once upgraded a Firefox 2 portable version via Check For Updates and it installed a second Firefox on my PC (ie: in Add/Remove programs I had 2 copies of Firefox). But maybe I just did something wrong then.

The newer Firefox Portables will do in-place updating, so don’t worry about that. I run Firefox Portable for Nightlies and update every day.

I once upgraded a Firefox 2 portable version via Check For Updates and it installed a second Firefox on my PC (ie: in Add/Remove programs I had 2 copies of Firefox). But maybe I just did something wrong then.