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Firefox 2.0 alpha released

DownloadSquad has noticed that an alpha release (read: not stable) of Firefox 2.0 is live, available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and waiting for your clicks. I'm having a hard time tracking down any kind of official list of what's new in this next major point release, but after quickly running it I can tell you it's at least a bit zippier. I've heard reports of a much-updated UI, better bookmark management and more security options are all on the menu, though I'm sure (and I hope) there is much more planned for the official release.

So check it out if you're interested in what's coming next, but for those of you who can't afford to deal with sketchy software, you might want to keep moving along.

DownloadSquad has noticed that an alpha release (read: not stable) of Firefox 2.0 is live, available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and...
 

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Christopher L. Williams

Why use Firefox when you could use Camino which is built on the same engine as Firefox, yet, unlike Firefox, is built specifically for OS X. Camino rules. I wrote a pretty comprehensive review of Camino which can be read at http://macademic.net/blog/index.php?title=camino_1_0_a_review&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

March 21 2006 at 2:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thomas

arlo - here you go: http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/02/02/firefox1501

March 20 2006 at 8:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Samual Icky

arlo,

You could use use Pu7o build or try Firefoxy

Pu7o build: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=363099

March 20 2006 at 7:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
arlo

I'd use Fox if they made their buttons/scrollers/boxes look better.

March 20 2006 at 7:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Samual Icky

It might have been a good idea to include the links
a.) JavaScript Test -- http://risckyworkings.com/2006/02/26/performance
b.) More test -- http://risckyworkings.com/2006/02/28/20060227-builds-benchmarks

March 20 2006 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Samual Icky

rom, dude! Your test are misleading and well yawn old news. I've seen a similar peformance test here and thats the same test you used. You know what its just for JavaScript. I seen a more complete test here.

Sorry dude your test get an incomplete grade, however accruate your results are.

March 20 2006 at 3:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Poopmaster

Oh, right. Firefox's occasional (as seen by surveying the posters on this article) memory bug is going to drive people back to IE 7. If I had a dime for every off-the-wall prognostication I've heard on blogs, I'd be rich. Count me as another one who hasn't seen this memory bug, and I've been using Firefox since the beginning -- day in, day out. Part of what keeps people using a browser is its feature set and its behavior. Another part is habit. So once the Fox locks people in, they hesitate to go back to IE, especially if you count in the bad taste that M$ leaves in many mouths. This should be obvious, but Microsoft's army of the inane is on the march, spreading FUD before the glorious release of IE 7.

March 20 2006 at 3:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justin

Shiira anyone? :) But I still love the fox.

March 20 2006 at 10:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thomas

#13 this is Apples' issue. It's not just a Firefox problem. Happens in other apps too. Carbon or Cocoa or whatever it is.

March 20 2006 at 9:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bush

I agree the memory leak needs to be fixed. Just wondering how much memory should firefox take if i have one tab open? right now
I have firefox talking up 108k w/ 2 tabs open

March 20 2006 at 9:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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