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Firefox 2.0 Final due out today
Mozilla is expected to officially unleash the final version of Firefox 2.0 later today.
Update: Since Mozilla doesn't seem thrilled that a pre-release FTP link has been plastered all over the web already, I'll add this caveat: Although it may be the final version, you'd be wise to re-download the final final version once it's posted to Mozilla's main site later today since there could still be last minute changes. A here's a cautionary note from Mozilla themselves: "Preed the Release Engineer says: friends don't let friends download Firefox before it's released."
Update 2: Mozilla has asked everyone to take down the early-bird FTP links, so we have complied. Sorry about any trouble, and we'll update once the official curtain is lifted.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Justin said 8:50AM on 10-24-2006
You should take this link down...
Info from mozilla here: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/preed/2006/10/the_antirelease.html
Just wait till they officially release it to respect their wishes and not cause problems with incomplete or incorrect downloads (Unless they've said it's ok to download off the FTP since last night and I missed it..)
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Chris Coleman said 8:54AM on 10-24-2006
Isn't this *exactly* what the Mozilla folks were lamenting in this blog post?
Way to go, guys.
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Chris Coleman said 8:54AM on 10-24-2006
Oops, my link didn't work, but Justin beat me to the exact same point.
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Shalin Jain said 8:55AM on 10-24-2006
Yawn! Waiting for Safari 3.0.
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Andrew said 9:27AM on 10-24-2006
The big news is that the new MacBook Pro with Core2Duo is out and on the site!
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Thomas said 11:18AM on 10-24-2006
I've been using the release client since RC2 and it's rocked! Not quite as Macish as I had hoped, but it's still very nice. Oh and it's on MacUpdate.
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Maimon Mons said 10:11AM on 10-24-2006
Why do all the news sites want to beat Mozilla in announcing the release of firefox 2.0? Just link to mozilla.com and wait the few hours until it really is released.
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dulcie said 10:14AM on 10-24-2006
Take the link down guys. You're out of order here.
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Raghu said 10:18AM on 10-24-2006
It was actually released yesterday. I downloaded it yesterday morning... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/23/firefox2_release_imminent/
The register put the ftp link on their site in the AM GMT.
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C said 11:24AM on 10-24-2006
Raghu, it was not officially released on Monday. That was mistake, and Mozilla has since asked all parties to take down the link. (See the item on Slashdot for details.)
Also, Laurie, Firefox 2.0 does not have an integrated RSS reader. It has a new feature to easily add feeds to you favorite reader, but it does not have a reader itself.
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Navvy said 1:20PM on 10-24-2006
I would wait until Firefox 2.0.1 is released. You know there are going to be some overlooked bugs.
In fact, waiting until .0.1 of any software is smart (see iTunes 7, iPhoto 5, Quicktime 7, etc)
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NickS said 4:15PM on 10-24-2006
If you go to Mozilla's site and hack the URL for the current (or outdated, however you look at it) version of FF, it'll download the 2.0 version for you. Worked for me yesterday....
And as a google reader user, I love that FF2.0 allows me to select it as my feed reader. adding feeds now is SUPER easy. love it!
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robert said 10:56PM on 10-24-2006
Anyone else notice that in Firefox 2 if you hold down the mouse button (talking Powerbook) you don't get the right Click menu like Firefox 1.0 and 1.5? Any easy way to turn that back on? Me not so smart..
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Betsy said 9:01AM on 10-25-2006
Go to Mozilla's site and 2.0 is available now:
http://www.mozilla.com/
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