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Windows 7 - Firefox 5 Beta Just Around the Corner
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05-11-2011
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Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 CP / Android |
Firefox 5 Beta Just Around the Corner
Quote: Forget Firefox 4.0, the first Beta development milestone for the next iteration of Mozilla’s open source browser is just around the corner.
The browser vendor is confirming that Firefox 5 Beta is right on track for delivery in as little as one week.
If all goes well, Firefox 5 will graduate from the Aurora channel to Beta on May 17th, 2011.
“Official cutover to Beta is May 17th, 2011,” the company stated. “There are 6 key bugs we are tracking that have to be dealt with prior to May 17th. They will either be resolved or we will decide they are not severe enough to block the merge.” Firefox 5 Beta Just Around the Corner - Softpedia | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
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CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
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Memory 8GB DDR2 900Mhz
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Other Info 5.1 System + 2.1 System
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05-11-2011
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I hope they change the UI. It was this that made me change from Firefox to IE. | | My System Specs | | OS Ultimate x64 SP1
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Other Info Roccat Kave Solid 5.1 Headphones, Blue Yeti microphone and Mionix Alioth 400 mousemat.
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05-11-2011
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Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 CP / Android |
Quote: Originally Posted by MadSupra354  I hope they change the UI. It was this that made me change from Firefox to IE. They won't, whats wrong with the default UI? You can just modify it according to the way you want  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 CP / Android
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
Motherboard Asus Rampage formula LGA775
Memory 8GB DDR2 900Mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GTX 460OC 2GB GDDR5/Asus EN9600GT 1GB DDR3 PhyX
Sound Card Supreme FX2
Monitor(s) Displays AOC 22'
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Prolink keyboard
Mouse Prolink optical mouse
PSU Cooler Master GX 650W
Cooling Cooler Master V6 + 3X fans
Hard Drives 3X500GB hitachi, 2TB internal, 500GB Seagate FreeAgent, 640GB Samsung
Internet Speed 1MiB/s
Other Info 5.1 System + 2.1 System
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05-11-2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by yowanvista
Quote: Originally Posted by MadSupra354 I hope they change the UI. It was this that made me change from Firefox to IE. They won't, whats wrong with the default UI? You can just modify it according the way you want I just liked the look of the older Firefox better. | | My System Specs | | OS Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard Asus M4A89GTD Pro
Memory Corsair XMS3 8GB DDr3 1600MHz
Graphics Card XFX AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (Shaders Unlocked)
Sound Card Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays Acer V243HAObd
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
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Mouse Mionix Naos 5000
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Case Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W
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Internet Speed 31+MB/s Down, 3+MB/s Up
Other Info Roccat Kave Solid 5.1 Headphones, Blue Yeti microphone and Mionix Alioth 400 mousemat.
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05-11-2011
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“There are 6 key bugs we are tracking that have to be dealt with prior to May 17th. They will either be resolved or we will decide they are not severe enough to block the merge.”
That is NOT how you debug software O.O
A breakneck schedule is a sure guarantee to unstable, buggy, and in the case of a browser especially, insecure code  Just because a deadline comes up you don't just decide that a bug isn't severe enough to stop release. It's the other way around! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Scratch built
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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Screen Resolution 1920x1200 and 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech G15 + N52 game pad
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Corasair TX850
Case Cooler Master HAF
Cooling Corsair H50
Hard Drives Primary: Intel X-25M G2 160G SSD
Secondary: Segate baracuda 1.0 TB
HDs in AHCI mode.
Internet Speed 15kbs down 4.5kbps up
Other Info WEI 7.6
CPU & RAM 7.6
Graphics 7.9
Hard disk 7.7
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05-11-2011
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Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 CP / Android |
Quote: Originally Posted by fseal “There are 6 key bugs we are tracking that have to be dealt with prior to May 17th. They will either be resolved or we will decide they are not severe enough to block the merge.”
That is NOT how you debug software O.O
A breakneck schedule is a sure guarantee to unstable, buggy, and in the case of a browser especially, insecure code Just because a deadline comes up you don't just decide that a bug isn't severe enough to stop release. It's the other way around! Firefox 5 will be based on FF4 which is stable. It won't contain any major new features so there no 'insecure code' | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 CP / Android
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
Motherboard Asus Rampage formula LGA775
Memory 8GB DDR2 900Mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GTX 460OC 2GB GDDR5/Asus EN9600GT 1GB DDR3 PhyX
Sound Card Supreme FX2
Monitor(s) Displays AOC 22'
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Prolink keyboard
Mouse Prolink optical mouse
PSU Cooler Master GX 650W
Cooling Cooler Master V6 + 3X fans
Hard Drives 3X500GB hitachi, 2TB internal, 500GB Seagate FreeAgent, 640GB Samsung
Internet Speed 1MiB/s
Other Info 5.1 System + 2.1 System
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05-11-2011
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I just ran them Internet Explorer 9 & Firefox 5 Beta 1 on Peacekeeper. Look how close it is...    Total Score: 54595 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Score: 56072 | | My System Specs | | OS Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard Asus M4A89GTD Pro
Memory Corsair XMS3 8GB DDr3 1600MHz
Graphics Card XFX AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (Shaders Unlocked)
Sound Card Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays Acer V243HAObd
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Mionix Zibal 60
Mouse Mionix Naos 5000
PSU Cooler Master GX650
Case Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W
Cooling Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom
Hard Drives Seagate 320GB - WD Caviar Black 1TB @ SATA III 6Gb/s - WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA-III 6Gb/s
Internet Speed 31+MB/s Down, 3+MB/s Up
Other Info Roccat Kave Solid 5.1 Headphones, Blue Yeti microphone and Mionix Alioth 400 mousemat.
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05-11-2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by yowanvista Firefox 5 will be based on FF4 which is stable. It won't contain any major new features so there no 'insecure code' Being a programmer myself, I can tell you that even changing a single string of an error message can open you up to an exploit. I can also say that the descision on wheather a bug is significant or not cannot be based on what day it is.
Sticking to a patently rediculous release shedule is not good for the code. It is in fact very bad for the code.
Though these things are done by lots of people (Microsoft included), if there is anyone that does not, and should not, be operating that way, it's a project like FF. :/ | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Scratch built
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU i7 960
Motherboard Asus P6X58D
Memory 12 Gig Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card Nvidia 480
Sound Card Maudio Delta 44 + breakout box
Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U2410 24in and Samsung 21 dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 and 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech G15 + N52 game pad
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Corasair TX850
Case Cooler Master HAF
Cooling Corsair H50
Hard Drives Primary: Intel X-25M G2 160G SSD
Secondary: Segate baracuda 1.0 TB
HDs in AHCI mode.
Internet Speed 15kbs down 4.5kbps up
Other Info WEI 7.6
CPU & RAM 7.6
Graphics 7.9
Hard disk 7.7
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05-11-2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by fseal Being a programmer myself, I can tell you that even changing a single string of an error message can open you up to an exploit. I can also say that the descision on wheather a bug is significant or not cannot be based on what day it is. Here's an excerpt about the recent Chrome Browser Security Issue:
"Computerworld - Several Google security engineers have countered claims that a French security company found a vulnerability in Chrome that could let attackers hijack Windows PCs running the company's browser."
What's your take on this?
full article: Google engineers deny Chrome hack exploited browser's code - Computerworld | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number 13.3" Sony VAIO Y
OS Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
CPU 1.3 GHz C2D
Memory 4 GB
Monitor(s) Displays 13.3"
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Hard Drives 320 GB @ 5400 RPM
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05-11-2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by yowanvista Firefox 5 will be based on FF4 which is stable. It won't contain any major new features so there no 'insecure code' Huh, no new features? Than why the heck is it Firefox 5...and not 4.0.2? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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