Firefox 5.0 to Launch 16 Weeks after 4.0, Firefox 6.0 Just 6 Weeks aft

[yowanvista]

Now that Firefox 4.0 has been all but wrapped up, RC1 will become Final and be served to users starting with March 22nd, 2011, Mozilla is already looking to the next major version of its open source browser.

Mozilla’s Robert Sayre published a draft of the new rapid release process for Firefox, Which the open source browser vendor wants to embark on after shipping version 4.0 next week.

Mozilla has yet to embrace a new development process for Firefox fully, and that changes to the current draft can still be introduced.

Firefox 5.0 to Launch 16 Weeks after 4.0, Firefox 6.0 Just 6 Weeks after 5.0 - Softpedia

 

[rvbfan]

I find that hard to believe.

 

[pparks1]

It's probably just a play on version numbers. Like Google Chrome, they want to increase numbers as fast as possible. I doubt there will be any significant differences between these versions.

 

[Airbot]

http://www.sevenforums.com/news/143079-firefox-4-0-5-0-6-0-7-0-ship-2011-a.html

It would be something if they were really true next version upgrades.

 

[fseal]

I'd probably have more sympathy if they just jumped the version number to 11 to catch opera or something than release monthly builds upping the major number every month :/

Netscape did that years ago to "catch up" to IE.

Then it's a one time "geeze" to get over rather than them making version numbers completely meaningless by abusing them that way (you too google!!)

 

[Lebon14]

I'm OK with the idea as long as it's a quality product.

 

[24c]

I'm with Lebon14 on this one, quality counts, numbers don't.

 

[Stormkitty]

They kinda made fun of this in Tron: Legacy actually. "So what makes this version different from the last version?" "The number is higher."

 

[IntelCoreI3]

i want to hope that its true. thank you for info,i will try.

 

[yowanvista]

At Least One Firefox 4.x Release ahead of Firefox 5.0

It appears that Firefox won’t evolve directly from version 4.0 to 5.0, but that it will take a slight 4.x detour.

Christian Legnitto, Firefox release manager revealed that there “will be at least one Firefox 4.x release,” following the general availability of version 4.0 next week.

Mozilla has already decided on March 22nd, 2011 for the launch of Firefox 4.0 Final which, for all purposes intended will be identical to the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) development milestone.

“Please note that this plan does not have any bearing on the proposed Firefox 5+ development plan as Firefox 4 was developed under a different system and has different needs,” Legnitto explained.

At Least One Firefox 4.x Release ahead of Firefox 5.0 - Softpedia

 

[unifex]

Given that the version 4.0 does not get an official 64-bit build, I am all for pushing the next version faster, as long as the 64-bit builds finally become official. Other than that, I don't see any need for new versions right now. Are there any new ideas I haven't heard of? Any new features?

 

[smiths22]

They are dreaming.

 

[Buddahfan]

Sounds like the new numbering scheme could be a marketing gimmick unless there are significant changes between the releases.

We will find out over the next 12 months or so.

 

[Night Hawk]

http://www.sevenforums.com/news/143079-firefox-4-0-5-0-6-0-7-0-ship-2011-a.html

It would be something if they were really true next version upgrades.

I have to agree! I saw another similar blog suggesting a 7.0 version by the end of the year. It sounded more like a gimic however just to say: "we're working fast on development of the next... blah blah blah".

 

[yowanvista]

Forget Firefox 4.0, Firefox 4.2 Already Cooking

Just a few days after the global availability of Firefox 4.0, Mozilla is already offering early adopters a taste of the next version of its open source browser.

And despite what has already been said, the successor of Firefox 4.0 is not Firefox 5.0. As I told you earlier this month, Mozilla will provide an interim iteration of Firefox, version 4.x.

And it now appears that it’s safe to switch that “x” with the number “2.”

Early adopters that know what testing a nightly build of Firefox implies can download a preview of the first post-4.0 version of the open source browser.

Forget Firefox 4.0, Firefox 4.2 Already Cooking - Softpedia

 

[TCG]

Thanks for the update!

 

[stormy13]

Just checked for updates on Minefield and got this,

 

[Fayla]

Is it stable?

Just checked for updates on Minefield and got this,

View attachment 145358

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Cheers for the info.

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

 

[Commodore Pet]

How is the new Alpha? Are Add-On's working o.k. with it? I turned off auto update on the last day of 4.0b13pre until I hear some feedback about 4.2a1pre.

Thanks