Firefox 3.5 Final Released!

Zod · 01 Jul 2009

ten said:

They are not MS. A release candidate means exactly that. MS RC = beta.

Release Candidate of a product means FEATURE COMPLETE,not bugs-free as you would expect from a final release

otherwise everyone should skip Release Candidate and call it "FINAL" lol

Dark Nova Gamer · 01 Jul 2009

Zod said:

Release Candidate of a product means FEATURE COMPLETE,not bugs-free as you would expect from a final release

otherwise everyone should skip Release Candidate and call it "FINAL" lol

Exactly, most people today think RC = Bug free for some reason, RC is the final phase in which they use people (like us) to help find show-stopper bugs and other minor issues.

What better way to test for bugs then let normal users use a RC client and listen to them moan about the bug? =P

Airbot · 01 Jul 2009

Can anybody else with ff 3.5 see if this happens. I 'm running 7264 x64.

I have IE open with three tabs and minimized to the taskbar. I have FF opened with two tabs. When I minimize FF at the top right, it throws up (maximizes) IE as soon as I click on the minimize button in FF.

YupYup · 01 Jul 2009

Airbot said:

Can anybody else with ff 3.5 see if this happens. I 'm running 7264 x64.

I have IE open with three tabs and minimized to the taskbar. I have FF opened with two tabs. When I minimize FF at the top right, it throws up (maximizes) IE as soon as I click on the minimize button in FF.

7100 x64 here with firefox 3.5 and it does not do that.

Dark Nova Gamer · 01 Jul 2009

Airbot said:

Can anybody else with ff 3.5 see if this happens. I 'm running 7264 x64.

I have IE open with three tabs and minimized to the taskbar. I have FF opened with two tabs. When I minimize FF at the top right, it throws up (maximizes) IE as soon as I click on the minimize button in FF.

Sorry not running that build.

YupYup · 01 Jul 2009

ten said:

They are not MS. A release candidate means exactly that. MS RC = beta.

Lol someone is in denial.

ten · 01 Jul 2009

Zod said:

Release Candidate of a product means FEATURE COMPLETE,not bugs-free as you would expect from a final release

otherwise everyone should skip Release Candidate and call it "FINAL" lol

Your logic is flawed. That's not the route it takes. Why would they call it final at the beginning if its a release CANDIDATE?

Let me spell it out for you...

What do the words mean - Release Candidate?
Exactly what it means. This is a candidate for release.

Normal RC route:

RC1 > Everything OK? > Yes > Release To Manufacturing (RTM = GOLD - same thing u get in store)
RC1 > Everything OK? > No > Fix and release RC2
etc

From Wikipedia...

Release candidate

The term release candidate (RC) refers to a version with potential to be a final product, ready to release unless fatal bugs emerge.

MS does not play along. They make up their own definition and I call it beta as most other software makers would call it if they were doing the same.

oidicle · 01 Jul 2009

I'm using 3.6(Minefield) x64-bit, it's great too, I've found no issues....

Cindy · 01 Jul 2009

I use Maxthon as a rule but ive downloaded FF and will give it a go

YupYup · 01 Jul 2009

ten said:

Your logic is flawed. That's not the route it takes. Why would they call it final at the beginning if its a release CANDIDATE?

Let me spell it out for you...

What do the words mean - Release Candidate?
Exactly what it means. This is a candidate for release.

Normal RC route:

RC1 > Everything OK? > Yes > Release To Manufacturing (RTM = GOLD - same thing u get in store)
RC1 > Everything OK? > No > Fix and release RC2
etc

From Wikipedia...
MS does not play along. They make up their own definition and I call it beta as most other software makers would call it if they were doing the same.

So in regards to firefox this means what?