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

[Lebon14]

the first update to FF since the 4.0 RTM is out (4.0.1): http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/159895-firefox-4-0-1-released.html

Where can I find the Change Log? to see what has been fixed/changed.

See here : Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1 Release Notes

 

[Airbot]

the first update to FF since the 4.0 RTM is out (4.0.1): http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/159895-firefox-4-0-1-released.html

Where can I find the Change Log? to see what has been fixed/changed.

The Release Notes link in that post is the changelog, which was already there.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Progressively more difficult ...

I notice that it has become progressively more difficult to find out that info.

You used to get taken straight to that page when you got an update.
Then they hid the link at the bottom of the page.
Then they made you select "Release Notes" from the "Help" menu.
Now I (and my friend) couldn't find any way to get to that info.

At this rate, by the end of the year, there won't be any info at all.

I have noticed a disturbing increase in the amount of glitz, at the expense of functionality.
The Add-ons page used to be plain, but effective.

 

[Airbot]

I've also noticed they make it almost impossible to find the release notes link anymore, like you used to easily be able to on the main Mozilla Firefox page. One would think it should be there right under the Download button, but...

 

[Airbot]

You can get Beta 1 of FF 5 now. English only ATM.

5.0b1/win32

 

[wilywombat]

@Airbot, 6.0a1 is available here..Firefox Nightly Builds

 

[Buddahfan]

Firefox 4 has a much larger share than IE9

Complete article on link

Upgrade offer boosts Firefox 4 share by 30%

Mozilla coordinator boasts 'IE9 will never catch up'

By Gregg Keizer
May 10, 2011 06:58 AM ET

Computerworld - Firefox 4's share shot up 11% the first day after Mozilla started offering users the upgrade last week, and climbed 30% in four days.

The boost moved a long-time Mozilla employee to compare the gains of Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) since the two browsers debuted last March.

"IE9 will never catch up to Firefox," said Asa Dotzler, Mozilla's community coordinator for Firefox marketing, on his personal blog. "It will be a year or two before [Microsoft] can move the bulk of their IE7 and IE8 users forward."

According to Irish Web metrics company StatCounter, Firefox 4 usage share jumped from 10.3% to 11.4% on the day after Mozilla began asking existing users if they wanted to upgrade to the new edition. The 1.1-point gain represented an 11% increase.

By Monday, Firefox 4 accounted for 13.2% of all browsers, a 30% increase from the previous Thursday.

IE9's progress has been slower: In the first four days after Microsoft turned on the Windows Update upgrade April 18, IE9's share climbed by 20%. Since then the browser has gradually grown its share, breaking the 4% mark for the first time last weekend.

Microsoft and Mozilla have been skirmishing over browser share since the former launched IE9 March 14 and the later released Firefox 4 on March 22.

After Mozilla boasted of the early download tallies of Firefox 4 -- 7.1 million the first day, 8.8 million the next day -- Microsoft argued that the comparisons between the browsers were "premature at best, and misleading at worst" because IE9 had yet to hit Windows Update.

Microsoft has said that all IE7 and IE8 users on Windows Vista and Windows 7 will have seen the upgrade offer by the end of June.

It shouldn't surprise anyone that Firefox 4 has a much larger share than IE9, even if Mozilla turned on its upgrade offer two weeks after Microsoft. Unlike IE9, which runs only on Windows Vista and Windows 7, Firefox also works on Windows XP, Mac and Linux.

 

[python134r]

I gotta go with it too......tired of buckin the trend.

 

[24c]

Bleah I don't trust Softpedia.

Just get it here,

Firefox Nightly Builds

Thanks, I will give it a try.

 

[JiN1337]

There's already a Firefox 5.0 Beta 1 that's been out for a week or two.

http://filehippo.com/download_firefox/

Also... there's a Firefox 5 Alpha known as "Aurora" that has been in "5.x.x" for atleast a month or more.

Official URL where you can get all of them..

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/channel/

 

[Phone Man]

So whats the lastest. Are they going to release a 4.2 or just go to 5.0?

Jim

 

[JiN1337]

So whats the lastest. Are they going to release a 4.2 or just go to 5.0?

Jim

All depends. Latest stable, or latest period?

Latest period is 6.1 (Nightly)

Stable 4.0.1 (and or Firefox 5.0 Beta 1)

 

[Phone Man]

So whats the lastest. Are they going to release a 4.2 or just go to 5.0?

Jim

All depends. Latest stable, or latest period?

Latest period is 6.1 (Nightly)

Stable 4.0.1 (and or Firefox 5.0 Beta 1)

I meant what is the latest news. What will be the next final release version. Not interested in Beta.

Jim

 

[zEric7x]

Fire fox nightly seems nice. I been using it. I get confused by all this updates and build versions.. As long as they release updates that improve Firefox I'm happy.

 

[johnwillyums]

+1. I've been using nightly since before it changed it's name from Minefield. It's a 64 bit browser using Adobe "square" x64 flash. As suggested it updates every night. Currently it's at 6.01. Very nice and very fast.

 

[GeneO]

The 64 bit nightly is significantly faster than the 32 bit 4.0.1. By 28% on the peacekeeper benchmark.

 

[killer bee]

Hey your right! now Mozilla already released their Firefox 5 beta. wow.
Download beta :- Firefox Future Releases

 

[kado897]

My FF4 RC updated to 5 yesterday.

 

[Crispy]

Firefox 6 Aurora Coming Right Up

Firefox 5 offered the first chance to try an Aurora Build to early adopters of the open source browser. Soon testers will move along to the second Aurora development milestone for a new iteration of Firefox.

Firefox 6 Aurora is getting close to release, although it’s not quite there, early adopters needing to exercise their patience a tad longer.

But with Firefox 5 having graduated to the Beta channel last week, Mozilla is also tending to version 6 of the open source browser.

Testers that understand the risks implied by running pre-release software can go ahead and download Firefox 5 Beta from Mozilla. The bits were made available for download just ahead of the past weekend.

Next on Mozilla’s plate is Firefox 6 Aurora. According to the open source browser vendor’s plans last week, the Aurora channel merger for Firefox 6 was scheduled to start later today, Monday 23rd.

Unfortunately, just because Firefox 6 is starting the transition from Nightly to Aurora doesn’t mean that the actual bits will also be available for download to testers. At least not just yet.

Mozilla made it abundantly clear that merge dates and release dates for the various development milestones of next versions of Firefox are not one and the same.

In this regard, although Firefox 6 Aurora is starting to take contour, it will still be a while before the actual bits are released.

The code needs to be tested against specific quality standards that would qualify it for an Aurora release. Only if said standards are met will Mozilla launch Firefox 6 Aurora.

Source: Firefox 6 Aurora Coming Right Up - Softpedia

 

[Mrd678685]

I don't mind them changing the numbers, just so long as they are completely different!