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Title: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Salmon Trout on August 14, 2011, 01:03:55 PM
Although not officially released until Aug 16, I see Slashdot says that it looks like FF 6.0 final version "has already been signed off and is unofficially available on Mozilla's servers."

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/6.0/

I downloaded and installed and I see on first run a tab for my homepage and a tab for a Mozilla page headed "You are now running Firefox Beta", so I'm not sure if it is final or not. The version number is definitely 6.0.

The first noticeable change is that the domain name of the sites I'm visiting are highlighted:

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/FF6-URL-box.jpg)











Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: kpac on August 15, 2011, 05:39:06 AM
I think they're thinking to catch up with IE's version numbers.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: BC_Programmer on August 15, 2011, 10:08:11 PM
I think they're thinking to catch up with IE's version numbers.

No. That would be a pretty dumb reason.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Helpmeh on August 15, 2011, 11:18:14 PM
Your link is a bit messed up ST, so here it is:

ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/6.0/

http:// can't be added or it will tell you it's not ready yet.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Salmon Trout on August 16, 2011, 12:03:08 AM
Your link is a bit messed up ST, so here it is:

ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/6.0/

http:// can't be added or it will tell you it's not ready yet.

I posted it just as you showed, as a preview of quoting my post will show  - ComputerHope is mangling it.

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/MOzilla-link.jpg)
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: kpac on August 16, 2011, 04:40:18 AM
No. That would be a pretty dumb reason.
Fine then, give your's, instead of being so bloody opinionated about yourself.

Before it was released that Pro Evolution Soccer was doing the exact same thing with FIFA on PlayStation - releasing versions more often so they would catch up with FIFA.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: BC_Programmer on August 16, 2011, 05:39:40 AM
Fine then, give your's, instead of being so bloody opinionated about yourself.
It's pretty clearly part of their "Do what Google does" strategy. First the rapid version releases, and now (as noted in another thread) the pending removal of a easily visible version number. Chrome's Versioning scheme has allowed it to have 13 Major versions in the span of 2 years since initial release. At the moment builds of 14 and 15 are in beta and the dev branch respectively.

Advancing the version number has absolutely nothing to do with "catching up to IE". They are simply trying to, for whatever reason, release "like chrome". What is the reason for Google's Rapid Release schedule for Chrome? They are merely following the "Release Early, Release Often" Mantra. If their purpose was to "catch-up" to IE, they would have been done with that task nearly 8 versions ago. The problem is, Firefox/Mozilla seems to be losing their direction and focus, and rather than emphasizing the major strength of their browser over the competition, such as the wealth of available add-ons- they are instead adopting the same Rapid-release schedule as Google Chrome, meaning that every 6 weeks a new browser version will supplant the old and obsolete most available add-ons for a time. In tackling the Chrome insurgent by seeking parity with its rapid release schedule, simple extension API, sparser user interface, process-isolated tabs and so forth, Firefox may be losing its strongest reason for existing.
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Before it was released that Pro Evolution Soccer was doing the exact same thing with FIFA on PlayStation - releasing versions more often so they would catch up with FIFA.
Pro Evolution Soccer appears to have been first released in 2001, and had a new release every year thereafter. Same with FIFA, but they started in 1996. There was no "Catch-up" that I can see, and I also don't understand how you can see any connection between what is normally a console game that has no version number at all and web browsers that run on a computer.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: kpac on August 16, 2011, 06:35:06 AM
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and I also don't understand how you can see any connection between what is normally a console game that has no version number at all and web browsers that run on a computer.
Err...PES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2008, 2009, 2010...different versions. FIFA 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007...and so on. If anything, PES changed their format of versioning to match FIFA.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Transfusion on August 16, 2011, 06:42:02 AM
Although not officially released until Aug 16, I see Slashdot says that it looks like FF 6.0 final version "has already been signed off and is unofficially available on Mozilla's servers."

http://ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/6.0/ (http://ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/6.0/)

I downloaded and installed and I see on first run a tab for my homepage and a tab for a Mozilla page headed "You are now running Firefox Beta", so I'm not sure if it is final or not. The version number is definitely 6.0.

The first noticeable change is that the domain name of the sites I'm visiting are highlighted:

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/FF6-URL-box.jpg)
I posted it just as you showed, as a preview of quoting my post will show  - ComputerHope is mangling it.

(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/badoit/MOzilla-link.jpg)


Both of these "features" have long been included in the version of Chrome i've been using, which is version 10.0.648.205.


http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389248,00.asp (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389248,00.asp)
VERY Comprehensive look into speed and feature tests of the big three browsers.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: freeforall on September 14, 2011, 04:41:12 AM
I don't like new version of Fire Fox at all because they could not support different add-on and plug-ins like Google Toolbar, PDF etc.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: reddevilggg on September 14, 2011, 05:16:51 AM
I don't like new version of Fire Fox at all because they could not support different add-on and plug-ins like Google Toolbar, PDF etc.

Yes it does !
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Salmon Trout on September 14, 2011, 07:04:11 AM
Yes it does !

He's a spammer. Notice the link in his sig?

Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: 69.72.169.241 on September 15, 2011, 01:28:27 AM
been using version 9.0 nightly and it's great.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: reddevilggg on September 15, 2011, 04:48:44 AM

He's a spammer. Notice the link in his sig?

I did notice, but he has been here for a while, so......??

been using version 9.0 nightly and it's great.

Nice, you use a version that doesn't exist, it will probably be out in a few months though.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: BC_Programmer on September 15, 2011, 04:51:03 AM
Nice, you use a version that doesn't exist, it will probably be out in a few months though.

No no... he might just be a FOSS advocate. They see the world upside down.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: kpac on September 15, 2011, 08:24:51 AM
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I did notice, but he has been here for a while, so......??
The "freeforall" user was set up for a service called Bug me Not, hence the user's title is "bugmenot user".

http://www.bugmenot.com/
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Allan on September 15, 2011, 08:39:15 AM
FYI - I've deleted his signature and he's been notified.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: kpac on September 15, 2011, 09:25:24 AM
Allan...

The "freeforall" user was set up for a service called Bug me Not, hence the user's title is "bugmenot user".

http://www.bugmenot.com/

There's no point in notification. Anyone who wants to use CH and knows about Bugmenot.com can use that account.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: 69.72.169.241 on September 15, 2011, 09:45:14 AM
I did notice, but he has been here for a while, so......??

Nice, you use a version that doesn't exist, it will probably be out in a few months though.


uhhhhh firefox 9.0 nightly:
http://nightly.mozilla.org/

it's fo reals yo!
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Allan on September 15, 2011, 09:51:25 AM
Allan...

There's no point in notification. Anyone who wants to use CH and knows about Bugmenot.com can use that account.
He and I have exchanged several pm's. He's aware of where I stand regarding his posts and his signature.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: kpac on September 15, 2011, 10:03:51 AM
He and I have exchanged several pm's. He's aware of where I stand regarding his posts and his signature.
You not getting what I'm trying to say! The person using that account might not be one person, it could be many. See here (http://www.bugmenot.com/view/computerhope.com)...anyone can use the username and password to log into that account and post.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: freeforall on September 15, 2011, 10:28:27 AM
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anyone can use the username and password to log into that account and post.

Including me, who is normally Salmon Trout. I see potential for mischief. Is that Bugmenot site allowed to do this? I'd have thought that using that account to log in was a prima facie breach of forum rules, but I am not a lawyer.

Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: freeforall on September 15, 2011, 10:32:03 AM
I don't know, but I too see the potential for mischief. ;D

It's weird being able to edit somebody else's posts! By logging in as freeforall anybody can edit them during the edit window


Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: patio on September 15, 2011, 10:37:24 AM
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Including me, who is normally Salmon Trout

Are you stating that you are Salmon Trout ? ?
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: freeforall on September 15, 2011, 10:39:07 AM
Are you stating that you are Salmon Trout ? ?

Yes, I am. I fired up Opera and used that Bugmenot account to log in. I'll prove it. Mary had a little lamb...
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Salmon Trout on September 15, 2011, 10:39:39 AM
... its fleece was white as snow.

Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: patio on September 15, 2011, 10:41:00 AM
Gotcha...

Just didn't want someone mis-representing you.

Thanx.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Allan on September 15, 2011, 10:46:09 AM
You not getting what I'm trying to say! The person using that account might not be one person, it could be many. See here (http://www.bugmenot.com/view/computerhope.com)...anyone can use the username and password to log into that account and post.
Gotcha. Wasn't aware it was a password "bypasser".
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: 69.72.169.241 on September 15, 2011, 04:33:46 PM
the *censored*'s talkin bout this one guy and not firefox 6 or 9 or whatever version. an u didn't check out the link I proved FF9 is legit man.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: patio on September 15, 2011, 04:35:29 PM
Calm down there bud...
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: BC_Programmer on September 15, 2011, 05:49:50 PM
an u didn't check out the link I proved FF9 is legit man.

Feel like an Alpha male using Alpha software?
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: 69.72.169.241 on September 15, 2011, 07:32:52 PM
Feel like an Alpha male using Alpha software?

why u mad bro?
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: BC_Programmer on September 15, 2011, 08:07:10 PM
why u mad bro?

No, why would I be? I use linux on one of my machines, so I use Alpha quality software rather often.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: 69.72.169.241 on September 15, 2011, 08:13:40 PM
No, why would I be? I use linux on one of my machines, so I use Alpha quality software rather often.

y u think that?
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: BC_Programmer on September 15, 2011, 08:37:47 PM
y u think that?

You aren't very good at trolling.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: 69.72.169.241 on September 15, 2011, 08:54:20 PM
You aren't very good at trolling.

y u think that?
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: kpac on September 16, 2011, 02:26:44 AM
And to be honest, using your IP as your username wasn't the best idea either.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Allan on September 16, 2011, 05:31:51 AM
And........ he's outta here.
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: Helpmeh on September 30, 2011, 11:11:49 PM
I don't know about you guys, but I'm running 7.0.1...
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: immental1200 on October 01, 2011, 06:08:40 AM
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/
Title: Re: Firefox 6.0 final is out?
Post by: immental1200 on October 01, 2011, 06:09:33 AM
And to be honest, using your IP as your username wasn't the best idea either.

It is actually the IP of http://computerhope.com