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Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: Paddy on June 12, 2008, 10:11:08 PM
http://www.macworld.com/article/133925/200...fox_june17.html

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Mozilla will release the next version of its Firefox browser on Tuesday and attempt to set a Guinness World Record for software downloads.

The company has deemed June 17 “Download Day,” part of a campaign unveiled on May 28 asking users to download Firefox 3 on the first day it is released to set what very well may be the geekiest world record ever—the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours.


I've been running FF 3 in various beta forms for some time now - it's nice. The only problem is that not all my extensions from FF 2.x work with it yet. Otherwise, seems very stable, fast etc. I just realized that for the past several months, I've done 99.99% of my browsing in beta browsers - Webkit (nightly build) and FF 3.
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: Gregg on June 13, 2008, 07:26:49 AM
The Mozilla browser is no longer updated, right?

Now the Mozilla Foundation has developed Thunderbird.

Why are both TB and FF out there?

MacWorld reviews mail clients this month. Thunderbird is one, but the article slips up and calls it Firefox once. oops.gif

Maybe I just answered my own question!
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 17, 2008, 03:42:15 PM
QUOTE("http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20359")
Mozilla Thunderbird is a redesign of the Mozilla mail component.
FF=Web browser. Thunderbird=email.
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: jcarter on June 17, 2008, 07:47:19 PM
My Tiger Mac is still in the shop, and I saw Firefox 3, tried to install it on this Panther Mac and it wont work.  So I am trying to unstall it, did that OK, but there is no link for FF2?  Anybody here have it?  I need to reinstall it, as I use it all the time.
Egads, why dont they say that on the page in bright letters, that it is no good for Panther!!!!.
Every time I try to get 2 they give me 3. No matter what I Google for 2, I get 3.
I am about to give up, as there is not one link to FF2.
Ive got to sign off now, but will be up early Eastern time 5am.
Thanks,
Jane
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: jcarter on June 17, 2008, 08:28:40 PM
Good heavens, lots of people fell into this trap, they did not post a warning for 10.3 people and there were a lot of us in the same boat.
I finally got this proper link thru the overloaded chat thing,

http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.or...-2.0/mac/en-US/
And it works thank god.
I dont understand how they could be so remiss.
Anyway pass the link along as there are a lot of us,,,,,
Thanks,
Jane
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: Paddy on June 17, 2008, 09:15:24 PM
They do list the system requirements in the release notes - but really ought to put a DIRECT link to the system requirements on the front page!

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/syste...quirements.html

Requires 10.4 minimum. smile.gif
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: RobW on June 18, 2008, 06:06:05 AM
I installed FF 3.0 last night. So far it works great. After installation, it alerted me that the google toobar needed to be updated--which it then did. thumbup.gif
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: gunug on June 18, 2008, 10:59:49 AM
According to Slashdot the main website for Firefox has been brought down by this attempt at a record (I would've expected this to happen) so perhaps the attempt will fail or at least be less effective then they would've hoped!
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 18, 2008, 12:01:59 PM
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the main website for Firefox has been brought down
Don't blame me! I'm trying to wean myself off FF! wink.gif
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: gunug on June 18, 2008, 11:08:56 PM
I finally got it downloaded here at home and I must've missed the deadline to be part of the 8 million or whatever.  Never could get to it at work and I was too busy until now to get it here.  Seems to run okay on a G4 with 10.4 733MHz but it's behavior is going to take some getting used to; not bad just different!
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: kbeartx on June 19, 2008, 12:47:10 AM
I completely forgot about it all day yestidday, remembered a coppola hrs ago, and d/l'd it maybe an hour and a half ago.  No probs at all getting it to d/l, installed easily and smoothly, FF3 'inherited' all the bookmarks, cookies, and plugins from FF2, and all is well in MozillaLand tonight in central Texas.

KB  cool.gif
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: sandyman on June 19, 2008, 03:31:37 AM
I've now got a bit of a problem. I quite like the idea of FF being less of a meory hog, and some of the other changes seem rather nice.  

However... Google Browsersync does not work with it. It's one of the few addons that I use and I'm rather loathe to give it up.  To make matters worse there are reports that Google may be dropping it at the end of the year sad.gif

I know that there are other bookmark synchronising solutions, Foxmarks etc, but none of them do all the stuff that Browersync does.

I guess I'll just stick to FF 2 until something turns up that does what I want


Sandy
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 19, 2008, 02:33:56 PM
What do you 'sync' bookmarks to/for? Thinking.gif dntknw.gif
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: sandyman on June 19, 2008, 03:17:06 PM
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Jun 19 2008, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What do you 'sync' bookmarks to/for? Thinking.gif dntknw.gif


I sync my bookmarks between my iMac and Macbook. It also syncs password and cookies. If I decided that I needed it, I could also sync my Browsing History and Tabs/Windows.

Sandy
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: dolphin on June 19, 2008, 04:25:41 PM
Unrelated to the thread. Sorry I couldn't resist.  

Cute new avatar Sandy, you little devil you!!! Devilish2.gif toothgrin.gif
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 19, 2008, 04:33:44 PM
I keep forgetting some of you have more than one Mac! steprake.gif drool.gif We have two but I wouldn't dream of messin' with my wife's bookmarks! eek2.gif That would be even worse than switching her from Tiger to Leopard! laugh.gif And from Eudora to Mail! rofl.gif Maybe I can/will do that 'syncing' when someone gives me an iPhone. goodluck.gif losemarbles.gif

I get a copy of <Good Morning Silicon Valley> from another TSer. Couldn't help but note the following:
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According to Spread Firefox's Download Day site <http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/>, more than 8 million copies of the program were downloaded in its first 24 hours, well more than the target of 5 million.
And
QUOTE
150 downloads in the Aland Islands, 202 in Zimbabwe, 309 in Iraq and 260,802 in Iran(!).
No mention of Nigeria...
Title: Firefox 3.0 "Download Day" June 17
Post by: sandyman on June 20, 2008, 05:50:21 AM
QUOTE(dolphin @ Jun 19 2008, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Unrelated to the thread. Sorry I couldn't resist.  

Cute new avatar Sandy, you little devil you!!! Devilish2.gif toothgrin.gif


I'm glad you like it. I quite like it too blush2.gif

I think it sums up my sense of humour. Twisted and devilish.

It's also vaguely Mac related as it's a version of the FreeBSD Daemon and OS X is based on.....


Sandy