Administrator DKT27 Posted May 6, 2010 Administrator Share Posted May 6, 2010 Web browsing and e-mailing from Mozilla got a bit of a bump forward on Wednesday, as the company updated its beta test builds of Firefox 3.6.4 and Thunderbird 3.1, respectively code-named Lorentz and Lanikai. Firefox 3.6.4 beta 3, for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and Thunderbird 3.1 beta 2, for Windows, Mac, and Linux, offer the latest features from Mozilla but are also less stable than the current releases. When pushed out to all users, Firefox 3.6.4 will incorporate the much-anticipated Out-Of-Process-Plug-in feature, which prevents plug-in crashes from Adobe Systems' Flash, Apple's QuickTime, and Microsoft's Silverlight from bringing down the entire browser. You can read the change log here, but the gist of it is that Firefox 3.6.4 beta 3 continues to fix bugs related to OOPPs (out-of-process plug-ins), including about a dozen marked critical. According to Mozilla's calendar, Firefox 3.6.4 is still on track to be released in the second week of May. Thunderbird 3.1 beta 2 introduces multiple fixes as well. The new build continues to improve the migration process from Thunderbird 2, which many users complained was buggy and problematic. It also tweaks the auto-complete feature, tab usage, and the activity manager that debuted in Thunderbird 3. Along with stability and memory leakage improvements, the beta version makes some minor changes to interface, such as improving the default font selection, when available. The full change log for Thunderbird 3.1 beta 2 can be read here. This Thunderbird beta build was released on time. If the schedule holds, users can expect a release candidate for Thunderbird 3.1 two weeks from now, with a final version by the beginning of June. Source: CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamHaters Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Yeah 3.6.4 should be released on May 13th.Can't wait! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oZ. Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Yeah 3.6.4 should be released on May 13th.Can't wait! :D;) they said may 4th tho....o well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocer Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Yup, it was once announced to be released on 4th, but hey, it's Mozilla people, they're doin good any final second of a time.Cross the finger and sit tight :dance2: cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I can't wait :dance2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted May 7, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted May 7, 2010 Just today, build number 4 of the nightly was released. Cannot find the link in the FTP though. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDX Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Does this pass Acid3 already? And what about start up time, is it still slower than even IE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamHaters Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Just checked Mozilla's Releases schedule website, and now 3.6.4 is no longer shown to be released on May 13th.Its currently titled TBD to be determinedSo more delays perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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