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Mozilla 1.4RC2 Released

Posted by timothy on from the if-it-ain't-baroque dept.

levell writes "Mozilla 1.4RC2 has been released. It looks like the final version of 1.4 may be out soon. It looks good although there are some problems with java on old linux systems (discussed here). 1.4 will be a long lived branch that some distributors will base versions of their own software on (e.g. Netscape planned release, codenamed "buffy"). 1.4 will be the last version of Mozilla released as a suite, after that the switch to separate browser, e-mail etc. applications will take place."

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  1. Hmm... by stienman · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We do not guarantee that any source code or executable code available from the mozilla.org domain is Year 2000 compliant."

    Good thing we're not in the year 2000 anymore. Lucky for those lazy developers...

    -Adam

  2. But, but, but... by Blahbbs · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..I just downloaded RC1 last night! Thank God for DSL...

  3. Due to being sued by the auto makers by numbski · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately, the auto makers have decided to sue the Mozilla team for using their trademarked names. The new names are now:

    Buffy - Browser
    Dawn - Mail Reader
    Willow - HTML Editor
    Xander - News Reader
    Spike - Porn Search Plugin

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    Karma: Chameleon (mostly due to the fact that you come and go).

  4. Re:Java by syle · · Score: 5, Funny
    The other is viewing too many images in tabs - even if you close tabs after you've viewed the pics, and try not to keep more than a half-dozen open at once, eventually it will die

    Another case of porn driving innovation. Come on, people, try to have some self-control! Was 5 naked people at once really not enough?

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    /syle

  5. Re:Java by hendridm · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Was 5 naked people at once really not enough?

    I've run into this problem with Firebird. Moz is well suited for surfing porn link farms since you can quickly control-click (to open in new tab) down a link list. Since there is usually SO much crap thrown in with porn links, you can quickly click on one tab and hit the "X" to close the bad ones. For someone who is looking for quality porn quickly, there is no other.

  6. Re:Java by Graspee_Leemoor · · Score: 5, Funny

    IE for pr0n? Are you crazy, man? Going to a pr0n site with IE is like saying "I am crazy mister person who likes pop-ups! Please to pop-up many windows!"

    "Oh a pop-up! I kiss you!"

    "Oh another pop-up! I kiss you again!"

    "Oh, a pop-up that launches 8 pop-ups when you close it! Many times do I kiss you, oh pop-up provider!"

    graspee

  7. Amateur by Pac · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any professional pornographer has a mouse with a middle button so he can middle-click the link to open it in a new tab. Do you realize Control-Click requires both hands?

  8. Doesn't work to well..... by JaJ_D · · Score: 5, Funny

    Netscape planned release, codenamed "buffy"

    Buffy the IE slayer...... Hummm doesn't quite work.

    Although the 'destroying the undead whose goal it is to reign the earth and bring pain, misery and fear to all' analogy may have some distance to run

    :-]

    Jaj

  9. Code named Buffy? by edwardd · · Score: 5, Funny

    (e.g. Netscape planned release, codenamed "buffy").

    As in "Ready to be canceled"?

  10. Re:Watch out for new version of Hotmail... by Spazmania · · Score: 5, Funny

    The irony in that statement is that IE is still spoofing Mozilla:

    "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; MSN 2.5; Windows 98)"

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