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Mozilla 1.7, Firefox 0.9 Release Candidates Out

Posted by timothy on from the happy-browsing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "mozilla.org have released what are expected to be the final release candidates for their next versions: Mozilla 1.7RC3 (MozillaZine article; download) should iron out any final bugs in what will replace 1.4 as the new stable branch and Firefox 0.9RC (MozillaZine article; download) features the new default theme ported from Mac OS on Windows (though please bear in mind that the theme is nowhere near finished yet). The final releases of these versions are due very soon."

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  1. Debian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Debian is still shipping Netscape 4.7...

  2. exit all WIndows programs? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    THe linux gtk installer version of this RC tells me to exit all Windows programs before running Setup.

    DONE!

  3. You're welcome by b00m3rang · · Score: 5, Funny

    Had I known that installing both these packages would cause a new version release the next day, I would have done it much sooner.

    Time to go wash my car.

    1. Re:You're welcome by Dylan2000 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh, hey, it's raining!

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  4. The actual question by MissTuxie · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, what will be the name of Firefox's new version? (I vote for Powercthüllu. Got to love Firesomething :)

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    1. Re:The actual question by CdBee · · Score: 4, Funny

      Got to love Firesomething
      If they outsource it to India it could be FireSomeone !

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  5. No Name Change? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm very disappointed. I was under the impression that open source and the ingenuity of a team of dedicated, enthusiastic developers could finally push Rapid NameChange(TM) technology into the mainstream.

    1. Re:No Name Change? by jared_hanson · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm very disappointed. I was under the impression that open source and the ingenuity of a team of dedicated, enthusiastic developers could finally push Rapid NameChange(TM) technology into the mainstream.

      Well, that was the plan for this release, but unfortunately the initials RNC were already being used by an altogether much more slow moving organization. They took issue with our tendencies towards rapid progress.

      As such, we are working out naming issues right now and you can expect to see this in a future release.

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  6. Re:IE by Dethboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Huh? You mean insecure, bloated, and integrated into your OS? Just use IE? Or change your habits?

  7. Re:IE by sloanster · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's been an ie skin for mozilla in the usual places, I was playing with it at least a year ago...

    It's a hilarious hack, and makes it look a _lot_ like ie, but it's not a perfect emulation since there are no viruses, and popups are blocked, but otherwise, a pretty fair approximation.

  8. Konqueror by amightywind · · Score: 5, Funny

    What about Konqueror, you jackass.

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    1. Re:Konqueror by FortKnox · · Score: 4, Funny

      See... now THIS is what I'm talking about.... now where'd I leave that asbestos suit....

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  9. Re: by SageMadHatter · · Score: 1, Funny

    So what is new for those of us who don't care about a theme change?

  10. Talking about dinosaurs ... by supergiovane · · Score: 2, Funny

    Windows is still shipping IE 6..

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  11. Re:Very clean! by funklord9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This could provide a refreshing break from your porn links as you peruse his.

  12. Advice by amightywind · · Score: 2, Funny

    I you really want to start a flame war on /., and I have started several good ones (over 10 replies), I suggest picking a more incendiary topic. Global warming is my personal favorite, transatlantic politics is another. Who cares about Konqueror except a few KDE fanboys? Futhermore, be subtle. The best responses come from people who don't know they are being pervoked.

    A question for the whole forum: What was the greatest /. flamewar of all time?

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  13. i would have modded it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    +5, homophobic

    i browse alterslash in order to NOT see this shit.

  14. I sense much anger in this one... by slittle · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't get laid much, do you?

    (says he who's pissed there's no Orbit theme for Firefox 0.9 yet. The default theme is fugly! )

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    1. Re:I sense much anger in this one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That's a lie, and you know it.

  15. hehe by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    I like to grab there inages and email them ack to them..
    "Are these the images you don't want me to get?"

    heh... I got a lot of angry responses. I like the ones where they call me stupid.

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  16. I should try that sometime... by Xhad · · Score: 2, Funny
    Gotta love the whole "Internet Explorer = The Internet" mindset.

    My sister: "What's this Firefox thing?"

    Me: "That's the browser I use."

    My sister: "Oh, so you use that instead of Internet?"

    Me: "Internet explorer."

    My sister: "Same thing!"

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  17. Gentoo by IshanCaspian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Haha, silly debian users...I run Gentoo. I'll let you guys know what 0.9 is like next week, when it finishes compiling. ;)

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