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The History of Mozilla Firefox
Gsurface writes "Flexbeta has an article based on the history of Mozilla Firefox. The article goes build-by-build of every Firefox release since the early Phoenix days noting some of the most significant changes in every release."
Isn't that normally called a changelog?
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The true history Jamie Zawinski.
From all the way back to...er...two and a half years ago?
Wow. Good thing we have that written down somewhere, are there even people still alive that remember that far back?
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
Where can we get the history of slahdot? That would be interesting!
slashdotted already :(
mirrors?
"Karma can only be portioned out by the cosmos." -Homer Simpson
I'm impressed with that history!
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There is a problem with the database that is preventing the site from working.
An email has been sent to the administrator notifying them of the problem. Please try again later.
That administrator is going to get a LOT of emails. Oh, and I believe that "problem" it's talking about is called Slashdot.
Anyone have a mirror?
I'd be more interested in looking at a brief history of Internet Explorer, for the same reasons that they teach kids history in school. (to prevent it from repeating).
Slashdotted at two comments. I blame it all on those pesky "subscribers". Slashdotting the page before us commoners can do it.
What, are we not GOOD enough to slashdot FlexBeta?? HMMM?
'If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.'
Does anyone knows if this text is replicated anywhere else?
" There is a problem with the database that is preventing the site from working.
An email has been sent to the administrator notifying them of the problem. Please try again later. "
Wonder how much emails that guy will get
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Meandering my around the ads, on this ad filled site, I finally chose the "printable version", so I could read the article in peace. I actually remember most of what is in this piece. Not much to see here...
When I tried viewing page two of the article, I got the following message:
There is a problem with the database that is preventing the site from working.
An email has been sent to the administrator notifying them of the problem. Please try again later.
Now, not only is their site slashdotted, but their mail server as well.
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Day 1: New feature implemented Day 2: 10 bugs discovered today Day 3: Thats 10 bugs give me into another 2 bugs Day 4: New feature that work only with IE (haha netscape guys!!) Day 5: That feature give me another bug (Arrrhh!) Day 6: Where we are going today with this *#*$@!?
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well, if not the history of FF we can at least appreciate the legacy of /. I can't read the story, the server's database is dead.
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guys, it's really simple and I now do it when I post content anywhere:
oh well, if not the history of FF, here is a link to my FF extension.
You can't handle the truth.
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Niffty way to enhance the /. effect to include your e-mail server too.
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What truth?
There is no dupe
The History of Mozilla Firefox: From Phoenix, to Firebird, to Firefox
Posted by Team Flexbeta on 30 March 2005 (3291 views) Rating: 5
Page 1 - Introduction
Firefox is not just a browser; it is a religion, a way of life some might say, and for others, like me, a great damn way of reaching the web without all the ugly stuff that comes with it. Firefox has gone a long way, from name changes to added features, to conquering market share off of the world's most popular browser. Firefox has reached millions via not just web, but also through newspaper headlines all funded by Firefox users themselves. Many of the current Firefox users have been loyal users since the bird's initial flight, and though Firefox has been in the wild now for quiet some time, there are plenty of Firefox users that have recently discovered this marvelous browser. The Firefox browser was previously known as Firebird and before that, Phoenix. While the name has changed, the concepts remain the same. The history of Firefox begins with an idea to make an already existing web browser faster and leaner. Originally dubbed Phoenix, the browser within a few years turns into a revolution, an escape for many from the constant security vulnerabilities from Internet Explorer. The story starts with Phoenix 0.1, and builds up to what we know today as Mozilla Firefox.
I'll try to get more but don't hold your breath.
Let's hope for the day they can add "Firefox usage overtakes IE usage" to that page. Although it may not be perfect, Firefox (pheonix, firebird etc) has been revolutionary - and I believe it has generally increase people's awareness about the web.
Well done to all the developers involved in the developement. Keep up the good work.
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I've been using Firefox since the 0.2 release, and exclusively since 0.3, when it became good enough for everyday use.
what's the point of things like this? Is this really news?
I'm not a paying subscriber and I'm not one to bitch about the stories but "Someone posted the FireFox changelog" is not news.
version .01 released, .02 released, .03 released, .04 released, .05 released, .06 released, .07 released, .08 released, .09 released
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Thanks to file sharing, I purchase more CDs
Thanks to the RIAA, I buy them used...
http://www.mirrordot.org/stories/8edf94739c87f105c f8051329b6b6dd7/index.html Mirror
Just like Slashdot, coral cache doesn't seem to have a working copy.
So I'm like "All Right! I got it to load even though it's slashdotted!!!" And then I see that it's page one of six :(
The History of Mozilla Firefox: From Phoenix, to Firebird, to Firefox
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Posted by Team Flexbeta on 30 March 2005 (4112 views) Rating: 5
Page 3 - Phoenix 0.4 - Firebird 0.7.1
Phoenix 0.4
Build 0.4 added a homepage icon to the toolbar by default. The popup whitelist was also improved; now users were able to manually add websites which were exempt from the popup blocker. Improvements were also made to tabbed browsing and shortcut keys. Users were able to toggle between tabbed windows by using shortcuts. The Mozilla team also tweaked the address bar to permit users to just enter the name of the URL, and then press Ctrl + Enter, which automatically added the WWW. and
Phoenix 0.5
Though Phoenix 0.5 did not go through much UI improvements from its previous build, there was plenty of under-the-hood tweaking and bug fixes. Phoenix 0.5 was equipped with Intellimouse 5-button support, which meant users can now use their mouse's back and forward button. In previous builds, if you closed Phoenix it would not remember its previous state, such as if you had the sidebar open. Phoenix 0.5 would now remember a user's last state which the browser was in. Phoenix 0.5 also saw a noticeable file size reduction along with less memory usage than 0.4. The ability to open history items in tabs was added, and the longstanding bug that history quicksearch was case sensitive was also fixed. The download manager went through a fumigation phase; tons of bugs were exterminated including the bug that caused -1 to be displayed as the progress.
In general, Phoenix 0.5 went through a huge bug fix overhaul. A few of the bugs that were fixed includes the menubar staying disabled after customizing the toolbar under certain circumstances, effectively rendering that browser useless, also a longstanding full screen bug that made the feature a pain to use was patched.
Firebird 0.6
Phoenix users were definitely in for a surprise when the Mozilla Team decided it was time for a new name, and new look for the browser. The name of the browser had to be changed in order to avoid trademark issues with a company called Phoenix Technologies, which markets a browser of its own. After months of brain-storming, the Mozilla team rested on a new name, Firebird. However, the name Firebird would have to be changed again later because Firebird was the name of an open-source development project that produces a relational database.
Though the new browser sported also a new name, the general layout did not change much; a new default theme was used however for Firebird 0.6. New icons were introduced for every button on the toolbar. The term "Preferences" was switched for "Options", and the Options window obtained some eye candy. Firebird 0.6 also included a new privacy feature, which allowed the user to clear all privacy data including form data, history, cache and cookies with a single click. If Firebird 0.6 crashed, the user was now able to submit a message to the developers about this error. Firebird 0.6 also introduced automatic image resizing; which shrinks any image that is bigger than the window to make the whole image visible. Smooth scrolling was also introduced in this version, along with a few bug fixes. MAC OS X fans were also in for a treat with Firebird 0.6 announced support for the OS. However, Firebird OS X users were experiencing many bug issues. Firebird 0.6 did see a 5MB file increase from its previous version.
Firebird 0.6.1
Before running Firebird 0.6.1, users noticed that the executable icon for Firebird was change. No longer did the icon resemble the Mozilla Browser icon; now Firebird had its own identity. Firebird 0.6.1 was mainly a minor bug-fix release fixing a few critical issues in Mozilla Firebird 0.6. Some of the bugs that were fixed in this build included:
* Fix for the auto-complete crash bug
* Fix for the DOM security restriction bug that broke many bookmarklets
* Rich Text Editing support
* Toolbar buttons for cut, copy and paste
* Brushed up d
Coming next: build-by-build history of Linux, including every minor release.
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Here is the printable version of the article, I was still able to get this to load even though the rest of the site is slashdotted to hell:8 9
http://www.flexbeta.net/main/printarticle.php?id=
"And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced. But all was not lost, for from the ash rose a great bird. The bird gazed down upon the unbelievers and cast fire and thunder upon them. For the beast had been reborn with its strength renewed, and the followers of Mammon cowered in horror." from The Book of Mozilla, 7:15 P.S: Ain't Mammon that Devil's son in the Constantine movie?
Going way back to Slashdot circa 1998, posing the question, "Should Netscape GPL Mozilla?"? Link is http://web.archive.org/web/19980113191222/http://s lashdot.org/
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Mirrordot has the article mirrored.
I've lost track of how many Mozilla posts there have been on Slashdot in the past few days. Glad to see it's really starting to catch on though!
Now I'll never get to find out which version of FF I should download. On the other hand, we will at least get to have The History of Flexbeta:
3:15 Article on FF history posted on Flexbeta
3:19 Slashdot posts article about Flexbeta's article
3:20 Smoke starts coming from Flexbeta
3:21 Sparks fly from Flexbeta
3:22 Feeding tube is removed from Flexbeta
3:23 Flexbeta is dead. R.I.P.
I'm not going to post it again, but after it got /.'ed it sends an email to the admin everytime someone visits it.
Thing is, some admins have a message sent to their cell phones everytime one of their sever crashes, on top, usually that costs 0.05$ a message. Actually I have no clue but for arguments sake let's say it was 0.05$. Take a guess at how many people clicked that link sending a message to his email who, if enabled, sends a message to his phone.
I really don't want to see that bill!
Just found this delicious article on howstuff works:
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http://computer.howstuffworks.com/firefox.htm/pri
BTW - I keep forgetting the name of the service that provides automatic mirroring of websites. It is some stateside university that is behind it. Wouldn't it be a GREAT idea if either story submitters or Slashdot story posters browsed through the links in a submission via that service and then posted the alternate URLs as well as the original ??? Or am I commiting sacrilege by proposing something that could almost kill the slashdot effect ?
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Its pretty ignorant for someone to write a piece about the "history of mozilla firefox" without discussing Netscape, Mosaic, etc...
They missed the part where The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
I love Firefox as much as the next geek, but come on guys, do you think we can limit the historical studies to subjects which have not come about within the lifetime of a teenager, much less an infant.
my old sig is obsolete, and I haven't come up with a stupid enough new one yet
... Mozilla Firefox is history.
If you mod this up, your slashdot background will turn into a beautiful sunset!
What's this Firefox you speak of? Is that anything like my Firebird?
[Release 0.7] 2004-01-13 Peter Akin
* Introduced rendering bug to annoy a huge segment of our user base.
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Maybe the next release will have an about:config setting to disable this feature *fingers crossed*
user_pref("accessibility.slashdot.tomfoolery", false);
One of the reasons I like lurking here is the concentration of "scary smart" coding types.
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Can SOMEONE please come up with a way for all submitted links being coral cached before throwing them out to the wolves?
How about a little app that kicks open a popup window when a story is submitted. Before the story is accepted the submitter must browse all applicable links in this slave window. All links are cached and THEN the story is posted, with coral'd links included. (And possibly a 'See original page' link?)
Anyone able to write this? Or better yet, anyone with a better idea?
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"Pescadero" the codename for 0.1, doesn't mean 'fisherman' in spanish. That would be "Pescador".
"Pescadero" is the person that sells the fish.
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I joined at 0.8 and left again at 1.0. The mozilla suite is just plain more stable, often faster, and doesn't have ff's longstanding habit of crashing when printing to a file if CUPS is installed. In addition, while the extensions architecture may be clunkier in the suite, it's also more robust (for me at least). ff 1.0 kept dropping my extensions.
Ah, bitter dregs.
Technically, it started with Netscape, then moved on to Mozilla. At the end of 2001, some Mac OS X developers came along and decided to create a stand-alone browser for OS X based on Mozilla, without the extras like the HTML editor, IRC client, email client, etc. This browser was first released as Chimera in the beginning of 2002. Chimera steadily got more and more popular under OS X, and ended up being _the_ browser for OS X users until Apple finally released Safari. After the success of Chimera in its first few months, Phoenix was conceived as, effectively, an attempt to combine the simplicity of Chimera with the cross-platform capability and UI of the main Mozilla browser. In other words, Phoenix didn't just pop up out of the blue, it had an inspiration that (sadly) most people seem to have forgotten.
Yes, I am using what Chimera became (Camino), and yes, perhaps I am a bit of a fanboy of it. It's an extremely solid browser, and despite its popularity waning due to Safari, it's still being developed, and I'm happy with its progress.
By reading this you acknowledge that you have read it.
I saw it in December:
Firefox 933,550 sessions, 23.73%
Internet Explorer 887,065 sessions, 22.55%
"Firefox is not just a browser; it is a religion, a way of life some might say, and for others, like me, a great damn way of reaching the web without all the ugly stuff that comes with it."
"Ugly stuff" such as a few short paragraphs of text drowned in innumerable pages of intrusive god-damned advertisements.
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A half-decent article but he/she mentions Firefox as being a small red fox. It's not. It's a red panda. One glimpse at the Firefox FAQ reveals this..
See History and development of Mozilla Firefox. Might be useful to compare against this article.
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What crap breaking down the page into a million pages. here is the printable link
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That may have been true 6 years ago. I myself wouldn't have thought that it eventually becomes what it is today.
But they made it in the end. It survived, and now it conquers the world.