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Firefox 1.1 Scrapped
An Anonymous Reader writes: "The Firefox team has decided to scrap the planned 1.1 release (already in Alpha 2) and instead release the final version as 1.5 due to the significant number of bug fixes and changes. The 1.5 feature complete beta is expected next month." From the article: "We are planning for a Firefox 2.0 and 3.0, but will divide the planned work over (at this point) three major Milestones, 1.5 (September 2005), 2.0 (unscheduled) and 3.0 (unscheduled). All major development work will be done on the Mozilla trunk, and these releases will coincide with Gecko version revs."
can i have it?
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Anyone else notice that Firefox 2.0 is codenamed "The Ocho"?
I'm just glad we are out of the 0.X realm. That was really hurting Firefox's street cred to be below 1.0 --- I'm for the rapid growth of Firefox's version number. We gotta catch up IE7 and Opera 8.
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Steal Microsoft's thunder and release it right after IE 7. :)
Even better, release it right after IE 7 and say it's the bug fix for IE 7.
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That's okay. Those people are too busy looking for Windows 96-97.
it's scheduled for release in (brace yourself): "??? 2005".
They must be planning to profit somehow.
Internet Explorer is free about like it is free for me to have sex with my wife. Sure, no money changes hands for the act, but believe me, getting the package the sex is "bundled" with is very expensive.... Way too many diamonds, not enough pearl necklaces....
I am happy with Firefox. I do not think that I would ever pay for a browser however, even if it was really great. I guess we have all been conditioned to want free browsers....
Your browser is NOT Microsoft Internet Explorer. Close this window and re-open.
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Wouldn't it be more appropriate and less alarmist to say that Firefox 1.1 will instead be called Firefox 1.5?
No, Firefox 1.5 will be Firefox 5.
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> Internet Explorer is free about like it is free for me to have sex with my wife.
If your only other option is one involving open sores, then I suggest you stop griping...
the method can be summed up as follows: start with a simple one-sentence summary of a story
Firefox Changes Mandate Version Upgrade
Because we're geeks (and slashdot needs to report "new" news everyday), add version numbers
Firefox 1.1 Changes Mandate Version Upgrade To 1.5
But that's too long and informative... we could try shortening and leave the details for the article:
Firefox 1.1 Changes
or
Firefox 1.1 Update
But that's not inflammatory... We need a one-word summation that will scare/startle people immediately upon reading it, but is not too far from the truth
Firefox 1.1 Scrapped
They're just trying to get Mr. Gates excited.
I can see Bill now, sitting at his computer and googling for the latest news. Seeing the headline "Firefox 1.1 Scrapped", he jumps up and shrieks with Joy, "Steve! Steve! They've given up! Hoo-hoo!"
And then they all go out for a beer.
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