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Firefox 1.1 Scrapped

Posted by Zonk on from the doing-it-up-right dept.

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."

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  1. if you're gonna just throw it away... by idiotdevel · · Score: 5, Funny

    can i have it?

  2. One small keystroke for a man... by Miros · · Score: 5, Funny

    One small keystroke for a man, one giant leap forward for verison obscurity.

  3. Version Numbers by Hachey · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  4. Steal The Thunder and Double It by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  5. Re:Nonsensical change by hendridm · · Score: 5, Funny
    This will only confuse people. "Oh No! I missed versions 1.1-1.4!"

    That's okay. Those people are too busy looking for Windows 96-97.

  6. Re:This is all getting quite confusing... by Alex+P+Keaton+in+da · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  7. Scrapped? if 1.1 is now 1.5 then ... by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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    1. Re:Scrapped? if 1.1 is now 1.5 then ... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, Firefox 1.5 will be Firefox 5.

      A Solaris user, I see. ;-)

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