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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. Name change again! by wild_berry · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So they pick a different number for the next widely-available and publicly-distributed version of the browser. Slashdot has sensational headline, with the late movie still starting at 10pm.

    In truth, it's only a new name, and I've got used to that from MoFo...

  2. Nonsensical change by Anspen · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Seems like a silly vanity decision. If the changes are not big enough for a 2.0 just make it 1.1.

    Especially a piece of software that in its 1.x.x run so far hasn't even done a .1 change.

    This will only confuse people. "Oh No! I missed versions 1.1-1.4!"

  3. Re:Steal The Thunder by Otter · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...and instead of jumping from 1.0 to 1.5, call it Firefox 8.0!

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  4. virgin numbers by g0at · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I have a better idea. Why don't we just call it version 22.0 to begin with. Hey, that's wonderful! I think I'll submit a new slashdot article which discusses my stupid naming decision. Great.

    -b

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  5. Re:Version-Number Junkies? by Solosoft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Really offtopic ... but winamp changed from 3 -> 5 because Winamp 3 + Winamp 2 = Winamp 5

    Remember how much Winamp 3 sucked ... but it had the cool media library and all the streaming TV but Winamp 2 was quick and snappy and "just worked". Well Winamp 5 was a combo between 2 and 3.

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  6. Re:Version Numbers by Nexus+Zero · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They should just name it Firefox 360 and be done with it.