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Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the kick-the-tires dept.

elfguygmail.com writes "Firefox 1.5 beta1 is out! It includes many new features including a new automatic update system, reworked options dialogs, faster browsing, new error pages, memory and stability updates. Get your beta at Mozilla.org."

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  1. Too many browsers by CFMLSpecialist · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Each time a new browser or new version of a browser is released, we get one step farther away from ever having any hope of being able to develop webpages that will truly be cross-browser compatible.

    --
    Mike http://www.kanutervalve.com/
  2. Re:Firefox = Security Flaw by palndron · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Firefox == Security Flaw

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    a man, a plan, a canal, panama
  3. Crashy? by Grendel+Drago · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Will it crash less? Please?

    Failing that, will it remember what I was browsing, like Opera has done for umpteen versions, and restore that when the browser is restarted?

    --grendel drago

    --
    Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
  4. Re:Woohoo! - Not a troll by Threni · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > But at version 1.06 if I still have random performance problems, memory
    > hogging.

    I don't have this problem. Perhaps you should speak to someone who is comfortable configuring PC software - perhaps they'll help you sort it out? Or file a report with the FF developers? Or wait for the next version to come out?

    > Personally, I want a browser that works well, is fast and supports all sites

    Do any browsers satisfy these conditions? Especially the last.

    > All these latest greatest features we keep talking about are not really
    > revolutionary, they have been implemented in other browsers (including opera)

    I don't keep talking about them, I just use them. Opera isn't free, and doesn't offer any advantage to me over what I get for free with FF.

    > I see a lot of arrogance among the developers/supporters.

    Who cares?

    > I WILL be modded as troll for this,

    Who cares?

  5. Re:Woohoo! by arkanes · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    1. I am almost certain from your comments that you don't actually have much experience with measureing and detecting memory leaks. The first rule: what Windows is telling you is not true. You cannot get an accurate measure of an applications memory use using the standard Windows tools.
    2. Firefox makes a number of design decisions to trade memory usage for performance.
    3. The flexibility of the Firefox platform comes with a price in memory and CPU overhead. Thats another design decision which is inherent in the platform. If you want something smaller, you'll want to use a different browser.
    4. GC won't reduce Firefoxes memory footprint. In fact, efficent GC requires signifigant memory overhead, so memory usage would actually *increase*.
    All this is not to say that there's room for improvement or optimization - there always is. But you don't know what you're talking about.
  6. Re:Users need it by shokk · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Because it's so hard to wait until you are done browsing to do the update. One MUST ALWAYS update while they have a dozen tabs open.

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    "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart, he dreams himself your master."