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Firefox 1.5 Final Now Available

Posted by Zonk on from the frabjous-day dept.

yootje writes "Firefox 1.5 is out, you can download it right here: Linux; Mac; Windows. You can find more info about it in the release notes. Highlights are: Automated update, drag and drop reordering for browser tabs, improvements to popup blocking, better accessibility and better support for Mac OS X. Don't forget to make full use of the mirrors." It's semi-official.

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  1. Re:Where are the RPMs? by MarcQuadra · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's not Mozilla's job at all. Their job is to produce the best web browser, it's up to all the distribution maintainers to provide packages for thier flavors.

    Mozilla already invests a tremendous amount of time, effort, and money in maintaining a three-platform build farm http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi?tree=F irefox. Do you really want them spending their time trying to figuring out the nuances of the top five distributions as well?

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  2. Re:P2P downloads: by Seumas · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I realize that every individual has their own set of priorities and concerns with their browser, but that's exactly what's great about extensions. Put the necessary stuff in and leave the optional stuff optional. Keep the footprint small and avoid both bloat and insecurity in the process.

    I don't see a lot of things in the 3.0 roadmap that are questionable. Do you? They are things that will improve browsing in general and would be of most use to the most people with the least negative impact. This isn't like cramming ForecastFox into every installation by default or anything.

    In fact, I don't think you've read through the entire list because in most cases, they are simply improving current functionalities and interfaces. The footprint is already there. The functions and features largely already exist. Improving on them is a GOOD THING because you're squeezing more return out of the existing investment.

    The aim is for "Less than a 5.0 MB download on Windows".
    The current Win32 download is 4.98MB

    After all these modifications and improvements, where is this bloat you speak of? 4.98MB to 5.0MB is an increase of about 4/10ths of one percent.

  3. Re:The feature that Mozilla is still missing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dumbest post to be moderated as insightful ever!

    A file extension is no guarentee of the file type. How many emails with .scr extensions are actually screensavers?