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Firefox 7.0 Beta Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the another-day-another-version dept.

An anonymous reader sends word that the first Firefox 7.0 beta has been released. One of the big areas of focus for this version will be performance enhancements. One optimization "Reduces memory use and improves performance areas including responsiveness, startup and page load time, even in complex websites and Web apps." Another addresses one of Firefox users' long-standing gripes: "The JavaScript garbage collector works more frequently to free up memory and improve performance when you have many tabs open or keep Firefox running for a long time."

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  1. Inb4 autism by sakdoctor · · Score: -1, Troll

    In before autistic people throw a hissy fit as if their toy blocks got messed out of the correct order.

    (But yes, the numbering system does seem to have lost its meaning)

  2. Re:Fix the leaks perhaps?? by H0p313ss · · Score: 1, Troll

    Shouldnt the leaks be fixed, rather than having a garbage collector cleaning them up?

    You sir just won Slashdot's "Wannabe techie dumb comment of the day."

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  3. Whinedot - News For Complainers Stuff That Annoys by sweatyboatman · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shouldn't there be some statute of limitations on how long people are allowed to grouse about the Firefox version number thing?

    Firefox is free, customizable, and is pretty awesome as a web browser. Did I mention that it's free?

    There's also a post complaining about memory usage. It's always nice to spice things up with the last super-popular Firefox complaint.

    Sigh.

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