Firefox 1.5.0.2 released

Varelse · 04-13-2006, 05:14 PM

Firefox 1.5.0.2 released: www.mozilla.com/firefox

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What's new in Firefox 1.5.0.2:

* Universal Binary support for Mac OS X which provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core processors. Firefox supports the enhancements to performance introduced by the new MacIntel chipsets.
* Improvements to product stability.
* Several security fixes.

**G10** · 04-13-2006, 05:28 PM

Thanks for the nudge Varelse - got it updated

DarrenC · 04-13-2006, 05:46 PM

They are about to launch 2.0 beta so I've heard.

joecoolfreak · 04-17-2006, 06:51 AM

2.0 Beta has been out for some time now. It's official monikor is Bon Echo and I haven't had many problems with it at all.

**G10** · 04-17-2006, 06:54 AM

I don't trust any beta versions, no matter who does them - Except for Microsoft beta's of course

joecoolfreak · 04-17-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by G10

I don't trust any beta versions, no matter who does them - Except for Microsoft beta's of course

It's not a matter of trust so much, but if you are a beta tester, then you get to have input on the eventual outcome of a program. I have been around the block a bit and quite enjoy running a program through its paces and looking for bugs and tweaks. I still remember being a beta tester for the original Windows NT operating system. =-)

**G10** · 04-17-2006, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by joecoolfreak

It's not a matter of trust so much, but if you are a beta tester, then you get to have input on the eventual outcome of a program. I have been around the block a bit and quite enjoy running a program through its paces and looking for bugs and tweaks. I still remember being a beta tester for the original Windows NT operating system. =-)

I know what you mean dude. I had been doing it for 12 years .and quit 3 years ago. We used to enjoy testing new products at IBM (I know, sad) and that is where I learn't to leave it to the other guys as I couldn't be bothered with the potential risks of it destablising my system anymore.

Learn't the hard way a few times and I am guessing, so have you

Mong · 04-17-2006, 08:54 AM

Best thing about FX is that it got update automatically

joecoolfreak · 04-17-2006, 10:27 AM

Absolutely...been there...done that and learnt many lessons along the way. The most important of which is never install the beta on a primary system. That is one of the advantages of running multiple machines at a time and having spares, so that I can try out new hardware, software, configurations, driver's etc...without the risk of taking an important machine down. I still run 1.5 on all of my primary machines, just through 2.0 on a spare laptop and then run QA when I get the spare time to do so.

BamaStangGuy · 04-18-2006, 12:33 AM

Upgraded without a problem.. and memory usage seems better.