(Snake) Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 The next version of the Firefox web browser isn't officially hitting the Internet until Tuesday. But you can start surfing the next-generation way today. The FTP site for the Mozilla Foundation has posted links to download Windows, Mac, and Linux builds of version 6 of its popular web browser, promising under the hood improvements and a few minor tweaks to the interface. According to PCMag.com, Firefox 6 will now speed up its startup time for those with a ton of tabs and groups: Users will be able to decide whether they want to load up all of their tab groups at the browser's launch, or load these tabs up within the browser's Panorama grouping tool. The new browser also adds a permissions tool to set site-specific permissions for passwords, cookies, pop-ups and more. If it feels like Firefox 5 only just came out, you're right: The group behind development of the browser announced in March a new release schedule focused on steady, incremental releases as frequently as every 6 weeks. "Firefox uses a schedule-driven process, where releases take place at regular intervals. That means each release happens regardless of whether a given feature is ready, and releases are not delayed to wait for a feature to stabilize. The goal of the process is to provide regular improvements to users without disrupting longer term work," notes a Firefox development overview document. Does this mean Firefox 7 will be here shortly? Indeed, and one developer describes it as "lean and fast." In fact, Mozilla is well underway planning which features will make it into Firefox 8 as well. A post on the Mozilla Engineering Newsletter blog spells it out: "We’re coming to the end of the Firefox 8 development cycle," the post reads. "The penultimate week of Firefox 8 development included over 430 changes resolving 235 bugs and features." Source: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/15/better-browser-firefox-6-is-out/?test=faces Quote
Lo0n Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I only use firefox occasionally but maybe i'll start using it more Quote
*A.G* Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) cool! Edited August 16, 2011 by *A.G* Quote
Wifestein Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I love Firefox <3 6.0 Looks great, I hope 7.0 will look even better Quote
General Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 this sounds like bad moves for mozilla...wont wait for a feature to be fully developed or stable? So you'll have a half-assed browser with som features and some non-working parts that are just taking space? bad idea Quote
Justice Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 imo firefox with google chrome are the best browser Quote
Jefke Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 On my pc firefox 6.0 is great, but on a couple of my older computers it's running really slow Quote
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