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Mozilla issues new Firefox test release
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| The software is based on version 1.9.3 of
| the Gecko browser engine that underlies
| Firefox. The current Firefox 3.6, and an
| update called Lorentz, are based on 1.9.2.
|
| The headline feature of the new preview
| release is the same for Lorentz, though:
| out-of-process plug-ins, which means that
| Adobe Systems Flash Player and the like
| run in a separate memory compartment to
| protect the browser overall when they
| crash. Mozilla hopes people will see how
| well it works on an OOPP testing page.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000117-264.html
Researchers Develop 3D Graphics Capability for Firefox
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| A group of researchers plans to release a
| version of the Firefox browser that
| includes the built-in ability to view 3D
| graphics, a capability that could open the
| door for more interactive Web pages from
| developers.
|
| Some gaming companies have created plug-
| ins that allow 3D graphics to be viewed,
| but the latest method does not require
| one, which potentially would allow the
| capability to be used by more people, said
| Philipp Slusallek, a professor at Saarland
| University, at the Cebit trade show on
| Wednesday.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/190666/researchers_develop_3d_graphics_capability_for_firefox.html
Chris Blizzard: Life in the Browser
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| Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier, speaks with Chris
| Blizzard, director of Developer Relations
| at Mozilla.
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http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/openmic/2010/030310openmic-blizzard.html
UK Government Gives Green Light To Use Of Firefox Across Public Sector
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| In the light of the recent phishing attack
| that compromised Twitter accounts of
| several prominent politicians, the UK
| government has announced that all its
| departments will have the freedom to opt
| for other web browsers as there is no rule
| about only using the Internet Explorer
| (IE) web browser.
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http://www.itproportal.com/oss/news/article/2010/2/27/uk-government-gives-green-light-use-firefox-across-public-sector/
Government departments allowed to use Firefox
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| The government has said its departments
| are free to consider any browser, and
| should consider open-source software
| including Firefox.
|
| According to a parliamentary written
| answer from Cabinet Office minister Angela
| Smith, there is no rule that says
| government departments must use
| Microsoft's Internet Explorer, even though
| it is the browser most widely used within
| Whitehall.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,40057433,00.htm
A Public Funded "Microsoft Shop?"
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| "I work at a public hospital in the
| computer / technical department and
| (amongst others) was recently outraged by
| an email that was sent around our
| department: '(XXXX) District Health Board
| â Information Services is strategically a
| Microsoft shop and when talking to staff /
| customers we are to support this strategy.
| I no longer want to see comments promoting
| other Operating Systems.' We have also
| been told to remove Firefox found on
| anyone's computer unless they have
| specific authorisation from management to
| have it installed under special
| circumstances. Now, I could somewhat
| understand this if I was working in a
| company that sold and promoted the use of
| Microsoft software for financial gain, but
| I work in the publicly / government funded
| health system. Several of the IT big-wigs
| at the DHB are seemingly blindly pro-
| Microsoft and seem all too quick to shrug
| off other, perhaps more efficient
| alternatives. As a taxpayer, I want
| nothing more than to see our health
| systems improve and run more efficiently.
| I am not foolish enough to say all our
| problems would be solved overnight by
| changing away from Microsoft's
| infrastructure, but I am convinced that if
| we took less than half the money we spend
| on licensing Microsoft's software alone
| and invested that in training users for an
| open source system, we would be far better
| off in the long run. I would very much
| like to hear Slashdot's ideas / opinions
| on this 'Strategic Direction' and the
| silencing of our technical opinions."
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http://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/03/04/1416226/A-Public-Funded-Microsoft-Shop
Mozilla orders JÃger shot for Firefox engine
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/mozilla_jaegermonkey_javascript_engine_update/
Recent:
Firefox 4 â Updates, Roadmaps And Changes So Far
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| Developers and users alike are pretty
| interested these days in knowing what the
| Mozilla developers are up to with the new
| Firefox 4 browser. A product roadmap was
| released by the foundation giving information
| on when to expect the next big thing: Firefox
| 4.
| The report details that Firefox 4.0 is due to
| arrive in either October or November of 2010
| and will bring with it a range of new
| features, such as a new slick user interface
| and multi-touch gesture support. But take
| note that this report is currently classed as
| a âdraftâ and could be open to any number of
| changes.
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http://thetechjournal.com/internet/firefox-4-updates-roadmaps-and-changes-so-far.xhtml
Firefox 4.0 to arrive late 2010
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| Mozilla recently released a product roadmap with a number of new details on
| what the foundation is hoping to release between now and the end of 2010
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/317641/firefox_4_0_arrive_late_2010?rid=-219
Firefox 4.0 goes Chrome, will arrive with new UI in Q4 2010
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| Mozilla recently updated its product roadmap through 2010. According to the
| first draft, the current browser will see a minor update in Q4 2009 as well
| as Q2 2010. Version 4.0 is headed for an October or November 2010 release and
| will bring a new user interface and browser sync integration.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43810/135/
Design ideas show Firefox 4.0 with a Chrome look
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| Mozilla has released mockups that show how Firefox 4.0 conceivably might
| look, and two words spring to my mind: Google Chrome.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10296609-2.html
First Look at Firefox 4.0 Design Mockups
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| Last week we took a look at initial design mockups for Firefox 3.7, and now
| the busy designers at Mozilla are back with some theme mockups for the
| even-further-into-the-future Firefox 4.0.
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http://lifehacker.com/5324095/first-look-at-firefox-40-design-mockups
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