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Firefox 0.9.1 is coming

Ben Goodger has announced that there will be a 0.9.1 bugfix release. It will fix several theme/extension manager bugs and include an updated version of Winstripe that isn't on the trunk yet.

There is a 0.9.1 mini-branch off of the Aviary branch at the point of the 0.9 release. 0.9.1 branch checkins. Thunderbird 0.7.1 will be released from the same mini-branch.

Firefox 0.9 is out!

MozillaZine: Mozilla Firefox 0.9 Released.

Download using HTTP or download using BitTorrent.

If you've been following the trunk with The Burning Edge, the interesting things about 0.9 are:

  • A new default theme, Winstripe.
  • Theme/extension managers that actually work.
  • Increased stability from being on a branch.

If you're coming from 0.8, or if you want to be reminded of the big improvements between 0.8 and 0.9, read the release notes or the bigger picture.

In addition to 0.9, there is also a new official site for Firefox themes and extensions, update.mozilla.org.

Firefox 0.9 coming soon

Firefox 0.9 will be released soon from the Aviary branch, which is not the same as the 1.7 branch.

Neil Turner's Firefox 0.9 tour with screenshots.

Draft of 0.9 release notes.

The Burning Edge's Bigger Picture: What's new in 0.9. This list is more detailed than the release notes, but less detailed than daily Burning Edge posts.

The branch has a new theme, Winstripe, which has not yet been checked in on the trunk. It also has a different version of the theme and extension manager than on the trunk.

Unofficial 0.8 builds

Windows builds: MozJF's installer and non-installer (7zip), cypher77's G7 SSE

Note that unofficial builds do not have the new logos and artwork.

Firefox 0.8 released!

  • New name
  • New, cuter icons (with corresponding buttons for links!)
  • New About window
  • New Credits page in About window
  • Fixed: 233287 - Software License Agreement appears without line breaks
  • Fixed: 206029 - Installing Flash screws stuff up (forum thread).

For a list of what's changed since Firebird 0.7, see my long list, Asa's list, or the Firefox 0.8 release notes.

  • Continued regression: 229600 - Installing 2 extensions without restarting re-launches extension-installer for previous installed extensions.

Windows builds: Official Windows installer, jesus_X's non-installer (.zip) build based on official installer build

Linux builds: Official Linux, Official Linux+xft+gtk2

Mac builds: Official Mac

All official builds

2004-02-08 Branch builds

  • Fixed on trunk and branch: 233391 - apply charset name canonicalization (bug 224748) to toolkit
  • Fixed on branch: 233149 - download manage window blinks non-stop if new download is added while not in focus. (Fixed by disabling the blinking completely for now.)
  • Continued regression: 233287 - Software License Agreement appears without line breaks
  • Continued regression: 206029 - Installing Flash screws stuff up (forum thread).
  • Continued regression: 229600 - Installing 2 extensions without restarting re-launches extension-installer for previous installed extensions.

Ben Goodger plans to fix the license bug at the last minute, at the same time he changes the version number to 0.8 on the branch. Hopefully his fix will also fix the Flash installation bug (both problems involve line breaks).

Windows builds: Official Windows installer

Linux builds: Official Linux, Official Linux+xft+gtk2

2004-02-06 Branch builds

  • Fixed on trunk and branch: Install default.xpm to the right place.
  • New regression: 233287 - Software License Agreement appears without line breaks
  • New regression: 233149 - download manage window blinks non-stop if new download is added while not in focus
  • Continued regression: 229600 - Installing 2 extensions without restarting re-launches extension-installer for previous installed extensions.

Windows builds: Official Windows installer

Linux builds: Official Linux, Official Linux+xft+gtk2

2004-02-05 Branch builds

  • Fixed on trunk and branch: part of 228672 - skip the "Clean Upgrade" panel in the installer. (On the branch, this makes it NOT delete your files. I haven't tested a trunk installer.)
  • Fixed on branch: Fix a problem with the installer when installing several extensions in one transaction
  • Fixed on branch: 230768 - New download should flash taskbar icon 2 times if download window is open, but not focused.
  • Continued regression: 229600 - Installing 2 extensions without restarting re-launches extension-installer for previous installed extensions.

Windows builds: Official Windows installer, djeter's

Linux builds: Official Linux, Official Linux+xft+gtk2