opera 8 beta 1 is out

[Sushubh]

just released on the irc... Opera 8 Beta 1 is out!

ftp://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/win/800b1/en/std/

Edited December 22, 2004 by Sushubh

[KayMan2K]

Awesome!!! Has 7.60 even been released yet?

EDIT: Just installed it, but what is new? I looks identical to the 7.60 build.. did they just rename it? Being labeled 'beta' rather than 'alpha' I was looking forward to something visibly new.

[Journeyman]

seems the people behind opera are feeling the squeeze from firefox

[Nathanael]

Downloading now.

EDIT:

Voice won't install :( .

[-Clark-]

cool, haven't updated opera in a while. thanks. :)

[Sushubh]

seems the people behind opera are feeling the squeeze from firefox

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version 7.6 was seriously differnet and extended browser when compared to 7.5 and compared to firefox? well even Opera 3 has more features.

whats the latest added from 7.5? voice and ERA matters to me.

[lardiop Veteran]

Thanks guys, added to Software News (Y)

[biorK]

Cool... the changelog is prolly out tomorrow.

It has not been announced it is just being mirrored to the different servers for the moment. so tomorrow if nothing baad happens

[Sushubh]

lets hope opera guys don't kill me for this ;)

[Rablet]

Thanks Sushubh for the heads up ;)

[lardiop Veteran]

lets hope opera guys don't kill me for this ;)

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Anyone could find it if they looked in the FTP server. If they post it in a publically accessable location, and announce it to people, I can't see why they would be angry.

[Sushubh]

heh. :) i was just kidding. every company likes free publicity. and being a passionate opera user, i do my bit.

[lardiop Veteran]

heh. :) i was just kidding. every company likes free publicity. and being a passionate opera user, i do my bit.

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Well congrats then, you just announced Opera 8 Beta 1 to the world! :happy:

[anir]

Well congrats then, you just announced Opera 8 Beta 1 to the world! :happy:

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Yes, to the whole wide world!

Look how Tibetans are celebrating the revolutionary Opera 8 Beta One!

Edit: I cannot resist it anymore. I just have to go out and celebrate with all these people on the streets!

:rolleyes:

[cork1958]

Awesome!!! Has 7.60 even been released yet?

EDIT: Just installed it, but what is new?  I looks identical to the 7.60 build.. did they just rename it?  Being labeled 'beta' rather than 'alpha' I was looking forward to something visibly new.

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No. 7.60 hasn't been released yet. At least not the final version.

Don't do beta's myself, but always glad to hear Opera is keeping up with the Jones'!! Or, is that keeping ahead? :woot:

[Mx]

Quite cool.

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

let's see if there is any collapsing ads built in the 8 beta..

that's the only thing I want..

[Rix]

let's see if there is any collapsing ads built in the 8 beta..

that's the only thing I want..

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No, there isnt.

[BF4]

any screens?

[lardiop Veteran]

any screens?

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I'm in the process of getting one up on the software page. Looks exactly the same as all the latest 7.60 builds.

[Sushubh]

this release has issues installing voice. this is confirmed. they would update it pretty soon. here is a thread on the opera forum:

http://my.opera.com/forums/showthread.php?...2189#post782141

edit: the voice files are to be uploaded. :p

Edited December 22, 2004 by Sushubh

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

No, there isnt.

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sigh

[Chode]

Awesome!!! Has 7.60 even been released yet?

EDIT: Just installed it, but what is new?  I looks identical to the 7.60 build.. did they just rename it?  Being labeled 'beta' rather than 'alpha' I was looking forward to something visibly new.

585148951[/snapback]

No. 7.60 hasn't been released yet. At least not the final version.

Don't do beta's myself, but always glad to hear Opera is keeping up with the Jones'!! Or, is that keeping ahead?  :woot:

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Opera 8.0 Beta 1 = Opera 7.6 Beta 5

There were rumours that this was going to be the new name for a while, but now I guess we can call it verified.

seems the people behind opera are feeling the squeeze from firefox

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Trolls deserve to be sodomised. That's right, right in their rectum.

Downloading now.

EDIT:

Voice won't install :( .

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A new version is going to be uploaded tomorrow, along with the changelog.

Oh yeah, downloading now. Hopefully the download manager is fixed.

[Sushubh]

what do you mean by collapsible ad? no ads when no page is open? how does that help in any case! :) please explain.

on the brighter side... here is a good news.

Opera 8 is most likely to have no upgrade fee. and even better... One license is valid for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2 and Psion.

second part is here: http://www.opera.com/buy/

first part was mentioned on the irc channel.

[Rix]

Collapse ads, like Firefox's Adblock extension. It can supposidly already be done with some CSS, but i havent managed to get that to work.