Meet Firefox 4.0.1

[CGar]

Better late and fixed than shipped broken.

Lesser of two evils, but either way people will complain :/

[Guest mattburles]

they added another blocker so 2 again :laugh: what is going on in mozilla?

[User6060]

is FF4 the vista or GT5 of its kind...how long has this thing been in the works

[iamawesomewicked]

is FF4 the vista or GT5 of its kind...how long has this thing been in the works

FF4?

FireFox's short version is FX4

[SoapyHamHocks Member]

is FF4 the vista or GT5 of its kind...how long has this thing been in the works

Less than a year.

[Wanderermy]

they added another blocker so 2 again :laugh: what is going on in mozilla?

Back to 1 now :laugh:

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

they added another blocker so 2 again :laugh: what is going on in mozilla?

They're finding bugs, working out how severe they are, and fixing them or putting them back until the next beta.

[bogas04]

Just one critical left :p

[Guest mattburles]

Just one critical left :p

make that two again.. i dont see how this will be out before christmas like some people think.

[Frylock86]

make that two again.. i dont see how this will be out before christmas like some people think.

It would be a nice Christmas gift.

[Kirkburn]

Of the two open issues, one may already be fixed by a backout, and the other has a potential fix. So don't get too depressed.

(And remember, just because this list feels static, doesn't mean development is: it's going on all the time in the background on non-blocking bugs)

[Guest mattburles]

Of the two open issues, one may already be fixed by a backout, and the other has a potential fix. So don't get too depressed.

(And remember, just because this list feels static, doesn't mean development is: it's going on all the time in the background on non-blocking bugs)

back to zero again :laugh: honestly though i wish firefox had a development schedule like google chrome or opera because they would have been done with 4.0 by now. i wouldnt have a problem if they were getting the release candidate out in january because thats only a month away but that appears to not be likely since there are still 2 more betas after beta 8 comes out. so i am frustrated a bit with there development cycle.

note: there has been some movement it looks like on creating the beta 8 builds because this page is now live: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_4.0b8/BuildNotes

[Chaltalian]

back to zero again :laugh: honestly though i wish firefox had a development schedule like google chrome or opera because they would have been done with 4.0 by now. i wouldnt have a problem if they were getting the release candidate out in january because thats only a month away but that appears to not be likely since there are still 2 more betas after beta 8 comes out. so i am frustrated a bit with there development cycle.

note: there has been some movement it looks like on creating the beta 8 builds because this page is now live: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_4.0b8/BuildNotes

Back to 1 bug. The list of bugs to be fixed in Beta 9 is also up.

[dnast]

back to zero again :laugh: honestly though i wish firefox had a development schedule like google chrome or opera because they would have been done with 4.0 by now. i wouldnt have a problem if they were getting the release candidate out in january because thats only a month away but that appears to not be likely since there are still 2 more betas after beta 8 comes out. so i am frustrated a bit with there development cycle.

note: there has been some movement it looks like on creating the beta 8 builds because this page is now live: https://wiki.mozilla....0b8/BuildNotes

Yeah, I wish Firefox 4 wasn't taking so long either, but there are so many changes that it was bound to take quite some time. I think I read somewhere that there have been over 1500 bugs fixed since Beta 7, so there's a lot going on. It's mostly behind the scenes, though, so we don't notice most of it.

[aznkid25]

If the bugs aren't that big, why can't they just wait until beta 9 to fix them?

[Guest mattburles]

the first release candidate build of firefox beta 8 is now available through mozilla ftp server: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0b8-candidates/build1/

this wont be the final version of beta 8 (QA will need a week to make sure everything is a go and that no new blockers pop up)

i am guessing we will see beta 8 next tuesday than if no new problems occur.

[aznkid25]

the first release candidate build of firefox beta 8 is now available through mozilla ftp server: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0b8-candidates/build1/

this wont be the final version of beta 8 (QA will need a week to make sure everything is a go and that no new blockers pop up)

i am guessing we will see beta 8 next tuesday than if no new problems occur.

Nice find. Looks like they are in the process of uploading them, starting with linux. Hopefully we see the first build for windows in the next few hours.

[Guest mattburles]

Nice find. Looks like they are in the process of uploading them, starting with linux. Hopefully we see the first build for windows in the next few hours.

most likely but i wouldnt be surprised if there is a build 2 or 3 of the release candidate before final version of beta 8 comes out.

good news though :) work on the last 2 betas begins! than release candidate. its gonna be a long wake for the final though. 620 bugs remaining (16 ready to land)

[aznkid25]

What is the difference between a signed, & unsigned build? Here's the first beta 8 build for windows. It's unsigned though: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0b8-candidates/build1/unsigned/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%204.0%20Beta%208.exe

[primexx]

woot beta 8 coming :D

[dnast]

What is the difference between a signed, & unsigned build? Here's the first beta 8 build for windows. It's unsigned though: ftp://ftp.mozilla.or...%20Beta%208.exe

I'm assuming it means it's not digitally signed, meaning you'll get a prompt telling you that you're installing a program from an unknown publisher.

[aznkid25]

Has anyone else installed beta 8 build 1? I did a clean install and the home button is now on the right side. Not sure why.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Because they moved it to the right.

[aznkid25]

Because they moved it to the right.

Ok. I wasn't sure. So the home button will be on the right side from now on?

[primexx]

Ok. I wasn't sure. So the home button will be on the right side from now on?

you can move it.