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Yup, running this already, really fast.

That it is - with specific sites.

That is, unfortunately, why I have multiple browsers installed; one browser does NOT fit all sites.

(Right now, it's IE9, Aurora (x32 only), and Nightly (x64 only).)

I've run Peacekeeper , looks like Aurora is on very good way, I'm very happy about score, results below. Testing platform: i3 550, 4GB Ram DDR3, nVidia GF 430 GT, nothing really special but working good ;)

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Comparing to stable Fx 4.0 it is big step forward.

Auroara is updated on a weekly basis. He was and is right.

http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-aurora/pushloghtml?startdate=1+day+ago&enddate=now

Huh? Was that the right link? All I see is a pushlog for a Fennec bug. Also, did you check the link in my previous post?

Edit: Took me a minute, but here's the official document: Mozilla Firefox: Development Specifics

Right after the third chart it states the update rate for each channel.

I have to say it does make it even more confusing as to why they changed Minefield's name to Nightly.

^ I agree. The QA is more important when deciding, but a lot of testers would probably like to have an idea of how often they'll be updating. The specific intervals between updates aren't set in stone (AFAIK), but that's just what they anticipate ATM.

Personally, Firefox is currently the only program I don't mind updating everyday - and that's only because I knew I'd be updating that often when I downloaded Minefield. Seeing that there seems to be a lot of Beta testers switching to Aurora, not knowing the frequency of updates could be an issue for some testers.

Nope. Somebody in this thread said they were weekly, but it looks like he was wrong.

That was me :laugh:

I don't think I was wrong, since I'm 99% sure that when I read the planning document it said weekly, but since there's no revision history (like a wiki) I can't verify that.

I'm wondering where one could find the change log for Aurora. I'd like to know what changes I'm getting with each update. So, could anyone post a link to the change log? :)

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I'm wondering where one could find the change log for Aurora. I'd like to know what changes I'm getting with each update. So, could anyone post a link to the change log? :)

Go to the mozillaZine Forums and check the 'The Official Win32 2011mmdd builds are not yet out' threads. The first post lists the changes in Nightly and Aurora.

10 year old bug fixed yesterday https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102440

also a 6 year old bug was fixed to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197686

All the good features that are being planned for Firefox will land in total till Firefox 7 only . As such, the whole purpose of having 2 more versions in between is not so much compelling.

10 year old bug fixed yesterday https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102440

also a 6 year old bug was fixed to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197686

All the good features that are being planned for Firefox will land in total till Firefox 7 only . As such, the whole purpose of having 2 more versions in between is not so much compelling.

We still get a lot of fixes and new features in Firefox 5 and 6. Besides, as Chrome proves: The version number is not so important. The release channel you're on is. With the rapid release schedule users get an up-to-date browser, with new releases on the stable channel every three months - which I fail to see the issue with.

I've run Peacekeeper , looks like Aurora is on very good way, I'm very happy about score, results below. Testing platform: i3 550, 4GB Ram DDR3, nVidia GF 430 GT, nothing really special but working good ;)

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Comparing to stable Fx 4.0 it is big step forward.

Wow, how come Opera is sooooooo much higher? & how does it compare to Chrome?

We still get a lot of fixes and new features in Firefox 5 and 6. Besides, as Chrome proves: The version number is not so important. The release channel you're on is. With the rapid release schedule users get an up-to-date browser, with new releases on the stable channel every three months - which I fail to see the issue with.

Firefox 5 is worth it just for the bug fixes and seperate processes. We will now be able to tell which sites cause memory leaks so that mozilla can figure out what is wrong with firefox or the website as my ram usage increases loads over a period of a few hours. 64bit firefox too with ff5 will be good.

Well apart from the main merge every 6 weeks, all changes to Aurora will be "under the hood" (unless they back out or disable a major change).

Not all changes though as the theme has been changed compared with the one in Firefox 4. The URL bar etc looks lots better.

also a 6 year old bug was fixed to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197686

Sorry, I know I'm nitpicking, but this is the second time I've seen someone say 6 years. Isn't it an 8 year old bug??

Firefox 5 is worth it just for the bug fixes and seperate processes. We will now be able to tell which sites cause memory leaks so that mozilla can figure out what is wrong with firefox or the website as my ram usage increases loads over a period of a few hours. 64bit firefox too with ff5 will be good.

I haven't heard anything about separate processes for FF5 (?) Also, I'm pretty sure 64-bit won't make FF5 either with the new release schedule.

Not all changes though as the theme has been changed compared with the one in Firefox 4. The URL bar etc looks lots better.

That was added in the merge like he said :). I think he meant that you'll only see new features added every 6 weeks with Aurora. During the 6 week cycles there won't be anything new added, just ironing out bugs. That's the reason I decided to stay on the Nightly channel.

Firefox 5 is worth it just for the bug fixes and seperate processes. We will now be able to tell which sites cause memory leaks so that mozilla can figure out what is wrong with firefox or the website as my ram usage increases loads over a period of a few hours. 64bit firefox too with ff5 will be good.

Why do you feel there will be separate processes? If I understand correctly, Electrolysis has a long way to go.

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