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| Re: Fifth Beta of Firefox 3 Released and Already Reviewed |
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Thu, 3 Apr 2008 03:49:36 -0700 |
On 3 Apr., 08:32, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@schestowitz.com> wrote:
> Firefox 3 Beta 5 Released
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Firefox 3 Beta 5 is now available for download. This milestone is focused
on
> | testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes
to
> | the platform scheduled for Firefox 3.
> |
> | Ongoing planning for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 Planning
> | Center, as well as in mozilla.dev.planning and on irc.mozilla.org in
> | #granparadiso.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/application/16585/firefox-3-beta-5...
>
> Firefox 3 Beta 5 is here, and reviewed
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Firefox 3 Beta 5, Gran Paradiso's milestone #13 is here and the list of
> | features and improvement it brings along is pretty long so let's get
started.
> `----
>
> http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/04/firefox-3-beta-5-is-here-and-revie...
>
> Recent:
>
> My Lack of Confidence in Vista SP1
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | News Commentary. While troubleshooting a friend's Outlook woes, I found
> | Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ready for download and installation. I
couldn't
> | risk it.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | My buddy loves Microsoft, but he detests Windows Vista. On Saturday, for
the
> | umpteenth time, he praised Microsoft while we were driving to pick up his
son
> | from playing paintball. See, my bookseller friend remembers trying to
> | automate his business before there was DOS--how much it cost and how
little
> | benefit he got from the money spent.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | He had no idea what was there. My buddy smiled: "Hey, I just do what
they
> | tell me," referring to Microsoft and the Office 2007 trial
conversion.
> |
> | The computer had more pep after the software removal, but I haven't
heard
> | whether or not Outlook is behaving better. My friend is ready to move to
> | another e-mail program; he asked about Mozilla Thunderbird. The
bookseller
> | had heard of the software because of Firefox, which his son had installed
on
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | the computer. Apparently, IE 7 also frequently crashes.
> `----
>
>
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/my_lack_of_confidence_in...http://t
inyurl.com/2rbmls
>
> Mozilla speeds up Firefox
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Firefox 3.0, released this week, is dramatically faster than its
predecessor
> | and rivals, benchmark tests claim -- the result of hundreds of
performance
> | improvements designed to make the open-source browser the best at
running
> | complex Web 2.0 applications, Mozilla's chief developer said this week.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1185319451;fp;2;fpid;1
>
> Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The almost-but-not-quite-final beta of Firefox 3 (FF3 beta 4) is now
> | available for download. The most noticeable improvement is speed. In
some
> | tests, it's three times faster than Firefox 2 (meaning the test completes
in
> | 1/3 the time), and a whopping five times faster than IE 7...
> `----
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=548
>
> Mozilla: Firefox 3 beats IE7 and Opera in memory tests
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Work done to plug Firefox's memory leaks and reduce its RAM profile has
paid
> | off, two of Mozilla's engineers said Friday, as they claimed that the
newest
> | beta of their open-source browser uses less memory than rivals such as
> | Internet Explorer and Opera.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1368883081&rid=-50
>
> Firefox 3 Memory Usage
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Looking at the graph:
> |
> | * All browsers increase in memory use slightly over time, but the
Firefox
> | 3 slope is closer to 0.
> | * The peak of Firefox 3 is lower than the terminal size of Firefox
2!
> | * The terminal state of Firefox 3 is nearly 140MB smaller than
Firefox 2.
> | 60% less memory!
> | * IE7 doesn't appear to give any memory back, even after all the
windows
> | are closed!
> | * Firefox 3 ends up about 400mb smaller than IE7 at the end of the
test!
> `----
>
> http://blog.pavlov.net/2008/03/11/firefox-3-memory-usage/
can't wait to test it...
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| [News] Fifth Beta of Firefox 3 Released and Already Reviewed |
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Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:32:46 +010 |
Firefox 3 Beta 5 Released
,----[ Quote ]
| Firefox 3 Beta 5 is now available for download. This milestone is focused on
| testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to
| the platform scheduled for Firefox 3.
|
| Ongoing planning for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 Planning
| Center, as well as in mozilla.dev.planning and on irc.mozilla.org in
| #granparadiso.
`----
http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/application/16585/firefox-3-beta-5-released
Firefox 3 Beta 5 is here, and reviewed
,----[ Quote ]
| Firefox 3 Beta 5, Gran Paradiso’s milestone #13 is here and the list of
| features and improvement it brings along is pretty long so let’s get
started.
`----
http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/04/firefox-3-beta-5-is-here-and-reviewed/
Recent:
My Lack of Confidence in Vista SP1
,----[ Quote ]
| News Commentary. While troubleshooting a friend's Outlook woes, I found
| Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ready for download and installation. I couldn't
| risk it.
|
| [...]
|
| My buddy loves Microsoft, but he detests Windows Vista. On Saturday, for the
| umpteenth time, he praised Microsoft while we were driving to pick up his son
| from playing paintball. See, my bookseller friend remembers trying to
| automate his business before there was DOS—how much it cost and how little
| benefit he got from the money spent.
|
| [...]
|
| He had no idea what was there. My buddy smiled: "Hey, I just do what they
| tell me," referring to Microsoft and the Office 2007 trial conversion.
|
| The computer had more pep after the software removal, but I haven't heard
| whether or not Outlook is behaving better. My friend is ready to move to
| another e-mail program; he asked about Mozilla Thunderbird. The bookseller
| had heard of the software because of Firefox, which his son had installed on
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| the computer. Apparently, IE 7 also frequently crashes.
`----
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/my_lack_of_confidence_in_vista_sp1.
html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/2rbmls
Mozilla speeds up Firefox
,----[ Quote ]
| Firefox 3.0, released this week, is dramatically faster than its predecessor
| and rivals, benchmark tests claim -- the result of hundreds of performance
| improvements designed to make the open-source browser the best at running
| complex Web 2.0 applications, Mozilla's chief developer said this week.
`----
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1185319451;fp;2;fpid;1
Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2
,----[ Quote ]
| The almost-but-not-quite-final beta of Firefox 3 (FF3 beta 4) is now
| available for download. The most noticeable improvement is speed. In some
| tests, it’s three times faster than Firefox 2 (meaning the test completes in
| 1/3 the time), and a whopping five times faster than IE 7...
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=548
Mozilla: Firefox 3 beats IE7 and Opera in memory tests
,----[ Quote ]
| Work done to plug Firefox's memory leaks and reduce its RAM profile has paid
| off, two of Mozilla's engineers said Friday, as they claimed that the newest
| beta of their open-source browser uses less memory than rivals such as
| Internet Explorer and Opera.
`----
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1368883081&rid=-50
Firefox 3 Memory Usage
,----[ Quote ]
| Looking at the graph:
|
| * All browsers increase in memory use slightly over time, but the
Firefox
| 3 slope is closer to 0.
| * The peak of Firefox 3 is lower than the terminal size of Firefox 2!
| * The terminal state of Firefox 3 is nearly 140MB smaller than Firefox
2.
| 60% less memory!
| * IE7 doesn’t appear to give any memory back, even after all the
windows
| are closed!
| * Firefox 3 ends up about 400mb smaller than IE7 at the end of the
test!
`----
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