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Google Chrome's streamlined user interface isn't the only trend sweeping through the browser scene. According to a draft document published by Mozilla programmer Rob Sayre, Mozilla is planning an accelerated release schedule for Firefox, which will include different versions with varying levels of stability.
Chrome already does this, offering users a choice between using a developer, beta, or stable release, plus nightly builds and a "Canary" build that installs and runs separately from your primary Chrome browser in case you want to experiment without fully committing.
Mozilla is planning something similar, sans Canary, and will offer at least four versions ("mozilla-central," "firefox-experimental," "firefox-beta," and "Firefox").
"The nightly channel gets new features as soon as they are ready, but it has the lowest stability of the four channels," Mozilla explains. "The UI might change each day, and websites might not work at all times. The firefox-experimental channel gets new features at regular intervals, but some of them might be disabled if it looks like they need more work. The beta channel receives only new features that are slated for the next Firefox release."
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d3v
March 20, 2011 at 11:03pm
Using FF 4.0 beta 12 on opensuse 11.4 and its a lot more stable than I would have expected. But then my linux vendor must have tested it thoroughly before including it so there is that.
Vano
March 19, 2011 at 11:12pm
which will include different versions with varying levels of stability.
To me that sounds like they chose which level of stability will be included in a release...
Dartht33bagger
March 18, 2011 at 1:39pm
Cool idea, but I still will only be using Firefox. No need for me to have new features unless they are stable.
