Next beta will be dubbed Firefox 3.5 to highlight major changes
Mozilla Corp. yesterday released Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, a long-delayed update that sports improvements to the new JavaScript engine and private browsing tools.
Two weeks ago, Mozilla executives promised to move forward on the stalled Beta 3 even if developers weren't able to patch a troublesome bug in the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. To compensate, they added a fourth beta to the schedule. Beta 4 is currently slated for release April 14.
According to Mozilla's Bugzilla problem-tracking database, the TraceMonkey flaw that held up Beta 3 has not yet been fixed.
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Mozilla Corp. yesterday released Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, a long-delayed update that sports improvements to the new JavaScript engine and private browsing tools.
Two weeks ago, Mozilla executives promised to move forward on the stalled Beta 3 even if developers weren't able to patch a troublesome bug in the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. To compensate, they added a fourth beta to the schedule. Beta 4 is currently slated for release April 14.
According to Mozilla's Bugzilla problem-tracking database, the TraceMonkey flaw that held up Beta 3 has not yet been fixed.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129634&source=NLT_OS