Mozilla claims Firefox 9 is up to 30% faster than Firefox 8:
http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/12/20/major-javascript-enhancements-make-firefox-speedy-up-to-30-faster/
That's awesome.
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Mozilla claims Firefox 9 is up to 30% faster than Firefox 8:
http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/12/20/major-javascript-enhancements-make-firefox-speedy-up-to-30-faster/
That's awesome.
They are still major updates, but instead of delivering all new features at once yearly, they are delivering them in small dosages every six weeks. They wouldn't be able to add such features on minor...
Add-ons in Aurora are now considered compatible by default!!!!!
http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2011/12/12/help-test-default-compatibility-for-add-ons-on-aurora/
I just tested it. Tried to...
Plugins usually don't break, what breaks are extensions.
I have 70 extensions installed and only 2 are not compatible with Firefox 9 Beta at the moment. In fact, since the fast release schedule,...
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I don't really care about the version number.
Running Firefox 9 Beta here and waiting for 10,11,12,13,14...
Very interesting article:
Firefox 9 Gets 30% Boost In JavaScript Performance
These are my updated Firefox benchmarks, showing the performance improvement of the upcoming FF 7:
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/6427904/img/6427904.png
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Coincidentally, I just got an update on WebP page at Mozilla on my rss feed.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Platform/Features/WebP_support&diff=344123&oldid=prev
Good to know. I suppose the new Preference setting changes that. I wonder why they didn't implement that before and why this feature is still not enabled by default. It makes a huge difference.
I...
No, it doesn't. However, the improvements are indeed coming really fast.
That one is a very particular bug. Is about implementing a new image format, that is not standard and not widely used. Is completely different from not fixing a HTML5 compatibility.
For those who thing Firefox is less stable now...
Why Rapid Releases Can Improve Stability
I have a different experience. I use more than 60 extensions and only 2 weren't compatible with Firefox 6 by the time of releas. This is a miracle.
Well, that doesn't affect me, so why should...
Depends on the add-on. So far, I just had to change a couple of things from FF 4 to FF 5. If your add-on doesn't have incompatible code, you don't even need to edit it, because compatibility bump is...
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Which madness? It is just getting better and better.
Someone asked some days ago in the FF Mega Thread, when the third-party add-on installation permission feature would be implemented. It has landed on Aurora ( FF 8 ), along with other features:
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Mitchell Baker, Chair of the Mozilla Foundation, posted today on her blog an interesting insight on the rapid release model.
http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2011/08/25/rapid-release-process/
Please post in the Firefox 4,5 & Beyond Mega Thread for further support.
Interesting.
I think the first error is an AMO issue. I have experienced that and was able to solve by downloading the extension and installing it by dragging the xpi file to Firefox window. Instead of clicking...
Actually, the most important thing is that new features and core improvements are delivered faster. In the old style cycle, we had to wait for several months before a new major version was ready to...
The rapid release cycle actually benefits extension compatibility, because Firefox changes are less likely to cause compatibility issues like they did before when a new major version was released....
You are welcome.
Did you get version 1.2.1?
I recommend using Add-on Compatibility Reporter to disable compatibility check, instead of messing with the install.rdf files.
Which add-ons are not compatible?