Firefox 2 Alpha 1

[monoman]

Has anyone tried it yet?

is it stable? Worth upgrading from 1.5?

Cheers

eta: I'm struggling to find it but i think it's called Bon Echo for some reason :confused:

[Darat]

Oh bloody hell another browser to start checking everything in.... :mad:

[skoob]

I wouldn't recommend it right now. Bon Echo Alpha 1 has the new Places system, which is a unified system for storing bookmarks, history and other data. Unfortunately, Places isn't quite there yet, and it has been decided that Places won't be in Firefox 2.0. Installing Bon Echo Alpha 1 will convert you bookmarks to the Places system, and the next time you upgrade, they'll have to be converted back. Obviously, you should always back up you profile directory before using an alpha version.

Apart from some bookmark wierdness I haven't had any problems with Bon Echo. As usual, most extensions haven't been updated to support Firefox 2.0 yet. There aren't any earth shattering changes. Lots of small improvements everywhere, and most of them aren't user visible. I think the only change that most users will notice is that every tab now has it's own close button (like Safari etc).

[Darat]

(If you want a pre-release but stable browser go for the Opera 9 beta preview - much better then FireFox and it is more secure then FireFox so there!)


;)

[Ririon]

(If you want a pre-release but stable browser go for the Opera 9 beta preview - much better then FireFox and it is more secure then FireFox so there!)


;)
(And it's Norwegian...)

[Zep]

(...and that's a recommendation because...??)

[Ririon]

(...and that's a recommendation because...??)
(Appeal to absurd authority :) )

[monoman]

(If you want a pre-release but stable browser go for the Opera 9 beta preview - much better then FireFox and it is more secure then FireFox so there!)


;)

Stop highjacking my Foxy thread you Operaphiles!!!

[Zep]

(Appeal to absurd authority :) )Ah!

I thought it was an appeal to absurd pickled herring. That I could understand.

But what would I know!

:D :D

[Raphael]

(If you want a pre-release but stable browser go for the Opera 9 beta preview - much better then FireFox and it is more secure then FireFox so there!)


;)

I have to trust Darat on the Security thing, but Opera 9 is noticeably faster than Firefox.

[Darat]

Opera 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/4932/

The Secunia database currently contains 0 Secunia advisories marked as "Unpatched", which affects Opera 8.x.

This is based on the most severe Secunia advisory, which is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database. Go to Unpatched/Patched list below for details.

Currently, 0 out of 13 Secunia advisories, are marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database.

(Graph hotlinked as per:http://secunia.com/secunia_image_inclusion/)

http://secunia.com/graph/?type=imp&period=all&prod=4932




Firefox

http://secunia.com/product/4227/
Mozilla Firefox 1.x with all vendor patches installed and all vendor workarounds applied, is currently affected by one or more Secunia advisories rated Less critical

This is based on the most severe Secunia advisory, which is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database. Go to Unpatched/Patched list below for details.

Currently, 3 out of 30 Secunia advisories, are marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database.

http://secunia.com/graph/?type=imp&period=all&prod=4227

[Raphael]

Thanks. You've been interacting with Claus again haven't you!

[Ririon]

Ah!

I thought it was an appeal to absurd pickled herring. That I could understand.

But what would I know!

:D :D
(If you like lutefisk, you will love Opera.)

[Darat]

(If you like lutefisk, you will love Opera.)

That will make a snappy marketing campaign!

[tygirwulf]

I tried Opera again for the first time since v6, and I like what I see. It is indeed quicker. I'll need to try it with Linux too. FF for some reason annoys me in Linux.

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

(If you want a pre-release but stable browser go for the Opera 9 beta preview - much better then FireFox and it is more secure then FireFox so there!)
Call me when it supports the Google toolbar.

~~ Paul

[aerosolben]

Call me when it supports the Google toolbar.

~~ Paul
Why do you use the Google toolbar with Firefox? Since pop-up blocking became browser-standard, I haven't really seen any advantages to it.