(TheForceField.Net ) June 13, 2008 — Firefox 3.0, the next incarnation of the popular and powerful web browser from The Mozilla Foundation, is scheduled for official release Tuesday, June 17, 2008. According to Mike Beltzner, Mozilla user experience lead, the new browser is ready for prime time.
"Whenever we’re asked 'when is Firefox going to be released' we endeavor to answer to the best of our abilities, but the truth of the matter is that we’ll only ever ship 'when it's ready', Beltzner wrote on the developer blog Wednesday. "After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we’re proud to announce that we’re ready."
New features of the browser will include more secure browsing, simplified and easy to use features and improved performance. The new version is based on Gecko 1.9, a web rendering platform that has been in development for 34 months.
To celebrate the release of Firefox 3, Mozilla announced Firefox Download Day 2008, an effort set a Guinness World Record for the most downloads of a software application in 24 hours. A web site was created to host the event and encourage participation on a local level. As of Friday, over one million pledges across the world were recorded.
The Force Field will participate in Firefox Download Day 2008 with a launch party. A page and forum will be available at TheForceField.net to download and discuss the new browser the day before the launch.
