Set a Guinness World Record, enjoy a better web. It"s the goal of the Spread Firefox group when Firefox 3 goes final this summer.
"Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours - it"s that easy. We"re not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind of awesome," the site says.
This will take approximately a week after the attempt date to know if the record was broken. Judges from Spread Firefox and Guinness World Records will need to review download logs and validate the record attempt. This is the first record attempt of its kind so there is no set number to beat, although the group looks to the number of Firefox 2 downloads on its launch day, which was 1.6 million. 5 million seems to be their target for Firefox 3.
One of the biggest hurdles faced is the fact that a "download" is the transmission of the entire, fully functioning Firefox 3 -- not just an update.
The official release date for Firefox 3 has not been announced yet, however, Spread Firefox claims to be posting on their site "soon."