Y84 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 We?re just over 12 hours until the start of the long-awaited Download Day! Our Guinness World Record attempt will start when Firefox 3 is officially launched at approximately 10:00 a.m. PDT (17:00 UTC) on Tuesday, June 17th.At that time, please check out the official Download Day site to download Firefox and for a map of worldwide downloads! http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2008/06/16/do...ad-day-kickoff/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acedriver Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firef...〈=en-US link is live.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaCrip Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 that was quick. thanks :D exactly ;) , as there's no point in waiting longer than we have to lol cause at the end of the day the final version is the final version regardless if you get it as part of 'download day' or not. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaidgs Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Uh huh :yes: getting excited about the release. :jump: Somehow I can't imagine if Microsoft could generate this sort of excitement with it's products. I am a firefox fan, but to be fair Microsoft does generate this sort of excitement with Visual Studio releases [at least for me]... VS is one of the finest development tools there is! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekun Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 That file is dated june 11th. I would expect a newer date. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebdomine Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I'll wait with download until it is on the very frontpage Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azz0r_wugg Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 How many hours is that from now? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaCrip Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 That file is dated june 11th. I would expect a newer date. like i say i dont think they would put a RC file in a 'releases' folder on there ftp site so that alone im pretty sure it's legit and im running the final of ff3 now and there's nothing in it to say it's a rc instead of a final. plus that June 11th date sounds about right if you ask me cause they probably tested the RC2 which i think was around that time and it probably became the final code cause the file size of the RC2 is exact same as the final but in the final i dont see the RC2 listed on top of the browser anymore ;) but it's your call, do as you please. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firef...〈=en-USlink is live.. I installed that and the home page is telling me "thank you for testing RC3" Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogerjones Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 That file is dated june 11th. I would expect a newer date.As has already been said, the final build is the same as RC2 (2008052906; which is also the same as RC3 on Windows). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 10 minutes till 2. maybe....? :s Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y84 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 OFFICIAL RELEASE is at 5:00 PM GMT. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzzzUK Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Useful link, thanks. Folks, the official version doesn't get released until 6pm BST (10am PDT), or 5pm GMT. Pointless getting it beforehand if you ask me, as otherwise it probably won't count toward the world record attempt. Ad Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 OFFICIAL RELEASE is at 5:00 PM GMT. lameeeeeeeee. im going to bed. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted June 17, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2008 Do we get a certificate for participating? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaCrip Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I installed that and the home page is telling me "thank you for testing RC3" yeah cause they aint updated that to reflect the new stuff yet.... u still have the final version though ;) goto google.com or something as you can see at top of the browser it's just like it is in a final version. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) The digital signatures are the same as RC3, aren't they? I installed that and the home page is telling me "thank you for testing RC3" What version does it mention in Help-->About Mozilla Firefox? Edit: Check this Softpedia link. It was written at 8:41 am GMT, about 2 hours ago. Now it's past 10 am GMT, so could they have uploaded it at 10 am GMT to the servers? Edit2: Good thing I got the file (if it's the real thing); I'm trying to connect and I'm getting an error that there are too many users connected :laugh: Edit3: :cool: Edited June 17, 2008 by redeemed Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 What version does it mention in Help-->About Mozilla Firefox?3.0The "thanks for testing" page is likely just the lack of update on the website end. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeemed Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 ^So would the RC have put the version as "3.0rc3"? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr33k Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) The First Run page says Release Candidate 3, but the about says 3.0 links removed so I don't mess up the world record for the most browser downloads / installs and uninstalls in the same day :D Edited June 17, 2008 by fr33k Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzzzUK Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Edit: Check this Softpedia link. It was written at 8:41 am GMT, about 2 hours ago. Now it's past 10 am GMT, so could they have uploaded it at 10 am GMT to the servers? Crikey... never known such excitement over a new version of something... Everyone, STOP right there. The official "launch" of download day is 10 am PDT - that's PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME - and will be 6pm this evening in the UK. Or 5pm GMT. Don't download it yet, it won't count towards the final total. Regardless of if they've rolled the final version out to all mirrors, if you download it now you defeat the object of the world record attempt! They didn't upload *anything* at 10am GMT, just because we're in the UK and use GMT 6 months out of 12, doesn't mean the whole world will automatically follow suit! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Windows Live Hotmail still insists on displaying in 'classic'. I thought this would be fixed by the time Firefox 3.0 was finalized. Disappointing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Just out of interest, and certinly not a flame... Wht's the deal with wanting it on day 1? Won't the first release have quite a few bugs that will need ironing out? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentaal Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Seeing as the RC3 is perfectly fine (or RC2 on Windows), there probably won't be any such bugs. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEVER85 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Just out of interest, and certinly not a flame...Wht's the deal with wanting it on day 1? Won't the first release have quite a few bugs that will need ironing out? It'll have bugs, as all software does, but I doubt Firefox 3.0 will have anything major prompting an immediate release of 3.0.0.1 or however they're gonna do things this time around. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/2/#findComment-589489345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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