+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted June 17, 2008 Subscriber² 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? Mozilla is trying to set a world's record for the most downloads of a program in a 24 hour period. Hi all: We now have a date for the launch of Firefox 3 and Download Day. Download Day will start around 1 or 2 p.m. PDT on June 17th and wrap up 24 hours later. https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=643512 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted June 17, 2008 Veteran 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. That's probably Microsoft's fault. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 That's probably Microsoft's fault. Was fine in 1.x and 2.x :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted June 17, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 17, 2008 Was fine in 1.x and 2.x :( I just use IE tab for that. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I just use IE tab for that. I like the links I click on within Windows Live Hotmail e-mails to open in the Gecko engine, though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 it's out on there ftp.mozilla.org ftp server right now im downloading it.... it's in the ... /pub/firefox/releases/3.0/win32/en-US/ folder for USA users.edit: it appears the same file size as the RC2 of firefox 3.... my guess is it's the same as RC2 but with the version changed to final instead of RC. :ninja: Excellent! Got my Firefox 3. A bit earlier, still going to re-download it tomorrow to make it count ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 I just use IE tab for that. Great idea! :happy: Thanks for the tip. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted June 17, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2008 Was fine in 1.x and 2.x :( Because they're explicitly checking for it. MS uses bad browser detection code (It used to only work for Firefox on Windows, for no reason) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azz0r_wugg Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I downloaded the firefox 3 setup linked earlier, installed it, deffo ff3...however even with the force extension vars in about:config tabmixplus isn't working :s Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boeing 787 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I downloaded the firefox 3 setup linked earlier, installed it, deffo ff3...however even with the force extension vars in about:config tabmixplus isn't working :s Make sure to use the dev build of tabmixplus: http://tmp.garyr.net/dev-builds/tab_mix_pl....6.1.080416.xpi Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azz0r_wugg Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Ah thanks, don't suppose if you know whether they'll be releasing a working version by default when ff3 official launches? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted June 17, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 17, 2008 Ah thanks, don't suppose if you know whether they'll be releasing a working version by default when ff3 official launches? I doubt it. I have been using this dev build for weeks without any problems. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
netgal2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Are you guys going to download it later today??? Im still on the fence, since FF2 gave me so many problems when I downloaded it... much more than the IE btw... I created a poll to find out how many ppl are planning to Download it today: http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/15930/wil...firefox-3-today Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted June 17, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 17, 2008 Are you guys going to download it later today???Im still on the fence, since FF2 gave me so many problems when I downloaded it... much more than the IE btw... I created a poll to find out how many ppl are planning to Download it today: http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/15930/wil...firefox-3-today Indeed I have been using Fx 3.0 since beta 1. It is fast, not a memory hog. A Video Explanation of Fx 3.0 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aperture Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Release & Download Day canceled From original wiki article, LOL! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclast Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 This is nothing compared to what I've seen people do for the newet versions of America's Army. There were people who wrote bots to pound external mirrors so they could be the first in line, because the download takes an hour or so. If you are not first in line, you are looking at a 2+ hour wait, plus download time. We get a little crazy for the releases. 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/3/#findComment-589489932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 So is the 3.0 final the same as the RC2/RC3? Or has the file on their servers not been updated yet? I went to: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firef...〈=en-US and installed it, but it seems the same date stamp as RC2. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589489979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 So they moved it from 1:00 PDT (3:00 CDT)? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 The wiki release outline still says 10 am PDT... i.e. 35 minutes. oh, i see.. download day. why does that start so late? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Are you ready? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 The wiki release outline still says 10 am PDT... i.e. 35 minutes.oh, i see.. download day. why does that start so late? That's early for where Mozilla is (West Coast of US). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-DavidW Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Three minutes to go and I can't even connect to spreadfirefox.com. Too busy? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
netgal2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Indeed I have been using Fx 3.0 since beta 1. It is fast, not a memory hog.A Video Explanation of Fx 3.0 Really Gary??? I really was put off by how badly my computer reacted to the FF2... I mean... I am pretty sure its because I have windows vista... but nonetheless... Thanks for the reply though Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
duritz Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 oh lol i didn't realize it was just 2 mintes from now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted June 17, 2008 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 17, 2008 The site has been unreachable for the last hour ... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/643719-follow-the-release-of-firefox-3/page/3/#findComment-589490175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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