Firefox 2 beta makes debut
The Mozilla Foundation has released the first beta version of Firefox 2!
According to the Firefox Roadmap developers are striving to make sure 2 is compatible with 1.5 from a “web developer’s perspective”. Existing API’s will be kept, and new ones will be added.
Firefox 2 is said to have more of a user-focus, with improved search capabilities, integrated spell checker and an antiphishing tool. Other features may appear following the public reaction to the beta, reports ZDnet who recently spoke to Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe. For now, Mozilla hopes that software developers will download the beta and test whether it is compatible with their existing Firefox extensions and provide them with enough feedback to direct the release.
The beta is currently available for download through Mozilla’s FTP server.
Excellent, will have to download!
Comment by Cameron Manderson — July 12, 2006 @ 6:39 pm