Firefox 3.0 to be Released on Tuesday (PC Magazine)
Mark Hachman - ExtremeTech Thu Jun 12, 6:20 AM ET
The Mozilla Foundation has slated June 17 to release Firefox 3.0,the latest edition of the browser.
After releasing two release candidates (plus a third Mac-specific version), the browser developer said it hopes to be able to target next Tuesday as the official release date.
"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,'" the company said in a blog post. "We have a lot of indicators that help us understand when the product is ready for release: feedback from our pre-release milestones, excitement in the community and the press, availability of compatible Add-Ons, and a large active beta community helping us ensure that the release is compatible with all the various sites on the Internet."
The beta releases of Firefox 3.0 have been well-reviewed for its stability and quickness, and for its ability to have apparently finally solved a persistent memory leak that has increased the browser's memory footprint over time.
Firefox 3 required more than 34 months of development, Mozilla said. "Put on your party hats and get ready to download Firefox 3 — the best web browser, period," the company claimed.