Firefox 3 is Nearly Ready to Ship, Mozilla Says

PC World: "Mozilla last week unveiled the second release candidate of Firefox 3.0 and said all of the issues that remain are on the server or site side, not in the application itself."

"Mozilla made the decision to go with another release candidate last week -- rejecting the option of shipping Firefox 3.0 as is, then following up with a bug-fix update later. Mozilla executives assured users that the additional RC would not delay the expected launch date, which has been set for mid-month"

[BulletToothtony]

it's definitely the fastest browser i've ever used.. good job mozilla

[Lord_Ash]

I’ve also noticed it doesn’t strain the system as much as Firefox 2 but not much as people are saying, maybe in the final version.

[verb3k]

Firefox FTW!

[mperdomo]

firefox is simply the best web browser

[crimsonfox]

cool avatar dance!!!

[strotee]

I am not at all a fan of the so-called "Awesome" bar.

I memorize a lot of links (sites I visit daily, which I refuse to bookmark) and I have to type them out rather than just hit the dropdown and select the site. In 2.0, they'd be saved until I closed the browser, that doesn't happen in 3.0. (e.g. I type "n" and "n4g.com" and "neowin.net" show up). I hope there's an extension that returns the dropdown to its original functionality.

[Kakkoii]

Here you go :), Simple tweak to change it back.

http://cybernetnews.com/200...

Theres also an extension somewhere that does that to.

[darkstar]

I can't wait!

[Nitrowolf2]

firefox roxs
i told my brother to download it that it would be faster
and u know what this made me piss
he downloaded safari

[meepmoopmeep]

i'll dl it, but i hope my add-ons will work with 3
(especially the del.icio.us one)

[Lord_Ash]

I have Firefox 3 RC 2 and unfortunatly most of my extentions doesn’t work but I’m hoping soon enough it will.

[Imallvol7]

I had problems with RC1 and now I am having problems with RC2. Mainly I can not figure out how to get pop-ups to work so if anyone can help me out there I would be VERY APPRECIATIVE. In addition, firefox 3 RC1 and RC2 seem to crash on me quite a bit and freezes up. Also, it stays on in my process list after I close out of it alot. Any suggestions to help me out?

[verb3k]

Probably your machine is stuffed with viruses.

Use good anti-malware programs or ,if you are intrepid, try using Linux.

[Imallvol7]

I do use alot of good programs. I run ad aware and ewido alot. I use AusLogics disk defrag, CCleaner, and Symantec antivirus is updated and i run full virus scans. I don't have problems with anything else on my computer or firefox 2.

[Kakkoii]

What are you system specs?

OS Version
CPU
GPU
OS Updates
How long since you last reformatted your computer.

[Imallvol7]

I am running XP Professional SP2, Intel Pentium 2.00GH, 603MHz, 2GB of Ram. It has been a good while since I reformatted.

[Kakkoii]

You should update to SP3. Brings better performance, and will most likely fix whatever issue your Windows has.

http://www.microsoft.com/do...

[Shaka2K6]

Another microsuck product that fails againts the competition, just what i love to hear.

[Lord_Ash]

I.E has been out of date for a long time, I don’t hate Microsoft but I.E really sucks.