Ieri è stata distruita la nuova build del migliore browser (imho) attualmente in circolazione per ambienti Win32 e Linux: Firebird.
Con la build 0.8 però il progetto cambia nome in Firefox a causa dell'omonomia del nome con un altro progetto open_source.
Il nome adesso è sotto trademark e quindi non verrà più cambiato in futuro.
Novità in questa nuova versione:
- Windows Installer: Firefox now comes with an installer for Windows. Aside from making the installation process smoother, the installer also solves some common plug-in problems.
- Download Manager: The new streamlined download manager keeps your downloads organized without getting in your way. Select Tools > Downloads or press Ctrl+E to see it or change its behavior.
- New Add Bookmark Dialog: The Add Bookmark dialog has been enhanced and now allows the creation of new bookmark folders.
- Work Offline: It's now possible to view Web pages you've previously visited without being connected to the Internet.
- Better Handling of File Types: Binary files (e.g. .wma and .rar files) served by servers incorrectly sending text/plain should no longer be displayed as garbage in the browser, rather they should be appropriately handled.
- New XPInstall Frontend: The dialog that appears when installing themes and extensions has been redesigned and is easier to use.
- New default theme for MacOS X: The Pinstripe theme integrates better on MacOS X than the Qute theme, used on Windows and Linux.
- Lots of bug fixes and improvements: Disabling of form auto-completion is now working, the address bar now remembers the edited text across tab switching, among many other bug fixes.
Contemporaneamente al rilascio del browser, la Mozilla Foundation ha presentato la release 0.5 (Millestone) di Thunderbird il client di posta elettronica open_source.
Link alle pagine ufficiali del progetto e del corrispettivo italiano:
http://www.mozilla.org/
http://www.mozillaitalia.org/