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mrjohnchimpo
10-23-2006, 07:00 PM
tomorrow for public release


http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004367&source=NLT_PM&nlid=8
Hans Brix
10-23-2006, 07:59 PM
Down With Ie.
larryhead
10-23-2006, 08:20 PM
Yeah, baby, give it to me.


Actually, unless there is a compelling reason to upgrade to FF 2.0 immediatley, I'm gonna wait to make sure all my exensions will still work.
larryhead
10-24-2006, 10:32 PM
anyone install firefox 2.0 yet? likes/dislikes?
mrjohnchimpo
10-24-2006, 11:31 PM
well, i mean, there's not that big of a difference on the surface. the UI has a bit of a new look which is cool. and in the options there's a new tab to add RSS feeds...but I don't really use RSS. so yeah, really i don't know. it didn't break anything, so that's good. :p

here's the link to all the language packs:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html


maybe more security?
mrjohnchimpo
10-25-2006, 01:40 PM
here's the computerworld impressions, pretty much what i said.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004398&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1

calling it "2.0" is a stretch.
slam
10-25-2006, 02:32 PM
i'm perfectly happy that most of the changes were under-the-hood. the firefox interface is just fine. it doesn't need to be changed, so why change it? i'm so sick of microsoft's insistence on making me learn a whole new UI every time they roll out a new product, like IE7, or Office 2007, or Windows Vista.

lots of code change = new version. if the user is unaware of the differences, all the better.
mrjohnchimpo
11-10-2006, 01:39 PM
you know what, is anybody having problems with 2.0? ever since i installed on BOTH my work and home (at different times, and that was the only thing i changed), i've been having connection and speed problems all over the place (in relation to browsing only). what the fuck?!
larryhead
11-10-2006, 03:38 PM
I haven't installed 2.0 yet, but I read some shit elsewhere that people were having all sorts of issues and that there was some stuff that was fixed in 1.5.7, but for some reason not in 2.0. I think I'll wait for the next update before upgrading.

Do all your primary extensions work at least?
mrjohnchimpo
11-10-2006, 03:43 PM
i only use a handful, so yeah. but dammit!!!
slam
11-10-2006, 06:03 PM
no issues here, and i run it on three computers.

they're all ubuntu, though. can't speak for mac/windows.