about:mozilla - Firefox 2.0.0.14, Camino 1.6, Privacy policy, AMO, Security metrics, and more
In this issue…
- Firefox 2.0.0.14 released
- Camino 1.6 released
- Proposed changes to Mozilla’s privacy policy
- AMO 3.2: The Road Ahead
- Community Survey results
- Security metrics that matter
- Firefox wins “Browser” category of the Webware 100
- Developer calendar
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As part of Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 2.0.0.14 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux as a free download from GetFirefox.com. It is strongly recommended that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 2.x, you will receive an automated update notification. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu.
If you are still running Firefox 1.5.0.x, you are highly encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 2, as Mozilla ceased supporting Firefox 1.5.0.x in May 2007. Simply choose “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu to begin the upgrade process. For more information about this release, see the DevNews blog post.
The Camino Project is proud to announce Camino 1.6, a major update to the Camino web browser. This release includes a number of new features and improvements, including a customizable toolbar search field, a find bar, software update, a scrolling tab bar, and enhanced AppleScript support. For more information about this release, see the release notes and the official release announcement.
Proposed changes to Mozilla’s privacy policy
In February, Basil Hashem blogged about some proposed changes to Mozilla’s privacy policies. After considering the feedback and commentary that arose then, the proposed policy has been revised, and Basil has blogged about it again. “The new policy conforms to the commitments laid out in the earlier discussion. Absent any major objections, we plan to update the policy as proposed and implement the web analytics tool immediately. [The] most notable difference this time around is that Google Analytics is not in the picture. Only Omniture is under consideration.” For more information, and for a copy of the revised policy, see Basil’s latest blog post on the topic.
Madhava Enros, User Experience lead for the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) redesign, has posted a detailed discussion about the reasoning behind and road ahead for the AMO 3.2 release. “In the 3.2 redesign, our goal was to improve the experience for people new to the idea of add-ons as well as the large and growing set of people who want to stop in, quickly find something to improve their online experience, and be on their way again. All of that said, … [a] successful AMO must support add-on developers and those advanced users who are at the forefront of add-on testing and reviewing.” To read more, see Madhava’s blog post.
At the end of 2007, Stats Malolepszy and Seth Bindernagel closed Mozilla’s first community survey and began analyzing the responses and drawing some conclusions from the data collected. They have finally reached a point where they are ready to publish some results. Much of the raw data has been presented earlier, at FOSDEM in February, but they have taken the time to refine what they have learned. These refined conclusions are being published as a series of blog posts, the first four of which are: Measuring the Temperature of the Community Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
Asa Dotzler, as part of the For the Record project, has written a detailed blog post discussing security metrics, and what security metrics actually matter. “A number of press articles…are offering the confusing and incorrect conclusion that the effective security and safety of web browsers can be measured by simply counting the number of vendor disclosed software flaws. This kind of measuring is flawed for several reasons, all related in that they make it more difficult for consumers to make informed decisions about their online safety.” For more of this article, please see Asa’s post at For the Record.
Firefox wins “Browser” category of the Webware 100
The 2008 Webware 100 Awards recognize the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications available today. After receiving more than 5,000 nominations for inclusion in the Webware 100, the editors selected 300 finalists which were then voted on by Web users, who voted nearly two million times to select the 100 top products — 10 each in 10 categories — from the list of 300 finalists. We are proud to announce that Firefox has been voted as the winner of the “Browser” category this year. For more information about the award, check out the Firefox Webware 100 web page.
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Wednesday
- Mac Gecko Meeting
- Performance Infrastructure Meeting
- Performance/Leaks Meeting
- Mozilla 2 Meeting
- Crash Reporter + Analysis Meeting
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