Firefox 3.6 beta aims to improve stability
Published: 19 Nov 2009 09:54 GMT
Mozilla released a third beta of Firefox 3.6 on Wednesday, adding stability and performance features, and said it hopes to lock down the code soon for its first release candidate.
The new beta — for Windows, Mac and Linux — includes a component directory lockdown that makes it harder for other software to meddle with the open-source browser. It does this by preventing the software from sidling into the same folder as the browser's own components. The result should be fewer crashes, said Mozilla's Jonathan Nightingale in a blog post. Firefox is still open to third-party extensions via its official add-on mechanism.
The change should also improve security, according to another Mozilla programmer, Vladimir Vukićević, who wrote in his own blog post that the company is considering adding the change to Firefox 3.5, too.
See New Firefox 3.6 beta aims to cut crashes on CNET News for the full story.
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