30 May 2008
Mozilla aims for the release of the next version of its flagship open source browser to tie up with a record for the most software downloads in a single 24-hour period.
The big download day will begin the minute Firefox 3 is generally available and continue for 24 hours. Ahead of this release, expected in mid-to-late June, Mozilla has set up a website (spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord), this encourages people to organise Download Day parties. Firefox 3 is based on Gecko 1.9, an updated layout engine. The browser features a cleaner layout, better bookmark handling and more stability as well as increased speed.
Firefox will be available from multiple locations. The biggest anticipation is whether the bandwidth and server capacity will be great enough to service the rush.
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