Firefox 5.0 to Launch 16 Weeks after 4.0, Firefox 6.0 Just 6 Weeks after 5.0

[Jack]

Mozilla plans to release Firefox 5.0, Firefox 6.0 and Firefox 7.0 by the end of 2011, following the acceleration of its release schedule per the Google Chrome model.

Now that Firefox 4.0 has been all but wrapped up, RC1 will become Final and be served to users starting with March 22nd, 2011, Mozilla is already looking to the next major version of its open source browser.

Mozilla’s Robert Sayre published a draft of the new rapid release process for Firefox, Which the open source browser vendor wants to embark on after shipping version 4.0 next week.

Now, I must underline that Mozilla has yet to embrace a new development process for Firefox fully, and that changes to the current draft can still be introduced.

But if this won’t be the case, users could see major versions of Firefox being shipped once every two months or even sooner instead of waiting over a year for a new iteration.

“Under this system, there is a choice to ship a general Firefox release at week 16 and every six weeks thereafter. That doesn't mean a release will happen every six weeks, but the option will be available,” Sayre stated.

Only Firefox 5.0 would need to cook for a full six weeks after 4.0 hits general availability before it will be released.

Firefox 6.0 would just take another six weeks to deliver. And Firefox 7.0 could be offered just six weeks later. And so on and so forth.

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[LoftedAphid86]

Already?
Software is coming out fast nowadays.

 

[jamescv7]

As long they will release stable and no problems its ok.

 

[Jack]

Mozilla held Firefox 4 in beta testing for several months and now suddenly announce that they will release 5,6,7 to a difference of only a few months .... seriously? :dlb:
I just hope that Google or Microsoft don't have any major release this year because then Mozilla will have to wait to Microsoft and Google move , before releasing another major version of their browser...You know..like they did with FF 4 .... waiting for IE 9 to get out and then BOOOOOMM! FF 4. ( LAME!)

 

[techgeek88]

Firefox used to be my primary browser. Keyword "USED to".

They went downhill in my opinion. Bad performance, RAM usage, etc etc. I made the switch to Chrome full time 2 years ago and I haven't looked back since. I'm now running Chrome 10 and I couldn't be happier.

I did try Firefox 4's last beta, and IE 9 final and I can say Chrome is still the fastest, most secure, and easiest to use from my tests. I will test FF one more time when it goes final, but comparing Mozilla Firefox 4, Internet Explorer 9, and Google Chrome 10, there is no comparison. Google clearly takes the cake here IMO. Fast JavaScript performance and nice security features. Chrome FTW!

In fact, Firefox used to be better than IE. But comparing IE 9 to FF 4, I think IE 9 is better! Here's how it goes in my opinion from best to worst. Chrome > IE > Firefox if we are talking current versions. Firefox is disappointing now to say the least. Chrome is best, IE9 is 2nd best. Cannot recommend Firefox. I recommend IE 9 for average home users and Chrome for those who want the speed and performance.

Rant over!

 

[LaserWraith]

Tech, I use Chrome too, and it works very well. I had to switch from Firefox because of high resource usage. I never liked IE...too slow, and often too vulnerable. And I tried Opera, but a crashed a lot (not the thing you look for in a browser). I might try Opera again, to see if the bugs are worked out, but I'm happy with Chrome.

And I don't care much if Google is spying on me.