Damn, there are a lot of nerd posts on this site these days…
Anyway, for all of you bleeding edge, early adopter, thrill-seeking nerds out there I’ve built an optimized version of the Firefox 2.0 alpha release (codenamed “Bon Echo”) for G4 and Mac Intel machines that includes aqua form widgets. A G5-optimized version is also available.
Folks, the name has “alpha” in it for a reason - if you’re not comfortable running pre-pre-release software, then stay far, far away from this build.
Check out more deets on Bon Echo, including an abbreviated what’s new and other goodies.
Updated May 15: I’ve built a brand new version of the Firefox 2.0 (“Bon Echo”) alpha, version 2.0a2. I will continue to update this post as the Mozilla group updates the official Firefox 2.0 pre-release builds.
The Mozilla links weblog (which I believe is new?) has a really good overview of what’s new in Firefox 2.0, so check it out.
Download
» Download the G4-optimized Firefox 2.0 alpha 2
» Download the G5-optimized Firefox 2.0 alpha 2
» Download the Mac Intel-optimized Firefox 2.0 alpha 2
No, I’m not going to build a version with Firefoxy widgets, at least not yet. This is an alpha, after all, so subsequent builds are pretty much guaranteed. Once the final Firefox 2.0 release is available, however, I will build versions with both form widgets. But for now it’s aqua or nothing.
Okay, now it’s time to go and see The National and forget that I’m a nerd for a few hours…
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