Mozilla reveals Aurora rapid release for Firefox

Posted on Saturday, April 16 2011 @ 22:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Mozilla has introduced the Aurora program, a new rapid release channel for Firefox that will stand between the nightly builds and the beta builds. The Aurora builds are expected to be released roughly every six weeks, they will give users the opportunity to check out new Firefox features without having the suffer from the instability of the nightly builds.
That being said, most sane adventurous users will attempt to draw the line between highly experimental software applications that have gone through little to no quality testing by the program's developers, and pre-release software that are proclaimed to feature stability levels close to that of what will eventually be the final build. And because real-world statistics are so important to developers of any software application, Mozilla is attempting to reach out to a wider audience for its Firefox web browser by reaching a compromise between its highly unstable testing branches and more stable beta channels, and it comes in the form of the new Aurora rapid-release channel.
More info at VR Zone.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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