Mozilla Corp. has released the first preview of Firefox 3.0 to developers, although a final version may be as much as a year away.
The Firefox 3.0 alpha, code named "Gran Paradiso," targets Web application developers and Mozilla's testing community, the company said on its site. It was released on Friday. The company also waved off end users: "Current users of Mozilla Firefox should not use Gran Paradiso Alpha 1."
Gran Paradiso sports rendering changes implemented in Gecko 1.9, the next-generation Mozilla layout engine that has been under development since August 2005. Other additions to the alpha include a complete overhaul of the graphics subsystem, changes to the way pages are painted, and new Scalable Vector Graphics support. However, the alpha doesn't yet feature any changes to the user interface or end-user tools.
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11-12-2006, 11:35 PM
Mozilla Launches First Firefox 3.0 Test
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