Mozilla Shooting for Download World Record With Firefox 3

[Monkeywoman]

"Sure, Firefox 3 is the bee's knees (and has been since Beta 3), but will it go down history books? It will if it sets a world record! Mozilla's taking the quick and easy path to everlasting glory (until someone beats it anyway) by planning to set the world record for most software downloads in 24 hours on Firefox 3's official launch day. The exact day isn't posted, but it'll be sometime next month. I hope they've got some Stark Industries-powered servers running this show."

source; http://gizmodo.com/394019/mozilla-sh...with-firefox-3

[initialised]

I'm there, on RC1 right now.

I wonder how much this will affect the internet as whole.

[thenrz]

Firefox 3 is fantastic. I can see how they have a goal of this magnitude.

[Psykocyber]

Have RC1 installed, but I'm still sticking with Avant Browser^^

Still going to download FF3 on day one though.

[Xope_Poquar]

Ooooh, I'm excited! Still running Firefox 2 right now and I can't wait to see what 3 is all about. (I'd do the RCs but I prefer surprises).

[perkam]

FF3 = FTW
Download Record BuuHaaHaa = FTL

Perkam

[Sparky]

Keep posted on the day 1, I'll hit download then. Better not get 5 bits per second though

[G.Foyle]

In protest, I'll just download my beloved Opera again.

[vitaminc]

Glad I contributed 3 downloads/installations!

One thing FF3RC1 still missing is its ability to clear caches (or using none) or time-out a webpage loading. I have experienced some forever-loading websites due to cache corruptions within 48 hours of using FF3RC1 at work. That sucks.

But sure beats IE7's cache overflow problem and constant crashing from applets tho.

[NickS]

In protest, I'll just download my beloved Opera again.

I use Opera on my slower rig. While its older rig friendly, the flash/web page support just isn't there. FF is comparable to IE, compatibility wise.

[Lightning_Rider]

FF is comparable to IE, compatibility wise.

Yet usually you have to do so much less to make a web page work in Firefox the way it's supposed to... when compared to IE

[Helmore]

One thing FF3RC1 still missing is its ability to clear caches (or using none) or time-out a webpage loading. I have experienced some forever-loading websites due to cache corruptions within 48 hours of using FF3RC1 at work. That sucks.

Ehmm, could you explain that in different words as I'm not really getting what you are saying. All I know is that I can't remember to have had such a problem yet with my RC1.
Do you mean a problem that looks something like this: Firefox save all the pages you have visited and will try to reuse as much as possible when you come back to a particular site, am I right? But this 'check up' on old data sometimes fails/corrupts when it's trying to match it with new data that's being downloaded. Am I even close to what you are describing?

[tiro_uspsss]

In protest, I'll just download my beloved Opera again.

opera 9.5 FTW *runs for cover*

[strange|ife]

FF 3 is very nice. Been running the client on Hardy. Like how i didnt have to transfer my x11org.conf file for mouse back and forward in unbuntu with FF3, works fine. Alt-< is find in nautilus

[naokaji]

currently using opera at home (at work i'm forced to use stupid internet crapper), ff3 might win me back to the ff side though.

[Jack]

The news is spreading... this morning ~250.000 people pledged to download FF3, the counter now says ~280.000! In a couple of hours time!

Everybody join in

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord

[XSAlliN]

I'm in. (already using the release candidate)

[FischOderAal]

allrighty I already downloaded it for Windows and now I'll download it for OS-X (though I won't use it) just to contribute ^^

[G.Foyle]

They sure have some good mirrors

[m^2]

Firefox 3 is fantastic. I can see how they have a goal of this magnitude.

I liked it, but won't use it soon because of poor addon compatibility.

[donitsi]

Been with FF3 from the Beta 2

It was my first love. Our relationship has gotten better and better
Waiting eagerly for the future



great product.

[Kingcarcas]

Signed up on the family pc, signing up again on mine, i hope it counts as two

[initialised]

Getting close to half a million pledges so far, hope their servers can keep up. Last times I noticed the web take a take a hit from updates were Vista SP1, XP SP2 and TF2 Goldrush these are mostly automated. Will RC1 automatically update on release day?

[Macadamia]

Really, just shameless self plug craze.

I'd take a gander here and say more units of XP get patched each Tuesday.

[RPGWiZaRD]

So what's the previous record then?