Firefox 3 Beta 2 now available for download

[Mike Beltzner]

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Firefox 3 Beta 2 is now available for download. This is the tenth 
developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided 
by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 
3. Ongoing planning for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 
Planning Center (at http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3), as well as in 
mozilla.dev.planning and on irc.mozilla.org in #granparadiso.

New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:

* Improved security features such as: protection from cross-site JSON 
data leaks, tighter restrictions on site-specific content using 
effective TLD service, better presentation of website identity and 
security, malware protection, stricter SSL error pages, anti-virus 
integration in the download manager, version checking for insecure plugins.

* Improved ease of use through: better password management, easier 
add-on installation, new download manager with resumable downloading, 
full page zoom, animated tab strip, and better integration with Windows 
Vista, Mac OS X and Linux.

* Richer personalization through: one-click bookmarking, smart bookmark 
folders, location bar that matches against your history and bookmarks 
for URLs and page titles, ability to register web applications as 
protocol handlers, and better customization of download actions for file 
types.

* Improved platform features such as: new graphics and font rendering 
architecture, JavaScript 1.8, major changes to the HTML rendering engine 
to provide better CSS, float-, and table layout support, native web page 
form controls, colour profile management, and offline application support.

* Performance improvements such as: better data reliability for user 
profiles, architectural improvements to speed up page rendering, over 
330 memory leak fixes, a new XPCOM cycle collector to reduce entire 
classes of leaks, and reductions in the memory footprint.

You can find out more about all of these features in the “What’s New” 
section of the release notes at:
   http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.0b2/releasenotes

Testers can download Firefox 3 Beta 2 builds for Windows, Mac OS X and 
Linux in over 25 different languages from:
   http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-beta.html

Please be sure to read the full release notes before using this preview 
release. Developers should look at the Firefox 3 for Developers article 
on the Mozilla Developer Center.

Note: Please do not link directly to the download site. Instead we 
strongly encourage you to link to this Firefox 3 Beta 2 milestone 
announcement at:
 
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2007/12/18/firefox-3-beta-2-now-available-for-download/

so that everyone will know what this milestone is, what they should 
expect, and who should be downloading to participate in testing at this 
stage of development.

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