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{{short description|Firefox web browser version}}
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{{Infobox web browser
{{Infobox software
| name = Mozilla Firefox 3.6
| name = Mozilla Firefox 3.6
| logo = [[File:Firefox 3.5-4.0 logo.png|118px|Mozilla Firefox Icon]][[Image:Mozilla Firefox wordmark.svg|182px|Mozilla Firefox wordmark]]
| logo = [[File:Mozilla Firefox 3.5 logo.png|64px|Mozilla Firefox Icon]][[File:Mozilla Firefox wordmark.svg|170px|Mozilla Firefox wordmark]]
| screenshot = <!--Do not change this image to a non-free version (this includes Firefox <= 3.6 for Windows screenshots, and any screenshots containing the Firefox logo). It will be deleted or reverted. -->[[File:Firefox 3.6 Screenshot.png|300px]]
| screenshot = <!--Do not change this image to a non-free version (this includes Firefox <= 3.6 for Windows screenshots, and any screenshots containing the Firefox logo). It will be deleted or reverted. -->[[File:Firefox 3.6 Screenshot.png|300px]]
| caption = Firefox 3.6 displaying [[Wikipedia]] on [[Ubuntu Linux|Ubuntu 10.04]].
| caption = Firefox 3.6 displaying [[Wikipedia]] on [[Ubuntu Linux|Ubuntu 10.04]].
| developer = Mozilla Corporation<br />[[Mozilla Foundation]]
| developer = Mozilla Corporation<br />[[Mozilla Foundation]]
| released = {{Start date|2010|01|21}}
| released = {{Start date|2010|1|21}}
| latest release version = 3.6.28 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-us/firefox/3.6.28/releasenotes/|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28 Release Notes|website=website-archive.mozilla.org}}</ref> {{small|({{start date and age|2012|03|13}})}}
| frequently_updated = yes <!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
| programming language = [[C++]], [[XUL]], [[XBL]], [[JavaScript]],<ref>[http://www.rietta.com/firefox/Tutorial/backend.html Firefox Extension Development Tutorial] </ref> [[CSS]]<ref>[http://davidwalsh.name/firefox-internal-rendering-css Firefox 3′s Internal Rendering CSS]</ref>
| programming language = [[C++]], [[XUL]], [[XBL]], [[JavaScript]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rietta.com//firefox/Tutorial/backend/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804172858/http://www.rietta.com/firefox/Tutorial/backend.html|url-status=dead|title=Rietta|first=Rietta|last=Inc|archivedate=August 4, 2009|website=Rietta}}</ref> [[CSS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davidwalsh.name/firefox-internal-rendering-css|title=Firefox 3's Internal Rendering CSS|first=David|last=Walsh|date=July 10, 2008}}</ref>
| operating system = [[Windows]]<br />[[Mac OS X]]<br />[[Linux]]<br />[[BSD]]<br />[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]<br />[[OpenSolaris]]
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br />[[macOS|Mac OS X]]<br />[[Linux]]<br />[[BSD]]<br />[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]<br />[[OpenSolaris]]
| engine = [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]]
| engine = [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]]
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
| size = 9.8 MB <small>([[Linux]])</small><br />18.7 MB <small>([[Mac OS X]])</small><br />8.2 MB <small>([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]])</small><br /><small>(all [[archive file|archived]])</small>
| size = 9.8 MB <small>([[Linux]])</small><br />18.7 MB <small>([[macOS|Mac OS X]])</small><br />8.2 MB <small>([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]])</small><br /><small>(all [[archive file|archived]])</small>
| language = [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html 75 languages]
| language = [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html 75 languages]
| status = Active
| discontinued = yes
| genre = [[Web browser]]<br />[[FTP client]]<br />[[Gopher client]]
| genre = [[Web browser]]<br />[[FTP client]]<br />[[Gopher client]]
| license = [[Mozilla Public License|MPL]]/[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]/[[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL]]/about:rights
| license = [[Mozilla Public License|MPL]]/[[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]/[[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL]]/about:rights
| website = [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox www.mozilla.com/firefox]
| website = [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.6/releasenotes/ www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.6]
}}
}}
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'''Mozilla Firefox 3.6''' is a version of the [[Firefox]] [[web browser]] released in January 2010. The release's main improvement over [[Firefox 3.5]] is improved performance (due to further speed improvements in the [[TraceMonkey]] [[JavaScript]] engine). It uses the [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] 1.9.2 engine (compared to 1.9.1 in Fx 3.5), which improves compliance with [[web standards]]. It was codenamed ''[[Tsingy de Namoroka Strict Nature Reserve|Namoroka]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Namoroka |title=Firefox/Namoroka |publisher=Mozilla Wiki |access-date=2009-06-24}}</ref> In this version, support for [[X BitMap]] images was dropped.
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This release marked the beginning of a new [[development cycle]] for Firefox. As well as receiving major updates, the browser also received minor updates with new features. This was to allow users to receive new features more quickly and the dawn of a new roadmap that reflected these changes.<ref name="Lorentz"/>


It was superseded by [[Firefox 4]], released the next year, although Fx 3.6 had a prolonged period of use and version 4 had noted user interface changes. Firefox 3.6 is the last major version of an official Firefox release to run on [[PowerPC]]-based [[Macintosh]]es (see [[TenFourFox]] for a much-more-recent version of Firefox for [[PowerPC]]-based computers running [[macOS|Mac OS X]]). Soon after 4, much less weight was given to major version numbers, with 6 numbers used by September of that year (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) compared to 3 in nearly a decade of Firefox development (1, 2 and 3).
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'''Mozilla Firefox 3.6''' is a version of the [[Mozilla Firefox]] [[web browser]] released in January 2010. The release's main improvement over [[Firefox 3.5]] is improved performance (due to further speed improvements in the [[TraceMonkey]] [[JavaScript]] engine). It uses the [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] 1.9.2 engine (compared to 1.9.1 in FF 3.5), which improves compliance with [[web standards]]. It was codenamed ''[[Tsingy de Namoroka Strict Nature Reserve|Namoroka]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Namoroka |title=Firefox/Namoroka |publisher=Mozilla Wiki |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref>''


Firefox versions 4 through 9 had all reached end-of-life status while Mozilla continued supporting Firefox 3.6 with security updates. Coinciding with a proposal to cater to Enterprise users with optional Extended Support Releases beginning in 2012 based upon Firefox 10, Mozilla discontinued support for Firefox 3.6 on April 24, 2012 <ref name="ReferenceA">[https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2012/03/23/upcoming-firefox-support-changes/ Upcoming Firefox Support Changes], March 23rd, 2012</ref><ref name="Extended Support Proposal">{{cite web| url=https://wiki.mozilla.org/Enterprise/Firefox/ExtendedSupport:Proposal |title=Extended Support Proposal |publisher=Mozilla Wiki |access-date=2011-11-09}}</ref> with automatic update to [[Firefox 12]] pushed out to compatible devices by June 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version#w_firefox-3-6-will-automatically-update-to-firefox-12 |title=Firefox 3.6 will automatically update to Firefox 12 |publisher=Mozilla Support |access-date=2012-06-07}}</ref>
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This release marks the beginning of a new [[development cycle]] for Firefox. As well as receiving major updates, the browser will also receive minor updates with new features. This is to allow users to receive new features quicker. This new development approach means that Mozilla's product road map will also be updated. Mike Beltzner, Mozilla's director of Firefox, and [[Mike Shaver]], Mozilla's vice president of engineering, hope to release a new roadmap that reflects the changes.<ref name="Lorentz"/>


== Development ==
== Development ==
Development for this version started on December 1, 2008.<ref>{{citation |url= http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=975065&p=5127635 |title=First step to Firefox 3.2: Alpha 1 is here |accessdate=2008-12-01 |date=2008-12-01 |author=Alfred Kayser |publisher=Mozilla Links}}</ref> The first [[Alpha test|alpha]] of version 3.6 was released on August 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2009/08/07/firefox-3-6-alpha-1-now-available-for-download/ |title=Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 now available for download |work=Mozilla Developer Center |date=2009-08-07 |accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref> The first beta version was released on October 30,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/DeliveryMeetings/2009-11-04 |title=Firefox Delivery Meetings 2009-11-04 - MozillaWiki |date=2009-11-04 |publisher=Mozilla |accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> followed by Beta 2 on November 10, Beta 3 on November 17, Beta 4 on November 26, and Beta 5 on December 17.<ref name="fx 3.6 beta release notes" /> Release Candidate 1 was released on January 8, 2010, followed by Release Candidate 2 on January 17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6rc1/releasenotes/ |title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes |date=2010-01-08 |publisher=Mozilla |accessdate=2010-01-16}}</ref> The final version was released on January 21, 2010.
Development for this version started on December 1, 2008.<ref>{{citation |url= http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=975065&p=5127635 |title=First step to Firefox 3.2: Alpha 1 is here |access-date=2008-12-01 |date=2008-12-01 |author=Alfred Kayser |publisher=Mozilla Links}}</ref> The first [[Software release life cycle|alpha]] of version 3.6 was released on August 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2009/08/07/firefox-3-6-alpha-1-now-available-for-download/ |title=Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 now available for download |work=Mozilla Developer Center |date=2009-08-07 |access-date=2009-08-07}}</ref> The first beta version was released on October 30,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/DeliveryMeetings/2009-11-04 |title=Firefox Delivery Meetings 2009-11-04 - MozillaWiki |date=2009-11-04 |publisher=Mozilla |access-date=2009-11-05}}</ref> followed by Beta 2 on November 10, Beta 3 on November 17, Beta 4 on November 26, and Beta 5 on December 17.<ref name="fx 3.6 beta release notes" /> Release Candidate 1 was released on January 8, 2010, followed by Release Candidate 2 on January 17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6rc1/releasenotes/ |title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes |date=2010-01-08 |publisher=Mozilla |access-date=2010-01-16}}</ref> The final version was released on January 21, 2010.


=== Minor releases ===
=== Minor releases ===
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Firefox 3.6.2 was released on March 23, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|title=Firefox 3.6 Release Notes|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.2/releasenotes/|publisher=[[Mozilla Foundation]]|accessdate=8 September 2010|date=22 March 2010}}</ref> followed by version 3.6.3 on April 1<ref>{{cite web|title=Firefox 3.6 Release Notes|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.3/releasenotes/|publisher=[[Mozilla Foundation]]|accessdate=8 September 2010|date=1 April 2010}}</ref> which closed some bugs in the [[Address space layout randomization|ASLR]] and [[Data Execution Prevention|DEP]] handling found at the [[Pwn2Own]] contest 2010.
Firefox 3.6.2 was released on March 23, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|title=Firefox 3.6 Release Notes|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.2/releasenotes/|publisher=[[Mozilla Foundation]]|access-date=8 September 2010|date=22 March 2010}}</ref> followed by version 3.6.3 on April 1<ref>{{cite web|title=Firefox 3.6 Release Notes|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.3/releasenotes/|publisher=[[Mozilla Foundation]]|access-date=8 September 2010|date=1 April 2010}}</ref> which closed some bugs in the [[Address space layout randomization|ASLR]] and [[Executable space protection|DEP]] handling found at the [[Pwn2Own]] contest 2010.


The Firefox developers created a new feature called ''Lorentz''. It is named after the [[Lorentz National Park]]. A preview version of Lorentz, Firefox 3.6.3plugin1, was made available on April 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/04/20/firefox-3-6-4-beta-available-for-download-and-testing/ |title=Firefox 3.6.4 beta available for download and testing |publisher=Mozilla |date=2010-04-20 |accessdate=2010-05-10}}</ref> Betas of Firefox 3.6.4 were made available starting on April 20, 2010. Firefox 3.6.4 was released on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://standblog.org/blog/post/2010/5/21/Frogs-stability-and-performance |title=Frogs, stability and performance |author=Tristan |date=2010-05-21 |accessdate=2010-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Firefox 3.6 Release Notes|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.4/releasenotes/|publisher=[[Mozilla Foundation]]|accessdate=8 September 2010|date=22 June 2010}}</ref> The Windows and Linux versions incorporate out-of-process plug-ins (OOPP), which isolates execution of plug-ins (Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime and Microsoft Silverlight by default) into a separate process.<ref name="Lorentz">{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10433844-264.html|title=Firefox 3.6 due this month; next comes 'Lorentz'|publisher=[[CNET]]|date=2010-01-13 |accessdate=2010-01-17}}</ref><ref>[http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20002988-12.html Chrome gets updated, Firefox 'Lorentz' enters beta]</ref> This significantly reduces the number of Firefox crashes experienced by users who are watching online videos or playing games;<ref>{{cite web|last=Beltzner |first=Mike |url=http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/06/22/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash-protection-now-available/ |title=Firefox 3.6.4 with Crash Protection Now Available :: The Mozilla Blog |publisher=Blog.mozilla.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-09}}</ref> the user can simply refresh the page to continue. Mozilla states that 30% of browser crashes are caused by third-party plugins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2009/10/13/plugin-checker-launched/ |title=Plugin Checker Launched " Mozilla Webdev |publisher=Blog.mozilla.com |date=2009-10-13 |accessdate=2010-11-09}}</ref>
The Firefox developers created a new feature called ''Lorentz''. It is named after the [[Lorentz National Park]]. A preview version of Lorentz, Firefox 3.6.3plugin1, was made available on April 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/04/20/firefox-3-6-4-beta-available-for-download-and-testing/ |title=Firefox 3.6.4 beta available for download and testing |publisher=Mozilla |date=2010-04-20 |access-date=2010-05-10}}</ref> Betas of Firefox 3.6.4 were made available starting on April 20, 2010. Firefox 3.6.4 was released on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://standblog.org/blog/post/2010/5/21/Frogs-stability-and-performance |title=Frogs, stability and performance |author=Tristan |date=2010-05-21 |access-date=2010-05-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723012820/http://standblog.org/blog/post/2010/5/21/Frogs-stability-and-performance |archive-date=2012-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Firefox 3.6 Release Notes|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.4/releasenotes/|publisher=[[Mozilla Foundation]]|access-date=8 September 2010|date=22 June 2010}}</ref> The Windows and Linux versions incorporate out-of-process plug-ins (OOPP), which isolates execution of plug-ins (Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Silverlight by default) into a separate process.<ref name="Lorentz">{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10433844-264.html|title=Firefox 3.6 due this month; next comes 'Lorentz'|publisher=[[CNET]]|date=2010-01-13 |access-date=2010-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20002988-12.html|title=Chrome gets updated, Firefox 'Lorentz' enters beta|access-date=2010-04-21|archive-date=2012-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004080641/http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20002988-12.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This significantly reduces the number of Firefox crashes experienced by users who are watching online videos or playing games;<ref>{{cite web|last=Beltzner |first=Mike |url=http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/06/22/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash-protection-now-available/ |title=Firefox 3.6.4 with Crash Protection Now Available :: The Mozilla Blog |publisher=Blog.mozilla.com |access-date=2010-11-09}}</ref> the user can simply refresh the page to continue. Mozilla states that 30% of browser crashes are caused by third-party plugins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2009/10/13/plugin-checker-launched/ |title=Plugin Checker Launched " Mozilla Webdev |publisher=Blog.mozilla.com |date=2009-10-13 |access-date=2010-11-09}}</ref>


Support for other plug-ins by default in OOPP and on the Mac OS X platform will become available in Firefox 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Crash_Protection |title=Firefox/Crash Protection - MozillaWiki |publisher=Wiki.mozilla.org |date=2010-07-04 |accessdate=2010-11-09}}</ref>
Support for other plug-ins by default in OOPP and on the Mac OS X platform became available in Firefox 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Crash_Protection |title=Firefox/Crash Protection - MozillaWiki |publisher=Wiki.mozilla.org |date=2010-07-04 |access-date=2010-11-09}}</ref>


Firefox 3.6.6 lengthens the amount of time a plug-in is allowed to be unresponsive to the point before the plug-in quits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.6/releasenotes/|date=2010-06-26|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6 Release Notes}}</ref>
Firefox 3.6.6 lengthens the amount of time a plug-in is allowed to be unresponsive to the point before the plug-in quits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.6/releasenotes/|date=2010-06-26|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6 Release Notes}}</ref>
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Firefox 3.6.14 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.14/releasenotes/|date=2011-03-01|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14 Release Notes}}</ref>
Firefox 3.6.14 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.14/releasenotes/|date=2011-03-01|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14 Release Notes}}</ref>


Firefox 3.6.15 was a stability update that fixes a Java applets issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.15/releasenotes/|date=2011-03-04|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15 Release Notes}}</ref>
Firefox 3.6.15 was a stability update that fixed a Java applets issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.15/releasenotes/|date=2011-03-04|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15 Release Notes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714122932/https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.15/releasenotes/|archive-date=2011-07-14}}</ref>


Firefox 3.6.16 was a security update that blacklisted a few invalid HTTPS certificates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.16/releasenotes/|date=2011-03-22|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16 Release Notes}}</ref>
Firefox 3.6.16 was a security update that blacklisted a few invalid HTTPS certificates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.16/releasenotes/|date=2011-03-22|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16 Release Notes}}</ref>


Firefox 3.6.17 is a security and stability update that fixes several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.17/releasenotes/|date=2011-04-28|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.17 Release Notes}}</ref>
Firefox 3.6.17 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.17/releasenotes/|date=2011-04-28|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.17 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.18 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.18/releasenotes/|date=2011-06-21|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.19 was a stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.19/releasenotes/|date=2011-07-11|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.19 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.20 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.20/releasenotes/|date=2011-08-16|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.20 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.21 was a security update that blacklisted a compromised HTTPS certificate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.21/releasenotes/|date=2011-08-31|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.21 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.22 was a security update that revoked the SSL certificates for "[[Netherlands|Staten der Nederlanden]]" due to fraudulent [[SSL certificate]] issuance, as well as fixing an error with .gov.uk domain names.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.22/releasenotes/|date=2011-09-07|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.22 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.23 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.23/releasenotes/|date=2011-09-27|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.23 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.24 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-US/firefox/3.6.24/releasenotes/|date=2011-11-08|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.24 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.25 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-US/firefox/3.6.25/releasenotes/|date=2011-12-20|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.25 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.26 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-US/firefox/3.6.26/releasenotes/|date=2012-01-31|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.26 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.27 was a security update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-US/firefox/3.6.27/releasenotes/|date=2012-02-17|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.27 Release Notes}}</ref>

Firefox 3.6.28 is a security and stability update that fixed several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-US/firefox/3.6.28/releasenotes/|date=2012-03-13|publisher=Mozilla|title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28 Release Notes}}</ref>


== Features ==
== Features ==
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New features for Firefox 3.6 include
New features for Firefox 3.6 include
* Built-in support for Personas (toolbar skins)
* Built-in support for [[Add-on (Mozilla)|Personas]] (browser [[Graphical user interface]] themes)
* Check and notification of out-of-date plugins<ref>The check is performed not inside add-ons window (as if usual add-ons), but on the Mozilla site though.</ref>
* Check and notification of out-of-date plugins<ref>The check is performed not inside an add-ons window (as if similar to usual add-ons), but on the Mozilla site.</ref>
* Full screen playback of [[Theora]] video
* Full-screen playback of [[Theora]] video
* Support for the [[Web Open Font Format|WOFF]] open webfont format<ref>{{cite web |last=Blizzard |first=Christopher |url=http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/10/woff/ |title=Web Open Font Format for Firefox 3.6 |publisher=Hacks.mozilla.org |date=2009-10-20 |accessdate=2009-12-19}}</ref>
* Support for the [[Web Open Font Format|WOFF]] open web font format<ref>{{cite web |last=Blizzard |first=Christopher |url=https://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/10/woff/ |title=Web Open Font Format for Firefox 3.6 |publisher=Hacks.mozilla.org |date=2009-10-20 |access-date=2009-12-19}}</ref>
* Plug-in directory lock down: Plugins may only to be installed using a .xpi file, not through mere copying to the Firefox plugin directory. This breaks older plugins such as the Java Runtime Environment before 6 Update 15,.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox |title=Using the Java plugin with Firefox |publisher=Support.mozilla.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-09}}</ref> net framework before 1.2.
* Plug-in directory lock down: Plugins may only to be installed using a .xpi file, not through mere copying to the Firefox plugin directory. This breaks older plugins such as the Java Runtime Environment before 6 Update 15,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox |title=Using the Java plugin with Firefox |publisher=Support.mozilla.com |access-date=2010-11-09}}</ref> net framework before 1.2.
* Many performance improvements<ref name="fx 3.6 beta release notes">{{cite web |url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6b5/releasenotes/ |title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 Release Notes |publisher=Mozilla.com |date=2009-12-17 |accessdate=2010-01-05}}</ref>
* Many performance improvements<ref name="fx 3.6 beta release notes">{{cite web |url=http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6b5/releasenotes/ |title=Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 Release Notes |publisher=Mozilla.com |date=2009-12-17 |access-date=2010-01-05}}</ref>

== End of life ==
Mozilla discontinued support for Firefox 3.6 on April 24, 2012,<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="Extended Support Proposal"/> which at over 27 months of support made it the longest supported version of Firefox, even longer than [[Firefox 2]] which had over 26 months of total support itself. The underlying Gecko 1.9.2 engine continued to be used, with updates, in [[Camino (web browser)|Camino]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[History of Mozilla Firefox]]
* [[History of Firefox]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-US/firefox/3.6/releasenotes/ Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Release Notes]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121015013328/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.6.28/ Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28 Download link (FTP)]
* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Mozilla.com], Mozilla Firefox homepage for [[End-user (computer science)|end-users]]
* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Mozilla.com], Mozilla Firefox homepage for [[End-user (computer science)|end-users]]
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ Mozilla.org], Mozilla Firefox project page for developers
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301134039/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ Mozilla.org], Mozilla Firefox project page for developers
* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/legal/eula/ Mozilla.com], Mozilla EULA
* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/legal/eula/ Mozilla.com], Mozilla EULA
* [http://nightly.mozilla.org/ Nightly.Mozilla.org], Firefox latest builds
* [https://nightly.mozilla.org/ Nightly.Mozilla.org], Firefox latest builds


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Latest revision as of 16:18, 19 November 2024

Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Developer(s)Mozilla Corporation
Mozilla Foundation
Initial releaseJanuary 21, 2010 (2010-01-21)
Final release
3.6.28 [1] (March 13, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-13))
Preview releaseNone [±]
Written inC++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript,[2] CSS[3]
EngineGecko
Operating systemWindows
Mac OS X
Linux
BSD
Solaris
OpenSolaris
PlatformCross-platform
Size9.8 MB (Linux)
18.7 MB (Mac OS X)
8.2 MB (Windows)
(all archived)
Available in75 languages
TypeWeb browser
FTP client
Gopher client
LicenseMPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL/about:rights
Websitewww.mozilla.com/firefox/3.6

Mozilla Firefox 3.6 is a version of the Firefox web browser released in January 2010. The release's main improvement over Firefox 3.5 is improved performance (due to further speed improvements in the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine). It uses the Gecko 1.9.2 engine (compared to 1.9.1 in Fx 3.5), which improves compliance with web standards. It was codenamed Namoroka.[4] In this version, support for X BitMap images was dropped.

This release marked the beginning of a new development cycle for Firefox. As well as receiving major updates, the browser also received minor updates with new features. This was to allow users to receive new features more quickly and the dawn of a new roadmap that reflected these changes.[5]

It was superseded by Firefox 4, released the next year, although Fx 3.6 had a prolonged period of use and version 4 had noted user interface changes. Firefox 3.6 is the last major version of an official Firefox release to run on PowerPC-based Macintoshes (see TenFourFox for a much-more-recent version of Firefox for PowerPC-based computers running Mac OS X). Soon after 4, much less weight was given to major version numbers, with 6 numbers used by September of that year (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) compared to 3 in nearly a decade of Firefox development (1, 2 and 3).

Firefox versions 4 through 9 had all reached end-of-life status while Mozilla continued supporting Firefox 3.6 with security updates. Coinciding with a proposal to cater to Enterprise users with optional Extended Support Releases beginning in 2012 based upon Firefox 10, Mozilla discontinued support for Firefox 3.6 on April 24, 2012 [6][7] with automatic update to Firefox 12 pushed out to compatible devices by June 2012.[8]

Development

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Development for this version started on December 1, 2008.[9] The first alpha of version 3.6 was released on August 7, 2009.[10] The first beta version was released on October 30,[11] followed by Beta 2 on November 10, Beta 3 on November 17, Beta 4 on November 26, and Beta 5 on December 17.[12] Release Candidate 1 was released on January 8, 2010, followed by Release Candidate 2 on January 17.[13] The final version was released on January 21, 2010.

Minor releases

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Market share overview
According to StatCounter data
November 2024[14]
This box:
Browser % of Fx % of total
Firefox 1 — —
Firefox 2 — —
Firefox 3 — —
Firefox 4 — —
Firefox 5–9 — —
Firefox 10–16 0.39% 0.01%
Firefox 17–23 — —
Firefox 24–30 — —
Firefox 31–37 — —
Firefox 38–44 — —
Firefox 45–51 — —
Firefox 52–59 1.54% 0.04%
Firefox 60–67 — —
Firefox 68–77 — —
Firefox 78–90 0.39% 0.01%
Firefox 91–101 — —
Firefox 102–114 — —
Firefox 115 and 115 ESR 9.65% 0.25%
Firefox 116 — —
Firefox 117 — —
Firefox 118 2.70% 0.07%
Firefox 119 — —
Firefox 120 — —
Firefox 121 — —
Firefox 122 — —
Firefox 123 — —
Firefox 124 — —
Firefox 125 0.39% 0.01%
Firefox 126 0.39% 0.01%
Firefox 127 0.77% 0.02%
Firefox 128 and 128 ESR 3.09% 0.08%
Firefox 129 0.39% 0.01%
Firefox 130 0.77% 0.02%
Firefox 131 5.41% 0.14%
Firefox 132 61.00% 1.58%
Firefox 133 5.02% 0.13%
Firefox 134 — —
All variants[15] 100% 2.59%

Firefox 3.6.2 was released on March 23, 2010,[16] followed by version 3.6.3 on April 1[17] which closed some bugs in the ASLR and DEP handling found at the Pwn2Own contest 2010.

The Firefox developers created a new feature called Lorentz. It is named after the Lorentz National Park. A preview version of Lorentz, Firefox 3.6.3plugin1, was made available on April 8, 2010.[18] Betas of Firefox 3.6.4 were made available starting on April 20, 2010. Firefox 3.6.4 was released on June 22, 2010.[19][20] The Windows and Linux versions incorporate out-of-process plug-ins (OOPP), which isolates execution of plug-ins (Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Silverlight by default) into a separate process.[5][21] This significantly reduces the number of Firefox crashes experienced by users who are watching online videos or playing games;[22] the user can simply refresh the page to continue. Mozilla states that 30% of browser crashes are caused by third-party plugins.[23]

Support for other plug-ins by default in OOPP and on the Mac OS X platform became available in Firefox 4.[24]

Firefox 3.6.6 lengthens the amount of time a plug-in is allowed to be unresponsive to the point before the plug-in quits.[25]

Firefox 3.6.7 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[26]

Firefox 3.6.8 was a security update that was released a mere three days after 3.6.7, to fix another security fault.[27]

Firefox 3.6.9, in addition to fixing security and stability issues, introduced support for the X-FRAME-OPTIONS HTTP response header to help prevent clickjacking.[28]

Firefox 3.6.10 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[29]

Firefox 3.6.11 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[30]

Firefox 3.6.12 was a security update that fixed a critical security issue.[31]

Firefox 3.6.13 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[32]

Firefox 3.6.14 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[33]

Firefox 3.6.15 was a stability update that fixed a Java applets issue.[34]

Firefox 3.6.16 was a security update that blacklisted a few invalid HTTPS certificates.[35]

Firefox 3.6.17 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[36]

Firefox 3.6.18 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[37]

Firefox 3.6.19 was a stability update that fixed several issues.[38]

Firefox 3.6.20 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[39]

Firefox 3.6.21 was a security update that blacklisted a compromised HTTPS certificate.[40]

Firefox 3.6.22 was a security update that revoked the SSL certificates for "Staten der Nederlanden" due to fraudulent SSL certificate issuance, as well as fixing an error with .gov.uk domain names.[41]

Firefox 3.6.23 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[42]

Firefox 3.6.24 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[43]

Firefox 3.6.25 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[44]

Firefox 3.6.26 was a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[45]

Firefox 3.6.27 was a security update that fixed several issues.[46]

Firefox 3.6.28 is a security and stability update that fixed several issues.[47]

Features

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Related articles
Origins and lineage
Category

New features for Firefox 3.6 include

  • Built-in support for Personas (browser Graphical user interface themes)
  • Check and notification of out-of-date plugins[48]
  • Full-screen playback of Theora video
  • Support for the WOFF open web font format[49]
  • Plug-in directory lock down: Plugins may only to be installed using a .xpi file, not through mere copying to the Firefox plugin directory. This breaks older plugins such as the Java Runtime Environment before 6 Update 15,[50] net framework before 1.2.
  • Many performance improvements[12]

End of life

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Mozilla discontinued support for Firefox 3.6 on April 24, 2012,[6][7] which at over 27 months of support made it the longest supported version of Firefox, even longer than Firefox 2 which had over 26 months of total support itself. The underlying Gecko 1.9.2 engine continued to be used, with updates, in Camino.

See also

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References

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  48. ^ The check is performed not inside an add-ons window (as if similar to usual add-ons), but on the Mozilla site.
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