Firefox 2
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| Developer(s) | Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla Foundation |
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| Initial release | October 24, 2006 |
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| Written in | C++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Web browser, FTP client, gopher client |
| License | MPL/GPL/LGPL/Mozilla EULA (for binary redistribution) |
| Website | firefox.com |
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Mozilla Firefox 2 is a version of Mozilla Firefox, a web browser released on October 24 2006.] by the Mozilla Corporation.
Firefox 3 uses version 1.9 of the Gecko layout engine for displaying web pages. The new version fixes many bugs, improves standard compliance, and implements new web APIs. The release contained many new features not found in Firefox 1.5, including improved support for SVG and JavaScript 1.7, as well as UI changes.
On March 22 2006, the first alpha version of Firefox 2 (Bon Echo Alpha 1) was released. It featured Gecko 1.8.1 for the first time. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.x is the final version supported on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98.
Firefox 2.0 featured updates to tabbed browsing environment, the extensions manager, the GUI, and the find, search and software update engines; a new session restore feature; inline spell checking; and an anti-phishing feature which was implemented by Google as an extension,[1][2] and later merged into the program itself.[3]
Mozilla is planning on ending support for Firefox 2 mid-December 2008.[4]
Usage
| Firefox market share by version — NetApplications.com, September, 2008[5] | |
| Firefox 1.0 | 0.18% |
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| Firefox 1.5 | 0.32% |
| Firefox 2.0 | 5.79% |
| Firefox 3.0 | 13.24% |
| All versions[6] | 19.46% |
Firefox 2 lost market share to Firefox 3, including in only 24 hours after the release of Firefox 3.0, usage rose from under 1% to over 3% according to NetApplications.[7]
Release compatibility
| Operating system | Compatibility | |
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| Linux kernel 2.2.14 and newer (with some libraries) |
2.0.0.17 | |
| Apple Mac OS X |
v10.1 Puma | 
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| v10.2 Jaguar-10.3 Panther | 2.0.0.17 | |
| v10.4 Tiger-10.5 Leopard | 2.0.0.17 | |
| OS/2 and eComStation | 2.0.0.17 | |
| Microsoft Windows |
95 |
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| NT 4/98/Me | 2.0.0.17 | |
| 2000/XP/2003/Vista/ Home Server/2008 |
2.0.0.17 | |
Release History
References
- ^ "Google Safe Browsing for Firefox". Google.com. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ Mozilla.org wiki contributors. "Phishing Protection Design Documentation - Background". Mozilla.org wiki. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Mozilla Firefox 2 Release Notes". Mozilla Corporation. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- ^ Mozilla Developer News » Blog Archive » Firefox 2.0.0.15 security and stability update now available for download
- ^ "Top Browser Share Trend". NetApplications.com. September, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Top Browser Share Trend". NetApplications.com. September, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Firefox 3.0 Usage Share (EDT)". Net Applications. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
External links
- Mozilla Firefox homepage for end-users
- Mozilla Firefox project page for developers
- Mozilla EULA
- Template:Dmoz
- "Vulnerability report for Mozilla Firefox 2.x". Secunia.
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