Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 released

Similar to the release of Firefox 1.5.0.8, Mozilla Corporation also released Thunderbird 1.5.0.8. This release provides stability and security enhancements that are part of our ongoing program to provide a safer email experience for our users. Mozilla Corporation recommends that all Thunderbird users upgrade to this latest version.

Here's what's new in Thunderbird 1.5.0.8:

* Improvements to product stability.
* Several security fixes

Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 can be downloaded from Mozilla's server.

Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 was released on 15 September 2006.

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Firefox 1.5.0.8 released

SillyDog701 moderator Ramona informed us that Mozilla Corporation has released version 1.5.0.8 of Firefox, Mozilla's leading browser. This release is a security release, it fixes a number of bugs detailed in in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories (MFSA's) MFSA2006-65..67. Secunia advisory SA22722 also provides information on the security issue. (Thanks to Juha-Matti Laurio for reporting.)

Firefox 1.5.0.8 can be downloaded from Mozilla FTP server.

Firefox 2.0 was released about 2 weeks ago, Firefox 1.5.0.7 was released on 15 September 2006.

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Project Tamarin: open source Flash Player scripting engine

News from Adobe Press Release.

Adobe and the Mozilla Foundation today announced that Adobe has contributed source code for the ActionScript Virtual Machine, the powerful standards-based scripting language engine in Adobe Flash Player, to the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla will host a new open source project, called Tamarin.

The Tamarin project will implement the final version of the ECMAScript Edition 4 standard language, which will be used in the next generation of SpiderMonkey and Firefox. As of today, developers working on SpiderMonkey will have access to the Tamarin code in the Mozilla CVS repository via the project page located at www.mozilla.org/projects/tamarin/.

Firefox 2.0 released

After months of testing, The Mozilla Corporation has finally released the shipping version of Firefox 2. Firefox 2 is Mozilla Corporation's next generation Firefox browser. It is now available to public. SillyDog701 Moderator DJGM noted the availability of Firefox 2.0 on FTP server 2 days ago.

Almost two years ago, Mozilla Foundation released Firefox 1.0 on 9th November 2004, a year after, Firefox 1.5 was released (29th November 2006). Firefox 1.5.0.7 was released on 15 September 2006, Firefox 2.0 RC 3 was released on 17 October 2006.

Camino 1.1 Alpha 1 available for testing

beta.caminobrowser.org has released Camino 1.1 Alpha 1, a preview release of what will become Camino 1.1. The website mentioned that Camino 1.1 Alpha 1 may be unstable and may not be suitable for day-to-day use. They recommend downloading Camino 1.0.3 for the stable version of Camino.

Camino 1.0.3 was released on 15th Sept 2006.