G4, G5, and Intel optimized Firefox 2.0 alpha 2

Damn, there are a lot of nerd posts on this site these days…

Anyway, for all of you bleeding edge, early adopter, thrill-seeking nerds out there I’ve built an optimized version of the Firefox 2.0 alpha release (codenamed “Bon Echo”) for G4 and Mac Intel machines that includes aqua form widgets. A G5-optimized version is also available.

Folks, the name has “alpha” in it for a reason - if you’re not comfortable running pre-pre-release software, then stay far, far away from this build.

Check out more deets on Bon Echo, including an abbreviated what’s new and other goodies.

Updated May 15: I’ve built a brand new version of the Firefox 2.0 (“Bon Echo”) alpha, version 2.0a2. I will continue to update this post as the Mozilla group updates the official Firefox 2.0 pre-release builds.

The Mozilla links weblog (which I believe is new?) has a really good overview of what’s new in Firefox 2.0, so check it out.

Download

» Download the G4-optimized Firefox 2.0 alpha 2
» Download the G5-optimized Firefox 2.0 alpha 2
» Download the Mac Intel-optimized Firefox 2.0 alpha 2

No, I’m not going to build a version with Firefoxy widgets, at least not yet. This is an alpha, after all, so subsequent builds are pretty much guaranteed. Once the final Firefox 2.0 release is available, however, I will build versions with both form widgets. But for now it’s aqua or nothing.

Okay, now it’s time to go and see The National and forget that I’m a nerd for a few hours…

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This here entry was posted March 22, 2006 08:08 PM

Comments

1 | rux said on March 22, 2006 9:39 PM

I've been waiting for this for hours. Finally it came into the light. Thank you. And no, I don't have anything better to do.

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2 | BB said on March 24, 2006 10:55 AM

Neil,

Do you plan to put out an optimized build of Firefox 2.0 for PowerPCs at some point?

Thanks.

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3 | Jessica said on April 29, 2006 4:02 PM

This browser is alot faster than the original firefox, the only bug I have stumbled upon so far is that if I click on something to open, and/or download it will not open it. Which is a bit of a problem for me since i am a webdesigner and am constantly recieving graphics in my email and whatnot.

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4 | R031E5 said on May 12, 2006 9:24 AM

Really nice! The only problem with it are the extensions, they are compatible, but they don't seem to work fine, i'm using the AllInOneSidebar and it makes a mess in the UI when I try to open it. It's a really great idea this aqua interface, I would like to see the last compilation of it. Well done!

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5 | Sid Carter said on May 27, 2006 1:21 AM

Ummm... Bon Echo Alpha 3 is out :)

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6 | Ashley said on October 18, 2006 10:07 AM

Works great, apart from the fact that sometimes it wont hide the application. It will go to the Finder, making it seem that Bon Echo is hidden, but the window(s) is(are) still showing in the background.

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