Alright,
Anyone who uses the internet would be aware of, or at least HEARD of firefox open source internet browser.
It's the most customizable internet browser around with support for the three main operating systems in use (Windows, Mac and Linux).
Mozilla (the creators of firefox) have decided to take a leaf from Microsoft's book and start work on versions ahead of the next one to be released (Microsoft for example was already working on Vista's successor before Vista's release).
The result of this, is firefox 4.0 Alpha.
Now in most cases Alpha's are not very good, they are in early stages of development, and are in the early stages of the ladder:
- Patent
- Alpha "Alpha1"(normally more than one)
- Beta "Beta1"(normally more than one)
- Release Candidate "RC1"(normally more than one)
- Release to Market "RTM"
As a result they are buggy as hell (such is the story with Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 1)
but this is not the case with Firefox 4, all of it's features seem fully functional, it's highly responsive, does not display ANY errors so far during my usage of it, and adds nifty features here and they such as Spell Check etc for the forum retards who can't spell.
It also has some interface/usability changes, some people find this ugly, I quite like them:
Of Course, a new nifty codename (Minefield) until the official release
Be aware however, as this is quite a recent release, there is next to no extension support, so if you are dependent on certain extensions or themes, then download this, take a look to see what's coming, but you probably wont keep it.
Firefox 4 Alpha 1 (click to download)
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