It was late, she is finally available. The final version of Firefox 3.6.4 is available for download starting this Wednesday, June 23, for Windows, Mac and Linux, in many languages.
Customers can install it now, or, if already using a previous version of Firefox 3.6, go through the Help menu (symbolized by “?”) By clicking on “search for updates”. They will be offered this very quickly v.3.6.4.
This is a new technology first brick Electrolysis, which aims for the coming versions of Firefox, set different tasks (interface, web content, plug-in) in separate processes, to improve stability of the browser.
“The results from the beta-testing phases shows that this new version significantly reduces the number of crashes of Firefox users who watch online videos or use the games through their browser,” Mozilla said on its website. The foundation added that “the support of other plug-ins and operating systems will be available for future updates to Firefox.
The final version of Firefox 3.6.4 also corrects a number of problems of security and stability. This version of the software also symbolizes the new development policy of Mozilla unveiled earlier this year, which is to incorporate new functions to update “minor”.
This v.3.6.4 available, Firefox now moves to its next step, version 4.0. Already available in alpha (very incomplete), it will be a beta in principle at the end of this month, or more probably in July. We know the outlines of the new, we commented that there is little Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe (improving the speed, optimization Javascript, hardware acceleration, integration of new formats like Webm …)
This new version of Firefox does not revolutionize, but he brings a plus appreciate its users on Windows and Linux (1), some plug-in (Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime and Microsoft Silverlight at the moment) are isolated in separate processes, so they do not cause the browser crash General in case of problems. Mozilla speaks of “crash protection”.