Mozilla Milestone 0.7 Browser-Suite Released

Mike Angelo - 9 January 2001 (c)

The Mozilla Organization released the Milestone Mozilla 0.7 edition of its Mozilla browser suite today. The latest Mozilla Project development roadmap lists Mozilla 0.7 for a December 2000 release. However some last minute problems and the winter holidays delayed release of Mozilla 0.7 until today

The new Netscape 6 browser suite and the upcoming NeoPlanet browser are based upon the cross-platform Mozilla browser-suite. Browser-wise, today's Mozilla 0.7 release is some two-months more developmentally advanced than the Netscape 6.0 browser suite, which was released on November 9, 2000.

"The milestones are intended to be periodic check points for progress on the project, stability of builds, porting status, and are entry points for additional mozilla (sic) contributors to provide testing and engineering help on the project." (Project Sea Monkey )

Nevertheless, pre-Mozilla-1.0 development builds now are pretty much features-complete, stable, and usable. Mozilla development work now is focused on bug squashing, improved stability, and better performance.

MozillaQuest Magazine is giving the Mozilla 0.7 builds a preliminary try out. Check back for more information soon. In the meantime, if you want to test drive the brand new Mozilla 0.7 builds now, we recommend that you install Mozilla 0.7 in it own directory, that you do not get rid of your current browser(s), and that you do not set Mozilla 0.7 as your default browser -- yet.

Here are the FTP download links for Mozilla 0.7 for you readers that cannot wait to try Mozilla 0.7.

Linux Build

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla0.7 /mozilla-i686-pc-linux-gnu-0.7.tar.gz

Windows Build

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla0.7/ mozilla-win32-0.7.zip

Macintosh Build

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla0.7/ mozilla-mac-M0.7.sea.bin

For more information about the Mozilla Organization, the Mozilla applications programming framework, and the Mozilla browser, please see:

Mozilla--A Lizard for All Seasons:

For regularly updated Mozilla browser-suite download and install information , please see:

Official Mozilla Organization Downloads

To download and install the Netscape 6.0 browser suite, please see:

How To Download, Install, & Configure Netscape 6.0 -- Safely!

To build you own customized Mozilla-based browser suite, please see:

MozillaQuest the Series: Building Your Own Mozilla-Based Web Browser

For more information about the NeoPlanet browser please see:

NeoPlanet Working on Mozilla-Based Browser

For more information about the Mozilla Roadmap, please see :

Mozilla Organization Revises Development Roadmap and Product Release Schedule