First Firefox 2.0 (Bon Echo) alpha available!

As described in the Firefox 2.0 roadmap, the first alpha release (2a) was launched in Q1 2006 (21st of March). Carrying on the established naming tradition (Firefox 1.5 - Deer Park), this "pre-feature complete alpha" is codenamed "Bon Echo".

Intended as a testing-only release, Bon Echo Alpha 1 is targeted to web application developers and members of the Firefox testing community. Consumers should stick to the Firefox 1.5 series.

According to the aforementioned roadmap, the first feature complete Alpha will be launched in early Q2 2006, while release candidates be available in late Q2 2006.

*** WHAT'S NEW IN BON ECHO ALPHA 1 ***

- Changes to tabbed browsing behavior
- New data storage layer for bookmarks and history (using SQLlite)
- Extended search plugin format
- Updates to the extension system to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions
- Support for SVG text using svg:textPath
- List of notable bug fixes


*** RELEVANT LINKS ***
Bon Echo Project Homepage
Download Bon Echo Alpha 1 for Windows (.exe - 4.9MB)
Download Bon Echo Alpha 1 for Mac (.dmg - 9.5MB)
Download Bon Echo Alpha 1 for Linux (.tar.gz - 8.2MB)