Mozilla has started spreading a new beta release of Firefox 3.6 to worldwide ftp mirror sites only a day after releasing updates for their Firefox 3.1 and 3.5 web browser series. The new version of the web browser is as usually available for all supported operating systems and languages. The release notes lead to a non existing page at the moment which makes it difficulty to find information on the changes that have been introduced in the new beta version.
The missing release notes are an indication that it will take anywhere from 24-48 hours before the new version of Firefox 3.6 will get officially announced by Mozilla. This will also be the time frame for the discovery of the new version by the automatic update check in the web browser.
The new beta release could be related to the updates yesterday which would suggest that the update fixes security and stability issues in Firefox 3.6. The only option to know for sure is to wait until the developers are publishing information on the Mozilla website.
Users who want to update the web browser right away need to wait until it gets posted on various download portals which usually pick up the new releases faster than the official Mozilla page.
Update: The Firefox 3.6 branch of releases is nearing the end of its lifecycle. Mozilla plans to stop supporting Firefox 3.6 on April 24, 2012. Firefox 3.6.28 or Firefox 3.6.29 are likely the last versions of the 3.6. branch before it gets retired by Mozilla. The company is urging Firefox 3.6 users to update their browser to the current stable channel, which at the time of writing, is Firefox 10.
Firefox 10 is also the first ESR version of the browser. ESR stands for Extended Support Release which means that Mozilla will support the version for a longer period of time. Regular Firefox versions get updated to a new major version every six weeks by default, while ESR releases every 42 weeks.
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