Join us for our open Community Marketing call today – March 25 at 10am PST / 5pm UTC.

• Dial-in: +1.650.903.0800, followed by 92# and then 7391#
• Toll-free: +1.800.707.2533, followed by 369# and then 7391#

(The toll-free number works with Skype and some other VOIP services from outside the US.)

For those that can’t make the call or want to participate online, join us in #marketing on IRC (for an easy way to login, visit the CMT IRC page).

Here’s the agenda:

• Firefox 3.5:
  • Update
  • Launch team
• Personas
  • http://www.spreadfirefox.com/personas
• Testimonials
• Mozilla Foundation Update:
  • Site design
• CMG:
  • Public Speaking
• Spread Firefox:
  • Update
  • QA:  https://spreadfirefox.authstage.mozilla.com/
  • Roadmap
• Events update
• Round table updates
• Marketing incubator – any ideas to discuss?

Look forward to see you there!

I’m about to make an embarrassing confession.Back in 2004 , i was under the impression that Internet=IE(Since IE itself had Internet in its name) and vice-versa and there could not be internet connection without IE. How stupid and foolish !
But Mozilla Firefox changed me. The experience was really amazing, different and i was totally convinced to use Firefox and no other browser henceforth. What really stunned me was Firefox’s robustness and extendability. Its Addon concept was so amazing. It provides millions of additional features ,and the user can choose what he wants, without bloating the whole browser. It thus keeps the size of the core browser under 8MB.

Flashback 2007 : Firefox 2 —> When i first started out,i used Firefox 1.0. Then Mozilla updated it to Firefox 2. However i soon realised that the whole experience was beginning to get pretty sluggish.i don’t quite remember the figures correctly now, but roughly when I opened 5 Firefox windows with an average of 4-5 tabs per window, Firefox was consuming a shocking 500+ MB of memory. Much more shocking was that memory usage was spiraling ,  meaning ; whenever i close a tab or a window it is expected that the memory used is reclaimed back, but that was not happening.

Also those many number of windows and tabs being opened are common for an average user. Fortunately i had 1 GB of RAM but i started feeling, “What about others?” And also there was a nice comparison about IE 7, Opera 9 and FireFox 2 (the latest on which i had got these results) then in many newspapers like Times Of India here. Though in terms of features Firefox was leading, IE 7 was a clear winner in terms of resource consumption.i felt this was a major setback to the growing credentials of Firefox, since most of the users back then did not have machines having more than 512 MB of RAM .

i started Googling on how to improve the efficiency of Firefox 2 ’s trying to find if there were some hacks available. i found lots of complaints from users who had found similar results like me. Many of them said because of these resource constraints they wanted to move out of FireFox and try something else though they were great fans of FireFox. Right then i found a post somewhere from one another fan asking all such desperate souls like me to be patient. He said, Mozilla had learnt its  lesson and in their upcoming release, under development Firefox 3, they were concentrating mainly on memory and resource consumption issues. So i went and saw the release schedule desperately to see when I get my hands on it. It was scheduled to be released on September 2007, but due to the new lesson that Mozilla had learnt they had to do lots and lots and lots of work and rework. So they had indefinitely postponed the release date and had removed the schedule totally from their websites.

Firefox 3 : In November 2007, Slashdot reported the release of FireFox 3 Beta 1. It praised Firefox 3 and its team of developers endlessly. Lessons learnt by Mozilla had started showing up at this point. Apparently Mozilla developers borrowed some memory management tricks from the Free BSD operating system for the Windows and Linux versions of Firefox. (They say memory management on Macs already worked pretty well.) The effect was clear. The browser was much less likely to commandeer too many system resources. And Firefox’s developers worked to make sure that add-ons, notorious memory thieves, don’t cause problems either. They rolled in XPCOM cycle collectors that help prevent extensions from locking up RAM and not giving it back. They also distributed tools to third-party developers that would help them build more abstemious add-ons.

Everything looked great. i simply thought of trying the same empirical test that i had done on FireFox 2.The very same test with 5 windows with an average of 3-5 tabs each now did not consume more than 100MB. i was overwhelmed. All the reports and reviews said Mozilla had brought over several thousands of improvements to its previous versions. The reviews said Mozilla had fixed close to 300 Memory leaks!!! Unbelievable. Accessibility features were improved greatly. The address bar really looked great. The “Suggest URL” feature that appears when you start keying in characters was amazing. It had suddenly become extremely intelligent and suggested exactly what i wanted. Buttons, Icons and Bars had also improved greatly in terms of Accessibility.

Why You should use FireFox:

1. SECURITY: Firefox 3 protects you from viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware. If you accidentally access an attack site, you’ll receive a full-sized browser message as a warning.
   

   Reported Web Forgery

   Want to be extra sure about a site’s legitimacy before you make a purchase? Click on a site favicon for an instant identity overview. Another click digs deeper: how many times have you visited? Are your passwords saved? Check up on suspicious sites, avoid Web forgeries and make sure a site is what it claims to be.

2. Fastest Java Script Rendering EVER ! : Javascripts run 400% faster than Beta 3 and it is the fastest among any browsers. Obsessed with  GMAIL ? It is written largely in AJAX which has nothing but Javascripts to the core. This meant that GMAIL now works 400% faster.
3. Session Restore : If Firefox unexpectedly closes, you don’t have to spend time recovering data or retracing your steps through the Web. If you’re in the middle of typing an email, you’ll pick up where you left off, even down to the last word you typed. Session Restore instantly brings back your windows and tabs, restoring text you entered and any in-progress downloads.
4. Simple AND Sweet : The new Firefox looks and feels like home. Think of it as a Firefox who’s really good at making friends. Whether you use Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac or Linux, the browser seamlessly integrates into your computer’s environment. A native look makes for a flawless interface that never gives you pause.
5. Smart Download Manager : A pause and resume feature means there’s no need to wait for a download to finish before you disconnect. So, if you’re halfway through the file and it’s time to catch the bus, just pause and pick up downloading when you get home. The resume function also works if your system crashes or is forced to restart.
6. Tabs: A brilliant way to browse multiple sites at once. Each new site appears as a new tab (not a new window) and can be accessed in one click . Get your sites in order. Simply arrange the order of your tabs by dragging them in one swift move of your mouse.
7. Multilingual: Firefox speaks your language like no other browser on earth. Over 40 different translations, from French and Chinese to Finnish and Czech.
8. Customize you Email: In the past you’d click on an email address in a Web site and your computer’s default email application would open up to send a message to the linked address—even if you never email through the program. Now you can choose a Web mail clients (like Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo! Mail) to launch when you click on that email address.
9. AND lastly—> IT’S  FREE !!

Impressed ? Don’t take my word for it…look at all these awards …and they are just the latest ones

• 2008 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards Browser of the Year, February 2009
• InfoWorld Best of Open Source Software Awards, August 2008
• PC Magazine Editors’ Choice, June 2008
• CNET Editors’ Choice, June 2008
• American Business Awards Most Innovative Company, June 2008
• Linux Journal Readers’ Choice 2008 – Favorite Web Browser, May 2008

Download it now,and get rid of that browsing horror-IE !

Already using Firefox ?? Help spread it…

UPDATE : How all the browsers measure up . Source- Techradar.com

Memory Footprint (ten tabs)
Chrome – 141MB
Opera – 113MB
Safari – 163MB
Firefox-91MB
IE8 – 230MB

Sunspider benchmarks (lower numbers are better)-Sunspider JavaScript tests attempt to measure real-world JavaScript performance
Chrome – 1923.0ms
Opera – 4494.8ms
Safari – 4526.6ms
Firefox 3.1 – 1771.4ms
IE8 – 6837.6ms

Memory Footprint (single tab)
Firefox 3.1 – 50MB
IE8 – 59MB
Chrome – 22MB
Opera – 35MB
Safari – 81MB

Cold Launch time
Firefox – 37s
Chrome – 15s
IE8 – n/a

Page load time
Firefox – 8s
Chrome – 11s
IE8 – n/a

Join us for our open Community Marketing call – February 25 at 10am PST / 6pm UTC.
Call information:
Dial in  +1.650.903.0800, followed by 92# and then 7391#.

Or you can use our toll-free number: +1.800.707.2533, followed by 369# and then 7391#.

For those that can’t make the call or want to participate online, join us in #marketing on IRC (for an easy way to login, visit the CMT IRC page).

Here’s the agenda:

• Introductions/roll call
• Announcements
• 3.1
  • Joining the 3.1 launch team
  • Ways to help/Action plan
• Community Marketing Guide (Going live later today!)
  • Purpose
  • Feedback?
  • Help Spread the word
• Seasonal Promotion:
  • Update on Holi
  • Results from Valentine’s Day email
• Events
  • Events overview/submission process
  • India:
    • Working on wrapup of India: http://arunranga.com/blog/ & http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/
    • Any feedback from Tanmay and others?
  • SxSW:
    • Browser panel:  http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/schedule?action=show&id=IAP0900700
    • John Resig’s JS library talk:  http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/schedule/?action=show&id=IAP0901059
    • Mozilla Labs event at 4:30 at Moonshine on March 16th (http://sxsw.com/interactive/parties_and_lounges)

Look forward to see you there!

PS: The meeting will air on Air Mozilla (http://air.mozilla.com/) using Theora.  Please use the 3.1 beta (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html) or the nightlies to access it!

Please join us for our bi-monthly events triage call tomorrow at 10 a.m. PDT / 7pm CET / 6pm GMT
Dial-in is +1 650-903-0800, ext 91, id 248 or 800-707-2533, password 369, ext 91, id 248 and #events on irc.mozilla.org.
Link: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/3030

Menu du Jour:
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* Europe Update
* MexicoWeb 2.0, Nov. 3 – 4
* Green Festival, Nov. 14 – 16
* FOSS.In, Nov. 25 – 29
* Proposed Changes to Events Hub on Spread Firefox – http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/2962

Please join us for Today’s call.

10 a.m. PDT / 7pm CET / 6pm GMT: Dial-in is +1 650-903-0800, ext 91, id 248 or + 1 800-707-2533, password 369, ext 91, id 248 and #events on irc.mozilla.org.

Here is the agenda:

* Europe Update

** OsiM Berlin, Sept. 15-17

** MozCamp EU Barcelona, Oct. 26-28

** Mozilla Addon-On Workshop Paris, Sept. 20
* BarCamp Bangalore, Sept. 13 – 14
* MozCamp Toronto, Sept. 15 – 16
* MexicoWeb 2.0, Nov. 3 – 4
* Green Festival, Nov. 14 – 16
* FOSS.In, Nov. 25 – 29

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/2963

Please join us for our bi-weekly events triage call today at 10 a.m. PDT (7pm CET).  Dial-in is +1 650-903-0800, ext 91, id 248 or for those inside the US 800-707-2533, password 369, ext 91, id 248 and #events on irc.mozilla.org. Here is the agenda:

* BarCamp Bangalore, Sept. 13 – 14
* MexicoWeb 2.0, Nov. 3 – 4
* From Side Project to Startup, Sept. 12 – 13
* Green Festival, Nov. 14 – 16

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/2880

Reminder – we have a Mozilla Events Triage Call tomorrow July 9th, 2008 at 10 a.m. PDT (that’s 6pm GMT, 7pm CET)

Please join us!

Dial-in is 650-903-0800, ext 91, id 248.

Here is the agenda:

* OSCON:
o Booth
o QA BoF
o Community Party
* Black Hat:
o Milk & Cookies Party
o T-Shirt
* Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre
o Need to determine preferred speaking day for Chris Hofmann
o Any other needs from Mozilla Argentina for the event?
* Congresso Estadual de Software Livre – Ceará (CESoL-CE) – August 19 – 23, 2008
o Need to determine preferred speaking day for Chris Hofmann
* Test Writing Workshop

Ya se que muchos estan cansados de hablar de Firefox, pero es que el trabajo de mozilla es muy bueno, los dejo con un huevo de pascua en firefox 3 al escribir about:robots

via lifehacker.com

que estupendo trabajo el de la fundación mozilla segun la pagina del evento http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ obtuvieron mas descargas en estas 24 horas que en toda la historia de firefox asombroso! ,  aun falta confirmar el record guiness en la pagina lo dicen claro que algunos otros medios se tomaron la molestia de declarar la noticia como record por ejemplo eltiempo.com http://www.eltiempo.com/ciencia/noticias/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_HL-4310603.html deben ser muy buenos pronosticando el futuro por que de que es record lo es!

aqui esta mejor la noticia via : http://www.chicageek.com/firefox-3-mas-8-millones-descargas-98934

Mientras hoy buscaba informarme si spreadfirefox habia roto el record del software mas descargado en 24 horas me di una sorpresa que no me la esperaba, ya que siempre pense que Firefox era un sinonimo de Zorro de Fuego o algo similar, jamas lo habria asociado a un panda de color rojo.

Bueno y esto es cierto la misma fundacion mozilla lo anuncia en sus FAQ y que mejor muestra que unas fotos del Red Panda ahora mas popularmente conocido como Firefox; y respecto al record, se debio haber roto el record de 1.6 millones de descargas, y por lo que spreadfirefox muestra en su pagina van 579137807. (siendo las 08:40- GMT-05:00)

Pd. si descargaron firefox no se olviden de su certificado :p

Join us in our mission to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours!

Have you attempted to set a World Record with no luck? Well, now is your chance to change that! Help set a Guinness World Record by pledging to download Firefox 3 today. And, help spread the word!

Get your certificate here!

Tratando de buscar cual es el record para vencer del firefox download day, pues segun fuentes que desconozco en su totalidad, no hay un limite de este tipo fijado:

“This is the first record attempt of its kind so there is no set number. We?d really like to outdo the number of Firefox 2 downloads on its launch day, which was 1.6 million. Let?s shoot for 5 million?the sky is the limit!”

Pero el limite buscado son 5 millones, actualmente van mas de 2 millones, yo digo que si llegamos… http://www.spreadfirefox.com

Prometo não falar no novo firefox.

Dia 17 de junho é o lançamento oficial do Firefox 3 e há uma campanha para colocar o software no Guinness como o programa mais baixado em 24 horas. É o Download Day. O Brasil está, no momento de postagem deste texto, em terceiro lugar em número de pessoas que já confirmaram que vão participar do evento. Para confirmar sua participação, você pode acessar a imagem que segue:

A comunidade SpreadFirefox é a responsável pelo Download Day. A SpreadFirefox foi criada para suprir uma deficiência de marketing do navegador Firefox. O objetivo é divulgar o premiado software, que é um dos produtos da Fundação Mozilla, por meio da colaboração de entusiastas e voluntários que queiram proporcionar uma melhor experiência de navegação na internet a um maior número de pessoas.

• Clique aqui para fazer o download da versão 2 do Firefox *(a versão 3 estará disponível a partir da próxima terça-feira)*
• Clique aqui para ver 10 razões para escolher o Firefox 3 como seu navegador *a 11a. seria Internet Explorer SUXS!*

• Clique aqui para conhecer outros projetos da Fundação Mozilla, como o cliente de e-mail Thunderbird, o navegador para MAC OS X Camino, o calendário Sunbird, entre outros – que incluem tecnologias, ferramentas de desenvolvimento, add-ons.

• Clique aqui para redescobrir a Web *Preste atenção no endereço: “ie7″. Este site foi colocado no ar antes do lançamento da versao 7 do Internet Explorer (ie7) da Microsoft*

• Veja o que fanáticos por Firefox fizeram em uma plantação nos EUA.

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Acho que é isso… c ya!

Ecco che cosa riporta il sito spreadfirefox:

Aiutateci a stabilire un Guinness dei Primati. Godetevi una fantastica esperienza sul web. Tutto ciò che dovete fare è scaricare Firefox 3 durante il Download Day, è semplicissimo! Non vi chiediamo niente di trascendentale, come inghiottire una spada o mettere in equilibrio 30 cucchiai sulla faccia, anche se sarebbe un bel record.

La data ufficiale del rilascio di Firefox 3 sarà il 17 Giugno, 2008. Unitevi alla nostra comunità aderendo già da oggi stesso a questo tentativo di record.

E quindi, che aspettate? Aderite e scaricate firefox 3 dopodomani!!
Per aderire: Spreadfirefox

A buon rendere, blackgin..