Firefox Roadmap Update - Pushed back due to Elections

Ben Goodger, chief developer of Firefox, tells us that he has updated the Firefox Roadmap again - outlining what are roughly the release dates. They are 10/18 for RC1, 10/25 for an optional RC2 if needed, and 11/9 for final.

"We would like not to slip off 11/9 if at all possible... (we had initially wanted 11/2, but the odds of getting decent press coverage during the US Presidential Election seemed slim)."

The crew behind Firefox are on an aggressive schedule to get something released by the end of the year. Some of the bugs encountered in PR1 and prior have been dropped from The List as it is called in order to meet the roadmap dates.

"I understand that some among you may be upset that bug(s) you consider important are not on this list. All I can tell you is - bugs I would have liked to have fixed are not on this list either. We need to try and ship something this year. This really is 'alternative browsers'' day in the sun - and we intend to make the most of it."