Mark June 17th on your calendars Firefox and open source fans. That’s the day when the Mozilla Corp. is going to release Firefox 3 and try to set a new world record for downloads of a single product in one day.



Mozilla is encouraging all its friends to have download parties that Tuesday as it goes for the record. If you’re a friend of the Foundation you can stay over at Camp Firefox–aka Mozilla’s Mountain View, Calif. headquarters–for wall climbing, movies, parties, and, oh yes, lots and lots of downloads. Truly hardy souls will be feted with a waffle breakfast the next morning



Who knows, maybe the Firefox downloads might even make a dent on the Internet global traffic.

Practical Technology Firefox Download Day Set

Whenever we’re asked “when is Firefox going to be released” we endeavor to answer to the best of our abilities, but the truth of the matter is that we’ll only ever ship “when it’s ready”. We have a lot of indicators that help us understand when the product is ready for release: feedback from our pre-release milestones, excitement in the community and the press, availability of compatible Add-Ons, and a large active beta community helping us ensure that the release is compatible with all the various sites on the Internet.



After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we’re proud to announce that we’re ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th. Put on your party hats and get ready to download Firefox 3 — the best web browser, period.

Mozilla Developer News Blog Archive Coming Tuesday, June 17th: Firefox 3

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Request everyone to do the same