I Downloaded Firefox 3 Just To Be A Part Of History
So today was the big day. The day when Firefox 3 final became available to the masses. The day the Mozilla team was hoping to set a world record for downloads. Which is kind of strange. It has been stated there is no current download record, so I guess their intent was to make this a first. But back on June 3rd I wrote about not joining in. I indicated that I had some serious doubts that the servers could handle the load. [See my article here.]
My purpose was not to criticize Mozilla for attempting to break a record. My purpose was to hopefully prevent an embarrassment if the servers did crash. Yet some of the responses I got in the comments section, some of which I did not approve, told me I was a trader to the cause. Not a real Firefox loyalist, a Microsoft shill and others indicated I should have sex with myself.
So this morning when I read that the servers had crashed I could of taken advantage of the situation and congratulated myself for my wisdom. But instead I waited awhile and than downloaded a copy of Firefox 3 just to be a part of history and maybe, just maybe, help Mozilla set a world record.
Even though I still believe that the whole record thing is nothing more than a childish publicity stunt, I am a loyal Firefox devotee. As I have previously stated, I have been using Firefox since Firefox was in diapers. Before Firefox it was Netscape as my main browser. I have been a loyal user while most of those who criticized my stance were still crawling around their parents home on their hands and knees.
Good luck Mozilla team. I hope you get your record.
Comments welcome.
PS I’m not going to install it just yet. Some of my extensions still don’t work right with version 3 yet.
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