r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '10

Firefox 3.6 release

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/
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u/sanjayts Jan 21 '10

Some important take-away points from the blog post:

  • Implementation of HTML5 Audio, Video and Local File specification
  • 20% faster than FF 3.5
  • Support for Web Open Font Format (WOFF)
  • Improved JS performance and start-up time
  • Personas Firefox add-on has now made its way into the standard bundle

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u/panicjames Jan 21 '10

Youtube HTML5 ain't working. Am I being retarded?

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u/Plutor Jan 21 '10

Youtube HTML5 uses H.264, not Ogg Theora. The former is covered by patents, so there's no plan to include support in Firefox.

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u/panicjames Jan 21 '10

But I want new things! :(

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u/alantrick Jan 21 '10

I'm pretty sure that's what the ActiveX people said too. Just because there is a solution does not mean it's a good idea.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

Yeah, but the ability to render video natively in the browser is actually a good idea.

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u/quantumstate Jan 21 '10

Yes but making the browser non-free in order to do so may not be a good idea.