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Blake
Posts: 198Joined: November 4th, 2002, 4:12 pmLocation: Mountain View, CA
Posted November 27th, 2002, 7:16 pm
0.5 will be released sometime next week. Here are the pending issues:
- Fix for the Flash crash (the bug has a patch).
- Need to change the name.
- Need to fix View > Character Coding > Autodetect
- Need to fix Get New Themes / Get New Extensions links in Preferences
Stay tuned!
Elmoogle
Posts: 3Joined: November 27th, 2002, 3:14 pm
Posted November 27th, 2002, 7:19 pm
So the name change is now official?
IoN_PuLse
Posts: 156Joined: November 4th, 2002, 11:57 pmLocation: Canada, BC
Posted November 27th, 2002, 7:56 pm
 Name change? That sucks.
Apollo

Posts: 41Joined: November 24th, 2002, 7:23 pm
Posted November 27th, 2002, 9:03 pm
So what name/s are the developers leaning towards?
There are tons in the name thread.
Is the browser formerly known as phoenix going to have a default UI change as well or is that for a later milestone?
daihard
Folder@Home

Posts: 16633Joined: November 17th, 2002, 6:27 pmLocation: Lynnwood, WA
Posted November 27th, 2002, 9:20 pm
IoN_PuLse wrote::( Name change? That sucks.
I second that. I love the name 'Phoenix' and don't see anything remotely wrong or inappropriate about it. What's prompting the name change?
Dai 
NewtoN
Posts: 6Joined: November 26th, 2002, 10:49 am
Posted November 27th, 2002, 9:41 pm
hmm .. i dont understand why this phoenix-browser should change the name, but the phoenix-mail client shouldnt ?
http://phxmail.sourceforge.net/
SuGa
Posts: 68Joined: November 21st, 2002, 2:11 pm
Posted November 27th, 2002, 9:56 pm
Name change? 
ehume

Posts: 6743Joined: November 17th, 2002, 12:33 pmLocation: Princeton, NJ, USA
Posted November 27th, 2002, 10:26 pm
Blake
Don't cave in to tose guys. With so many SOFTWARE sites out there with the Phoenix name, Phoenix Technologies has no broad claim to the name.
Let's keep it.
alanjstr
Moderator

Posts: 9100Joined: November 5th, 2002, 4:43 pmLocation: Anywhere but here
Posted November 27th, 2002, 10:37 pm
There's already a thread for discussing the name.
http://www.mozillazine.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=291
I didn't see anything in Blake's message that said something about a new name in this thread.
rbrimhall

Posts: 332Joined: November 13th, 2002, 11:20 pmLocation: Memphis, TN
Posted November 27th, 2002, 10:53 pm
Blake wrote:0.5 will be released sometime next week. Here are the pending issues:
- Fix for the Flash crash (the bug has a patch). - Need to change the name. - Need to fix View > Character Coding > Autodetect - Need to fix Get New Themes / Get New Extensions links in Preferences
Stay tuned!
Second bullet...
alanjstr
Moderator

Posts: 9100Joined: November 5th, 2002, 4:43 pmLocation: Anywhere but here
Posted November 27th, 2002, 11:03 pm
rbrimhal wrote:Blake wrote:0.5 will be released sometime next week. Here are the pending issues:
- Fix for the Flash crash (the bug has a patch). - Need to change the name. - Need to fix View > Character Coding > Autodetect - Need to fix Get New Themes / Get New Extensions links in Preferences
Stay tuned!
Second bullet...
Silly me, I was paying attention to the important stuff.
rbrimhall

Posts: 332Joined: November 13th, 2002, 11:20 pmLocation: Memphis, TN
Posted November 27th, 2002, 11:04 pm
yeah, the name thing really doesn't bother me... I'm just happy with the functionality!!
tve
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Posts: 3275Joined: November 6th, 2002, 12:07 pmLocation: Federal Republic of Germany
Posted November 27th, 2002, 11:10 pm
*wishs that blake's announcements are a bit clearer and more detailed in the future*
daihard
Folder@Home

Posts: 16633Joined: November 17th, 2002, 6:27 pmLocation: Lynnwood, WA
Posted November 27th, 2002, 11:11 pm
rbrimhal wrote:yeah, the name thing really doesn't bother me... I'm just happy with the functionality!!
Having a fairly uncommon first name, I sure wouldn't want people to judge me by my name. I'd still like my favourite browser to have a good name that fits its functionality well. 'Phoenix' really sounds excellent...
rbrimhall

Posts: 332Joined: November 13th, 2002, 11:20 pmLocation: Memphis, TN
Posted November 27th, 2002, 11:31 pm
daihard wrote:rbrimhal wrote:yeah, the name thing really doesn't bother me... I'm just happy with the functionality!!
Having a fairly uncommon first name, I sure wouldn't want people to judge me by my name. I'd still like my favourite browser to have a good name that fits its functionality well. 'Phoenix' really sounds excellent...
I think the name is great but... if they change it they change it... not much that we can really do about that...
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