Bon Echo will meet the requirements of the Firefox Release Roadmap as a front-end feature release based upon the 1.8 branch of Gecko that will preserve API capability with Firefox 1.5.
Milestones
| Release
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Date
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Description
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| Alpha 1 |
March 2006 |
Developer Preview ("Dogfood")
- includes new infrastructure pieces for stress testing and API feedback
- intended for developers only, no guarantees about stability or dataloss
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| Alpha 2 |
May 2006 |
Feature Complete
- all backend API/hooks are complete and being used by UI
- UI design for features is complete
- all new features are at least functional to the point of placeholder UI
- intended for product testers and high-risk early adopters
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| cut MOZILLA_1_8_1_BRANCH, if desired (this kills MOZILLA_1_8_BRANCH)
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| Beta 1 |
June 2006 |
Feature Frozen
- all feature work is complete, including UI
- all strings are complete and available for l10n to start
- intended for beta users
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| Beta 2 |
July 2006 |
Product Frozen
- based on feedback from Beta 1
- all feature work is complete, including UI
- all strings are frozen
- intended for beta users
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| RC 1 |
August 2006 |
Release Candidate
- based on bugfixes from Beta 2
- should represent final product
- intended for wide audience of early adopters
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| RC 2 |
August 2006 |
Release Candidate (if needed)
- based on bugfixes from RC 1
- should represent final product
- intended for wide audience of early adopters
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| FX 2 |
August 2006 |
Final Release
- based on bugfixes from RC 2
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