Firefox2/HistoricalSchedule

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The chart below describes the milestones, and maintains our original target dates and actual release dates for documentation purposes, and so that we can remember how long things actually took when planning future releases.

Planned Milestones (with target and actual release dates)

Release Target Description
Alpha 1 March 2006
actual: March 29, 2006
Developer Preview ("Dogfood")
  • includes new infrastructure pieces for stress testing and API feedback
  • intended for developers only, no guarantees about stability or dataloss
Alpha 2 May 2006
actual: May 12, 2006
Mostly 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
Alpha 3 May 2006
actual: May 26, 2006
Feature Complete
Beta 1 June 2006
actual: July 12, 2006
Feature Frozen
  • all feature work is complete, including UI
  • all strings are complete and available for l10n to start
  • intended for beta users, available in at least all tier 1 locales
Beta 2 July 2006
actual: August 31, 2006
Product Frozen
  • based on feedback from Beta 1
  • all feature work is complete, including UI
  • all strings are frozen, only necessary string changes accepted
  • intended for beta users, available in at least all tier 1 locales
RC 1 August 2006
actual: September 26, 2006
Release Candidate
  • based on bugfixes from Beta 2
  • should represent final product
  • intended for wide audience of early adopters, available in all locales
RC 2 August 2006
actual: October 6, 2006
Release Candidate (if needed)
  • based on bugfixes from RC 1
  • should represent final product
  • intended for wide audience of early adopters
Final August 2006
actual: October 24, 2006
Final Release
  • based on bugfixes from RC 2