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./www/firefox2-bin, Lightweight gecko-based web browser (binary package)

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Branch: CURRENT, Version: 2.0.0.3, Package name: firefox-bin-2.0.0.3, Maintainer: grant

Mozilla Firefox is a free, open-source and cross-platform web browser for
Windows, Linux, MacOS X and many other operating systems. It is small, fast
and easy to use, and offers many advantages over other web browsers, such
as tabbed browsing and the ability to block pop-up windows.

Firefox also offers excellent bookmark and history management, and it can
be extended by developers using industry standards such as XML, CSS,
JavaScript, C++, etc. Many extensions are available.

Firefox 2 is the next generation release of the award-winning Firefox web
browser from Mozilla.


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   2007-05-12 17:11:31 by Geert Hendrickx | Files touched by this commit (77) | Package removed
Log message:
Remove www/firefox2* (copied into www/firefox*).
   2007-03-21 14:45:21 by Geert Hendrickx | Files touched by this commit (6) | Package updated
Log message:
Update firefox2, firefox2-bin and firefox2-gtk1 to 2.0.0.3. Fixed in this version:

* Security update: MFSA 2007-11 (FTP PASV port-scanning) has been fixed.
* Website Compatibility: Fixed various web compatibility regressions.

For more info, see http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.3/releasenotes/
   2007-02-24 18:26:43 by Geert Hendrickx | Files touched by this commit (6)
Log message:
Update firefox2, firefox2-bin and firefox2-gtk1 to 2.0.0.2. Fixed in this version:

MFSA 2007-07 Embedded nulls in location.hostname confuse same-domain checks
MFSA 2007-06 Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) SSLv2 buffer overflow
MFSA 2007-05 XSS and local file access by opening blocked popups
MFSA 2007-04 Spoofing using custom cursor and CSS3 hotspot
MFSA 2007-03 Information disclosure through cache collisions
MFSA 2007-02 Improvements to help protect against Cross-Site Scripting attacks
MFSA 2007-01 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.10/1.8.1.2)

For more info, see http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.2/releasenotes/
   2006-12-20 15:33:29 by Geert Hendrickx | Files touched by this commit (2)
Log message:
Update firefox2-bin to 2.0.0.1. Fixed in this version:

MFSA 2006-76 XSS using outer window's Function object
MFSA 2006-75 RSS Feed-preview referrer leak
MFSA 2006-73 Mozilla SVG Processing Remote Code Execution
MFSA 2006-72 XSS by setting img.src to javascript: URI
MFSA 2006-71 LiveConnect crash finalizing JS objects
MFSA 2006-70 Privilege escallation using watch point
MFSA 2006-68 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.9/1.8.1.1)

For more info, see http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.1/releasenotes/
   2006-11-30 12:40:14 by Geert Hendrickx | Files touched by this commit (3)
Log message:
Register firefox2-bin and firefox2-gtk1 as firefox-* (instead of firefox2-*),
as is done with firefox2 as well now.  This obsoletes additional packages like
firefox2-bin-flash etc.  Downside is that the corresponding 1.5 and 2.0
packages can no longer be installed in parallel.
   2006-11-25 22:38:51 by Jaromir Dolecek | Files touched by this commit (5) | Package updated
Log message:
seamonkey-bin/Makefile.common - allow override of MOZ_DIR

update firefox-bin and firefox2-bin to override MOZ_DIR to point
to the binary Linux distribution; kill their own MASTER_SITES

now firefox-bin and firefox2-bin automaticaly pick up mirror
changes in the master script
   2006-10-25 00:20:58 by Geert Hendrickx | Files touched by this commit (6) | Imported package
Log message:
Import www/firefox2-bin.

Firefox 2 is the next generation release of the award-winning Firefox web
browser from Mozilla.

What's New in Firefox 2

* Visual Refresh: Firefox 2's theme and user interface have been updated to
  improve usability without altering the familiarity of the browsing
  experience.

* Built-in phishing protection: Phishing Protection warns users when they
  encounter suspected Web forgeries, and offers to return the user to their
  home page. Phishing Protection is turned on by default, and works by checking
  sites against either a local or online list of known phishing sites. This
  list is automatically downloaded and regularly updated when the Phishing
  Protection feature is enabled.

* Enhanced search capabilities: Search term suggestions will now appear as
  users type in the integrated search box when using the Google, Yahoo! or
  Answers.com search engines. A new search engine manager makes it easier to
  add, remove and re-order search engines, and users will be alerted when
  Firefox encounters a website that offers new search engines that the user may
  wish to install.

* Improved tabbed browsing: By default, Firefox will open links in new tabs
  instead of new windows, and each tab will now have a close tab button. Power
  users who open more tabs than can fit in a single window will see arrows on
  the left and right side of the tab strip that let them scroll back and forth
  between their tabs. The History menu will keep a list of recently closed
  tabs, and a shortcut lets users quickly re-open an accidentally closed tab.

* Resuming your browsing session: The Session Restore feature restores windows,
  tabs, text typed in forms, and in-progress downloads from the last user
  session. It will be activated automatically when installing an application
  update or extension, and users will be asked if they want to resume their
  previous session after a system crash.

* Previewing and subscribing to Web feeds: Users can decide how to handle Web
  feeds (like this one), either subscribing to them via a Web service or in a
  standalone RSS reader, or adding them as Live Bookmarks. My Yahoo!, Bloglines
  and Google Reader come pre-loaded as Web service options, but users can add
  any Web service that handles RSS feeds.

* Inline spell checking: A new built-in spell checker enables users to quickly
  check the spelling of text entered into Web forms (like this one) without
  having to use a separate application.

* Live Titles: When a website offers a microsummary (a regularly updated
  summary of the most important information on a Web page), users can create a
  bookmark with a "Live Title". Compact enough to fit in the space \ 
available to
  a bookmark label, they provide more useful information about pages than
  static page titles, and are regularly updated with the latest information.
  There are several websites that can be bookmarked with Live Titles, and even
  more add-ons to generate Live Titles for other popular websites.

* Improved Add-ons manager: The new Add-ons manager improves the user interface
  for managing extensions and themes, combining them both in a single tool.

* JavaScript 1.7: JavaScript 1.7 is a language update introducing several new
  features such as generators, iterators, array comprehensions, let
  expressions, and destructuring assignments. It also includes all the features
  of JavaScript 1.6.

* Extended search plugin format: The Firefox search engine format now supports
  search engine plugins written in Sherlock and OpenSearch formats and allows
  search engines to provide search term suggestions.

* Updates to the extension system: The extension system has been updated to
  provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.

* Client-side session and persistent storage: New support for storing
  structured data on the client side, to enable better handling of online
  transactions and improved performance when dealing with large amounts of
  data, such as documents and mailboxes. This is based on the WHATWG
  specification for client-side session and persistent storage.

* SVG text: Support for the svg:textpath specification enables SVG text to
  follow a curve or shape.