The big open source event yesterday was the release of Firefox 3 beta 1. I'm soaking in it right now, and so far it's working stably for me (no opinion yet on whether it's any improvement on the RAM front), so let's start with a few related links.

  • Firefox 3 Beta 1 Release Notes - With a link to the download page.

  • How to have Firefox 3 and Firefox 2 running at the same time - Useful if you don't want to gamble too much. If you're on a Mac remember to put the package in a folder somewhere so you don't overwrite your Firefox 2 install.

  • Extension Versioning, Update and Compatibility - This page at the Mozilla Development Center has the details on the configuration setting (type about:config in the address bar to get there) that you can make to turn off extension version checking entirely. If you turn it off, you can install any add-on you want to Firefox 3, whether it's been updated or not. Don't blame me if you break something.

  • Nightly Tester Tools - If you do an upgrade and your add-ons stop working, you can install the Nightly Tester Tools to get a button in the extensions dialog that will re-enable them.

  • Assembla - Another online workspace for your development team, with Subversion, Trac, and unlimited team size at their free level.