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Firefox 83.0 released

([Development] Nov 17, 2020 15:36 UTC (Tue) (corbet))


Version 83.0 of the Firefox browser is out. Headline features include a new [1]HTTPS-only mode , JavaScript performance improvements, and more; see [2]the release notes for details.



[1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2020/11/17/firefox-83-introduces-https-only-mode/

[2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/83.0/releasenotes/

It might be worth reflecting that this group was originally created
back in September of 1987 and has exchanged over 1200 messages. The
original announcement for the group called for an all inclusive
discussion ranging from the writings of Gibson and Vinge and movies
like Bladerunner to real world things like Brands' description of the
work being done at the MIT Media Lab. It was meant as a haven for
people with vision of this scope. If you want to create a haven for
people with narrower visions, feel free. But I feel sad for anyone
who thinks that alt.cyberpunk is such a monstrous group that it is in
dire need of being subdivided. Heaven help them if they ever start
reading comp.arch or rec.arts.sf-lovers.
-- Bob Webber