Firefox 5 released under Rapid release process - Latest versio of Firefox Browser

Mozilla foundation has just released another major version of Firfox. Just after 3 months of launch of Firefox 4, which was a major release, Firefox 5 has been released. But this version is just minor update but named as FF 5.

A while back, Mozilla decided to move Firefox to a new rapid release process, where new versions of Firefox would be released much faster than before, every six weeks. This is in part due to the success of Chrome using this model, but mostly since it is the best way to get the latest developments to users.

While we do call this version a minor update, it marks a significant step for Mozilla, being the first release under their new rapid release model. This model has required quite a few adjustments for Mozilla due to the repercussions into numerous other products. Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, both of which are based on the same code as Firefox, will need to adjust as well. Thunderbird has already moved to a rapid release model as well, with a beta of Thunderbird 5 released recently, and a beta version of Seamonkey 2.2 based on Gecko 5.0 coming soon.

Source: thinkdigit.com/Internet/Firefox-5-released-the-first-release-in_7014.html