Firefox 3 - Digg Triggers False Start

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Digg triggers false start on Firefox 3 - vnunet.com
Mistaken report sends users searching for 'beta' release
Shaun Nichols, vnunet.com 08 Nov 2007

A false Firefox 3 report on Digg has caused headaches for Mozilla and confusion for users.

The trouble started early on Wednesday morning when a Digg posting claimed that the first beta version of Firefox 3.0.1 had been posted by developers.

Mozilla explained that there was no beta of Firefox available to the public, and that the Digg poster had instead linked to a release candidate for a future beta version.

The resulting flood of users prompted Mozilla to disable the HTTP download page for Firefox 3 and replace it with a posting explaining the issue...