Coming Soon to a Firefox Near You Firefox's 'Lorentz' Branch Will Feature Electrolysis Sean Michael Kerner
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 may have just had its official debut, but that hasn't stopped the Firefox faithful from wondering what's next for the open source browser. Datamation explores the latest developments in Firefox's evolution, including a new feature borrowed Google's Chrome browser that deals specifically with popular plugins.
With Mozilla Firefox 3.6 now out the door, what new features can we expect to see in Mozilla's open source browser?
Starting with Firefox 3.6, Mozilla developers are now set to more rapidly iterate and integrate features as part of its 'Lorentz' branch. With Lorentz, Mozilla developers are aiming to include new features faster while maintaining backwards compatibility and overall browser security and stability.
One of the key new features that the Lorentz branch of Firefox 3.6 will aim to include is a technology that rival browser Google Chrome helped to popularize — out-of-process plugins.
With out-of-process plugins, browser plugins like Flash are sandboxed and isolated by the browser. The official project name at Mozilla for the effort is called Electrolysis.
