Browsers

Mozilla is an open source web and email applications suite.

The Firefox browser sets a new standard for internet browsing by providing an easier and more personal way to use the Internet.

The Thunderbird email application provides convenient, customizable, rich-featured email access.

Firefox/Thunderbird uses the new open-source windowing toolkit Gnome 2.6 GTK+ libraries for HP-UX on HP PA-RISC 11i v1 (11.11) and 11i v2 (11.23), and HP Integrity 11i v2 (11.23). You must install the windowing toolkit before installing Firefox/Thunderbird.

Products are:

Mozilla, MozillaSrc 1.7.13.01
Firefox, FirefoxSrc 2.0.0.4
Thunderbird, ThunderbirdSrc 2.0.0.6
GTK, GTKSrc 2.6.8.00

Summary of Change

The Firefox version has been updated to 2.0.0.4; this version includes Firefox 2.0.0.4 changes from the Mozilla Foundation.

The Thunderbird version has been updated to 2.0.0.6; this version includes Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 changes from the Mozilla Foundation.

Impact

The Firefox 2.0.0.4 open source web browser includes Firefox 2.0.0.4 changes from the Mozilla Foundation. This version fixes several security vulnerabilities reported by the Mozilla Foundation.

Thunderbird version 2.0.0.6 is a full-featured email application which supports IMAP and POP mail protocols as well as HTML mail formatting. This version fixes several security vulnerabilities reported by the Mozilla Foundation.

Compatibility

The Mozilla release will install on top of previous releases. It will not interfere with Netscape installations. For information on interactions with browser plug-ins, please see http://www.hp.com/go/mozilla.

Firefox and Thunderbird use the GTK open-source windowing toolkit on both PA-RISC and Integrity. You must install the windowing toolkit before installing Firefox or Thunderbird.

Performance

Mozilla may be slow the first time it is started because it is creating a profile.

Documentation

See the Release Notes and http://www.hp.com/go/mozilla for more information on using Mozilla.

For more information on Firefox/Thunderbird on HP-UX 11i, refer to http://www.hp.com/go/firefox.

Obsolescence

The Mozilla application suite will not be updated with any new security fixes. If you are currently using Mozilla or Netscape, we encourage you to upgrade to Firefox 2.0, or later version, to avoid security vulnerabilities.