Mozilla has finally set a date for the official launch of Firefox 3, which open sourcers hope will set a world record for most ever downloads in a day.
Firefox 3.0 will be ready for download next Tuesday, June 17. But the big day, dubbed Download Day, could be delayed if a serious bug is uncovered at the last minute. The browser claims to be quicker, more stable, and a lot easier to set bookmarks.
Mozilla hopes to get at least 1.6 million downloads within 24 hours and set a new Guinness world record. It hopes Firefox fans will organize parties and get people to sign pledges to download the browser. Mozilla claims to have received over 40,000 pledges from the UK and more than 180,000 from the US.
Release Candidates of the software have been tested over the last few weeks.
Firefox accounts for some 20 to 30 percent of browser market share, depending on whose figures you believe. It is the most popular of the alternative browsers – those that are not pre-installed on PCs.
There’s more on the record attempt here.