Software-update: Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 final

Mozilla Foundation heeft de final release van SeaMonkey versie 2.0 uitgebracht. SeaMonkey is de voortzetting van de voormalige Mozilla Application Suite en bestaat uit een webbrowser en programma's om te e-mailen en nieuws te lezen. Daarnaast is er nog een eenvoudige html-editor. In tegenstelling tot de Mozilla Application Suite wordt SeaMonkey door de community onderhouden, terwijl de Seamonkey Council het onderhoud overziet. De belangrijkste veranderingen in versie 2.0 zijn dat de webbrowser nu op Firefox 3.5 is gebaseerd, dat de MailNews-applicatie ook rss- and Atom-feeds kan weergeven en dat de password- en downloadmanager sterk is verbeterd. De release notes voor versie 2.0 zien er als volgt uit:

SeaMonkey 2.0 - The Modern Internet Suite is Here!

The SeaMonkey project at Mozilla is excited to release its completely refurbished next generation of the all-in one Internet suite today: SeaMonkey 2.0, now available for free download, melds the ideas behind Netscape Communicator with the modern platform of Firefox 3.5 to create one of the most compelling open source products for advanced Internet users.

The combination of an Internet browser, email & newsgroup client, HTML editor, IRC chat and web development tools, that has already established a wide user base in its previous incarnations, has been rebuilt on top of the modern Mozilla platform, featuring world-class add-on management among other things.

In addition, it has been improved with

• feed support (including an RSS and Atom feed reader in the mail component),
• a modern look,
• restoration of browser tabs and windows after crashes or restarts,
• tabbed mail,
• automated updates,
• smart history search from the location bar,
• faster JavaScript,
• HTML5 features (for example video and downloadable fonts),
• and even support for the Lightning calendar add-on (which will issue a beta for installation on SeaMonkey 2.0 in the next few weeks).

The Release Notes feature more in-depth lists of the improvements and known issues with the new version as well as installation requirements and instructions.