August 16, 2011
Firefox 6 released
MozillaThe organization behind Firefox — advocates open web standards and internet privacy. released FirefoxMozilla's open-source browser — championed web standards and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance. 6 on August 16, 2011 — continuing the rapid-release cycle with faster startup, improved dev tools, and WebSockets support.
What it was for
FirefoxMozilla's open-source browser — championed web standards and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance. 6 refined the six-week release model MozillaThe organization behind Firefox — advocates open web standards and internet privacy. started with version 5: incremental security fixes, WebSockets support, and better permissions UIUser interface — the parts of software people see and interact with.. It kept FirefoxMozilla's open-source browser — championed web standards and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance. competitive while ChromeGoogle's web browser — built on Chromium and the most widely used browser worldwide.'s market share climbed.
Companies
- Mozilla
Why it's here
FirefoxMozilla's open-source browser — championed web standards and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance. 6 solidified MozillaThe organization behind Firefox — advocates open web standards and internet privacy.'s rapid-release cadence for the 2010s.
Why it mattered
Frequent releases brought security patches and web APIs to users faster.
What it solved
Long gaps between major FirefoxMozilla's open-source browser — championed web standards and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance. versions left users exposed to unpatched vulnerabilities.
Media
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Related
- Firefox 5 releasedJune 21, 2011
- Firefox 4 releasedMarch 22, 2011
- Firefox 57 Quantum releasedNovember 14, 2017