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TSsuper macgyver
post Nov 24 2011, 04:15 PM, updated 10y ago

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Pale Moon: Release notes for version 8
8.0
A major update building on the Firefox 8.0 code base, with improvements that were planned for the (unreleased) version 7.0.2.
This version sees the following improvements in addition to those inherent to Firefox 8:

Improved cache handling: this will make the browser handle system resources more efficiently on most systems.
Improved networking: communication with web servers should be noticeably faster and smoother
Fix for a rare image decoding bug (garbage, possible crashes)



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How different is this browser from Firefox?
The differences are small, but significant.

First off: the source code used for actual program functions to build Pale Moon is completely unmodified, this means that whatever functionality there is in the Firefox code, will also exist in Pale Moon, with the exception of the parts of Firefox that aren't included in Pale Moon.

Secondly: The C runtime library used for core functions like memory management has been custom-compiled and optimized for speed. Initially, a stock set of libraries was used for Pale Moon (and for Mozilla Firefox). With the later versions, Mozilla started to make custom compilations of the runtime for memory management ("jemalloc"), and Pale Moon followed suit, and went one step further by extending its CPU optimizations also to this library.

Thirdly: Some functions have been completely disabled to cut down on input complexity (accessibility, for one), unnecessary/unused code (multiple additional modules) and to remove ActiveX functionality, a technology that is specific to Internet Explorer only (ActiveX controls don't work in a stock Firefox). This also improves stability and speed.

Fourth: Pale Moon comes with a number of different default configuration settings than Firefox. These basic "tweaks" are done to provide you with the smoothest browsing experience as well as to be considerate towards website/service providers (e.g. by reducing the number of http and dns requests needed when browsing).

Fifth: Some configuration changes were made to the user interface in later versions, to incorporate functionality and visual elements in different locations than what was chosen by the Mozilla team. In addition, the status bar has been retained, as well as a few other user-feedback related defaults. All of these changes are still user-configurable.

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post Jan 15 2012, 11:40 PM

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Pale Moon: Release notes for version 9
9.0.1
An update incorporating the Firefox 9.0.1 code base.
In addition, the following changes:

Under the hood changes and improvements to the way memory is handled by the Javascript engine.
WebGL has been changed to use ANGLE by default instead of using native OpenGL to give better performance on a number of systems that would otherwise suffer from high CPU usage and lower frame rates.
Change in compiler: from this point on, Visual Studio 2010 will be used for all "next gen" builds.
Build environment changed to cater to the ever-growing XUL dll size without having to compromize on what modules to optimize. (Prevent running into the 3GB address space limit)
DNS prefetching disabled by default to prevent router hangups
Changes to timings for UI script execution and content script execution to prevent unnecessary dialog popups about unresponsive scripts.
Some image decoding tweaks.
Eye candy: animated preferences dialog (resize when switching category).

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post Jan 24 2012, 10:25 PM

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Pale Moon 9.1

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml


stasio
post Jan 30 2012, 09:21 AM

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Pale Moon 3.6.29

http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/palemoon-3...9-installer.exe
http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/Palemoon-Portable-3.6.29.exe

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml
stasio
post Feb 22 2012, 06:44 AM

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Pale Moon 3.6.30

http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/palemoon-3...0-installer.exe
http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/Palemoon-Portable-3.6.30.exe

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml

Pale Moon 9.2

http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/palemoon-9.2-installer.exe
http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/Palemoon-Portable-9.2.exe

http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/palemoon-9...4-installer.exe
http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/Palemoon-P...ble-9.2-x64.exe

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml

stasio
post Mar 23 2012, 10:28 PM

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Pale Moon 11.0

http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/palemoon-11.0-installer.exe
http://storage.sity.nl/palemoon/palemoon-11.0.zip

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/news.shtml

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cybpsych
post Mar 26 2012, 10:59 PM

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Pale Moon 11.0.1

http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...1-installer.exe
http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...moon-11.0.1.zip

http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...4-installer.exe
http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...-11.0.1-x64.zip

http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...-11.0.1-x64.exe
http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...able-11.0.1.exe

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/news.shtml

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post Apr 12 2012, 06:45 PM

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Pale Moon 3.6.31

http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...1-installer.exe
http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...able-3.6.31.exe

http://www.palemoon.org/download-v3.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/news.shtml
cybpsych
post Apr 30 2012, 05:57 PM

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Pale Moon 12.0

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/news.shtml
cybpsych
post May 14 2012, 06:44 PM

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Pale Moon 12.1 Public Beta 3

Installer
http://w948914.open.ge.tt/1/files/6Up3KdH/1/blob?download

Zip
http://w948914.open.ge.tt/1/files/6Up3KdH/0/blob?download

http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=787

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cybpsych
post May 16 2012, 05:20 AM

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Pale Moon 12.1 Public Beta 4

Installer
http://w900370.open.ge.tt/1/files/9hoAIiH/0/blob?download

Zip
http://w962641.open.ge.tt/1/files/9hoAIiH/1/blob?download

http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=794

An update to the public beta to address serious javascript issues.
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post May 22 2012, 07:57 PM

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Pale Moon 12.1

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml
stasio
post Jun 5 2012, 10:08 PM

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Pale Moon 3.6.32

http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...2-installer.exe
http://mirror.palemoon.org/palemoon/releas...able-3.6.32.exe

http://www.palemoon.org/download-v3.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/news.shtml


* Fix for a stability problem in the graphics subsystem
* Improved performance of the graphics subsystem
cybpsych
post Jun 8 2012, 08:38 PM

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Pale Moon 12.2

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml
cybpsych
post Jun 17 2012, 07:31 PM

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Pale Moon 12.2.1

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml
stasio
post Jul 17 2012, 07:53 PM

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Pale Moon 12.3

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml
http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml
cybpsych
post Jul 17 2012, 08:35 PM

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QUOTE(stasio @ Jul 17 2012, 07:53 PM)
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Pale Moon 12.3 is being pulled off the wire. Sorry folks, a showstopper bug that HAS to be fixed immediately. I'll release the new version the moment it's available.

The browser needs to be rebuilt to fix the issue (session restore is broken, which is a major problem for anyone using restoring windows and tabs from last time). I've halted the internal updater availability, and will recompile immediately to fix this. Sorry for the inconvenience, everyone.

http://www.facebook.com/PaleMoonBrowser/po...350930764943409

http://www.facebook.com/PaleMoonBrowser/po...350932388276580

cybpsych
post Jul 18 2012, 12:06 AM

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Pale Moon 12.3 (fixed x86 binaries)

http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes-ng.shtml

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The correct 32-bit version can now be downloaded from http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml x64 will take some more time, as will the portables.

http://www.facebook.com/PaleMoonBrowser/po...316507918445594

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post Jul 18 2012, 01:03 AM

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Pale Moon 12.3 (fixed x64/portable binaries)

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml

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x64 is now updated as well. So, take 2: Pale Moon 12.3 has now been released! smile.gif

Additional note: the initial binaries as-published had a missing component that caused saving of a session to malfunction and not properly restore. If you have downloaded 12.3 x86 between 12:00 and 17:00 Central European Summer Time (Z+2) on 17/7/2012, or x64 on the same day between 12:00 and 19:00, you may have a faulty browser and you should download and re-install the browser. Apologies for the inconvenience!

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post Jul 30 2012, 10:42 PM

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Pale Moon 12.3 Release 2

Installer
http://ge.tt/api/1/files/8yU9jAL/1/blob?download

Zip
http://ge.tt/api/1/files/8yU9jAL/0/blob?download

Secondary release of Pale Moon 12.3 with some experimental optimizations that should improve canvas speed and video playback, that may give better overall speed on some systems. Unfortunately hard to benchmark but it may run smoother.

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