Mozilla introduces Lorentz development model

    Following the recent release of Firefox 3.6, Mozilla is moving to its own software development methodology called Lorentz. It combines the principles of classical waterfall programming and the Agile methodology. It is assumed that in this way it will be possible to inject features into the browser with shorter iterations, that is, releases will come out faster.

    Thanks to the Lorentz model in the Firefox 3.6.x line-up, not only patches will be released, but also updates with new features. Previously, in versions like 3.5.x this was not, and all new features accumulated for the main release. In general, this is a major change.

    According to Firefox project director Mike Beltzner, in connection with the developers section for the Lorentz model, major releases will now take longer to be prepared, but features will appear faster.

    A similar approach is now used in the development of Linux. For example, in the current kernel 2.6.x, new features are released with each release, that is, approximately every three months.

    via InternetNews.com

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