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8.10 Preview 2

We've just released 8.10 Preview 2. There are two important changes in this release compared to 8.02: a) BitTorrent support is back with some back-end fixes and b) the default browser identification is Opera (!). Have fun!

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July 29, 2005

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No new torrent on the tracker

Posted by Robin Zalek on July 29, 2005 at 10:27am GMT

No new torrent on the tracker for this one?

Not this time around.

Posted by Tim on July 29, 2005 at 3:59pm GMT

Not this time around.

The default browser identific

Posted by AG on July 29, 2005 at 11:10am GMT

The default browser identification is Opera
AT LEAST!!! :P

Indeed. :)

Posted by Tim on July 29, 2005 at 4:00pm GMT

Indeed. :)

Versioning

Posted by Jeff Schiller on July 29, 2005 at 2:00pm GMT

I'm confused by the versioning but I guess when you say 8.10 Preview 2 this means Preview #2 for BitTorrent (since this is the first 8.10 version). I assume this is not "8.1" but more like "8.0.10 Preview"?

I am pleased that Opera put back its own UA string, people need to be aware that the UA is not a reasonable check.

Do you know what Opera's future plans are for SVG? Is scripting going to be supported any time soon?

Thanks!
Jeff Schiller

Frankly, 8.02 Preview 1 was t

Posted by Tim on July 29, 2005 at 4:04pm GMT

Frankly, 8.02 Preview 1 was the wrong name for the first BitTorrent (BT) Technology Preview. It should have been 8.10 Preview 1. We try to stick to doing maintenance/security releases as .01 increments and feature releases as .1 or 1.0 increments. And, since we weren't actually going to release BT in 8.02 Final anyway, it just didn't make sense.

As for SVG, I cannot discuss our plans.