Help Firefox set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours.

Oracle · 29-05-2008 04:44PM #1

Help Firefox set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours, by registering on the Download Day site: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

Ireland only has 418 pledges to date surely we can do better! Spread the word.

rogue-entity · 29-05-2008 08:19PM

573 pledges now..

stereo_steve · 31-05-2008 06:14PM

pledged ...

Oracle · 31-05-2008 07:00PM

Great, that's nearly 1,400 pledges from Ireland so far.

Agent Smith · 31-05-2008 07:06PM

Pledged

dent · 31-05-2008 10:43PM

Pledged, lets hope we don't crash their servers

DECEiFER · 11-06-2008 01:34PM

I'd be proud if it was us Irish who did cause a server crash, if one is to occur. :P

I've pledged. We're not doing too badly either, 3,381 pledges at the time of this post.

thejetset · 11-06-2008 03:38PM

Pledge!! OH YEAH!

Oracle · 11-06-2008 05:46PM

I'm glad there's been such a positive response to this here. But I think for Ireland's population we're way behind compared to other European countries. For example, Norway has a similar population size, but almost double the amount of pledges. Even Croatia with a similar population has more pledges!! Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Europe

Please consider adding a link to your Boards or email signature to boost the Irish numbers.

BeciMester · 13-06-2008 07:39PM

3940 pledges now, including mine...

Not too bad.

barnicles · 13-06-2008 08:22PM

WHat are pledges

Sherifu · 13-06-2008 08:29PM

barnicles wrote: »

WHat are pledges

Furniture polish.

BeciMester · 13-06-2008 09:22PM

Sherifu

barnicles: check out this page. People pledge to download the newest version of Firefox on the release date, and help in the attempt of setting a world record of software downloads in 24 hours.

barnicles · 14-06-2008 12:03PM

BeciMester wrote: »

Sherifu

barnicles: check out this page. People pledge to download the newest version of Firefox on the release date, and help in the attempt of setting a world record of software downloads in 24 hours.

4023 inc mine:)

Zorba · 16-06-2008 08:52PM

4604 including myself, wonder will this be like microsoft releases where u have to wait for the first service pack before u can really use the product ?

Mr. Presentable · 16-06-2008 08:56PM

Oracle wrote: »

Help Firefox set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours, by registering on the Download Day site: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

Ireland only has 418 pledges to date surely we can do better! Spread the word.

Why?

kippy · 16-06-2008 08:59PM

Pledges-
Pledges are usually used as a barometer to see how many people are interested in (usually) donating something.
In this instance I find it extremely out of place. To "pledge" that you are going to download FF....and in doing so break a record........

turgon · 16-06-2008 10:08PM

Firefox is one of the greatest programs known to man.

Well maybe not, but it is unreal. Especially if you design web pages you will realize just how bad Internet Explorer is.

Caco · 17-06-2008 01:10PM

Isn't the launch date today?! I went onto the site and there's nowhere to download it

DECEiFER · 17-06-2008 01:21PM

turgon wrote: »

Firefox is one of the greatest programs known to man.

Well maybe not, but it is unreal. Especially if you design web pages you will realize just how bad Internet Explorer is.

It's more compliant to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standards, the company in-charge of developing the web's standards. However, Internet Explorer 8 does promise an overhaul to make it more compliant. But I agree, Firefox is the browser of choice for me, too. I use it because it's faster and more stable.

ethernet · 17-06-2008 01:21PM

Caco wrote: »

Isn't the launch date today?! I went onto the site and there's nowhere to download it

It turns out it won't be available for download for our timezone until 18:00.

Caco · 17-06-2008 01:51PM

ethernet wrote: »

It turns out it won't be available for download for our timezone until 18:00.

Ah great, thanks!

Nichololas · 17-06-2008 02:03PM

Wait what? Do you have to get it through a link on the world record page? I just downloaded it from mozilla.com..

DECEiFER · 17-06-2008 02:10PM

Enlil_Nick wrote: »

Wait what? Do you have to get it through a link on the world record page? I just downloaded it from mozilla.com..

You probably just downloaded a Release Candidate. The official final version should be available at around 6pm our time, so the good folks here say.

The FAQ on the Spread Firefox site says:

How do I take part in the record?
It's simple--just download Firefox 3 as soon as it is available, preferably from Download Day Headquarters. You'll get a customized certificate by downloading from Headquarters.

Zynks · 17-06-2008 03:43PM

The pledge stats say a lot (to me at least):

- Ireland 5,924
- Vietnam 7,500
- Lithuania 6,300
- Romania 11,400
- Peru 7,600
- Iran 9,600
- Slovenia 7,400
- Poland 107,000
- Brazil 106,000

Before anyone comments on population, please check average income, internet penetration, and PC ownership data.

kierank01 · 17-06-2008 05:48PM

dent wrote: »

Pledged, lets hope we don't crash their servers

I think you spoke too soon, I'm getting connetion timed out on all mozilla/firefox sites

Monotype · 17-06-2008 05:55PM

Clearly they haven't heard of torrents. This would be by far the most ideal way of distributing this. I can't believe they couldn't see this coming. A lot of people are going to get pissed off and not bother with downloading it.

Zynks · 17-06-2008 05:57PM

kierank01 wrote: »

I think you spoke too soon, I'm getting connetion timed out on all mozilla/firefox sites

There was talk of 5 million downloads expected. I would guess between 25 and 50% would be trying in the first couple of hours. Maybe their real plan is to crash the internet

Update: I just got in, clicked on download FF3, but got a page for version 2.0.0.14 or v3 RC3... strange.

kierank01 · 17-06-2008 06:02PM

Monotype wrote: »

Clearly they haven't heard of torrents. This would be by far the most ideal way of distributing this. I can't believe they couldn't see this coming. A lot of people are going to get pissed off and not bother with downloading it.

I think that they wanted to do it directly from their servers, so that Guinness could verify exactly how many downloads took place

Kavkid · 17-06-2008 06:14PM

I think I'll wait until tomorrow to download it... they're having problems already. Oh well.

Zynks · 17-06-2008 06:18PM

Zynks wrote: »

Update: I just got in, clicked on download FF3, but got a page for version 2.0.0.14 or v3 RC3... strange.

There has already been 470k downloads. I suspect that when you get the email you get a different link.

Help Firefox set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours.

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