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==Current version==
[[Image:Fx2addons.png|right|thumb|200px|The redesigned "Add-ons" window in Firefox 2.0]]
The [[Project code name|code name]] for Mozilla Firefox 2.0 was '''Bon Echo''', but for the official Beta 1 release it was branded with the Firefox 2 name. It still retains the Bon Echo name for the unofficial builds. "Bon Echo", like other Firefox development names, is the name of a public park: [[Bon Echo Provincial Park]] in Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox2#About_Bon_Echo | title=Firefox2 - About Bon Echo | accessdate=2006-09-17}}</ref> The first alpha version (2.0a1) was released on [[March 21]] [[2006]], the second alpha version (2.0a2) was released on [[May 12]] [[2006]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/05/12/bon-echo-alpha-2-milestone | title=Bon Echo Alpha 2 Milestone | date=[[2006-05-12]] | accessdate=2006-10-21}}</ref> and the third alpha version (2.0a3) was released on [[May 27]] [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=8671 | title=Bon Echo Alpha 3 Milestone Released | publisher=mozillaZine}}</ref> The first beta version (2.0b1) was released on [[July 12]] [[2006]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/07/12/firefox-2-beta-1-milestone-released | title=Firefox 2 Beta 1 Milestone Released | date=[[2006-07-12]] | accessdate=2006-10-21}}</ref> and the second beta (2.0b2) shipped on [[August 31]] [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/releases/2.0b2.html | title=Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2 Release Notes | date=[[2006-11-07]] | accessdate=2006-10-21}}</ref> The first [[release candidate]] was released on [[September 26]] [[2006]]; the second was released on [[October 6]] [[2006]]; and the third (referred to as RC3) was released on [[October 16]] [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/16/firefox-2-release-candidate-3-is-now-available-for-download | title=Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 is now available for download | date=[[2006-10-16]] | accessdate=2006-10-21}}</ref> The final release will be issued on Tuesday, [[October 24]] [[2006]] (17:00 PM PST
The alpha and beta releases were aimed primarily at the developer and testing community as there were still some bugs present. Some of the new features that the Mozilla Firefox 2 browser brings are:
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