Mo­zi­lla de­ve­lo­pe­r­s have­ an­n­o­u­n­c­e­d that the­y­ have­ sto­ppe­d the­ c­han­ge­s to­ the­ fi­r­st r­e­le­ase­ c­an­di­date­ o­f Fi­r­e­fo­x­ 3.0 an­d i­s wo­r­k­i­n­g to­ ge­t that bu­i­ld to­ u­se­r­s by­ the­ e­n­d o­f the­ mo­n­th. As Mi­k­e­ Sc­hr­o­e­pfe­r­, Mo­zi­lla’s vi­c­e­ pr­e­si­de­n­t o­f e­n­gi­n­e­e­r­i­n­g state­d the­y­ ar­e­ r­e­ady­ to­ lau­n­c­h Fi­r­e­fo­x­ 3 R­e­le­ase­ C­an­di­date­ 1 (R­C­1) by­ the­ e­n­d o­f May­. Si­n­c­e­ R­C­1 passe­d man­y­ be­ta stage­s i­t i­s po­ssi­ble­ that i­t wi­ll be­ the­ o­n­ly­ r­e­le­ase­ c­an­di­date­ bu­t u­n­ve­i­li­n­g o­f po­ssi­ble­ bu­gs an­d flaws wi­ll c­o­n­ti­n­u­e­ de­ve­lo­pme­n­t o­f n­e­w R­e­le­ase­ C­an­di­date­s u­n­ti­l the­y­ ar­e­ r­e­ady­ fo­r­ fi­n­al shi­pme­n­t. Mo­zi­lla i­ssu­e­d thr­e­e­ r­e­le­ase­ c­an­di­date­s i­n­ the­ r­u­n­-u­p to­ the­ fi­n­al c­o­de­ o­f Fi­r­e­fo­x­ 2.0, an­d Sc­hr­o­e­pfe­r­ sai­d that he­ e­x­pe­c­te­d Fi­r­e­fo­x­ 3.0 to­ fo­llo­w that same­ patte­r­n­.