Firefox 3 is almost here, and Mozilla want to introduce it with a bang. They plan to set a world record for the most downloaded software in 24 hours. Apparently they are aiming for 5 million. Personally, I doubt that they will achieve this, since Firefox 2 only pulled around 2 million downloads in the first 24 hours. But still, I hope they achieve their goal. Much too few people use Firefox and I would love to see more people discovering how much better than IE it is.

Mozilla has set up a page where you can pledge to download Firefox 3 when it ships (exact date still unknown). If you like Firefox, or you would like to try it, head on over there, and make your mark (link below).

UPDATE: The date for download day has now been set for 17 June 2008! If you use Firefox, or you want to try it, download it on the day! Remembe to download it from their website (not through an update from the browser), so that the download will count towards the record. As I write this, just over 1.1 million pledges have been made. I hope that much more download Firefox 3 when the day comes.