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The open-source Mozilla project this week plans to release an update to its Firefox browser that will fix a publicly disclosed security issue in the software. News of the update came as developers also confirmed that they were dropping a highly anticipated bookmarking feature, called Places, from the next major Firefox release, due later this year. The Firefox 1.5.0.3 update was scheduled to be delivered Friday, but was delayed, a Mozilla Corp. spokeswoman said.

Developers have reduced the number of features in the update so that the security patch can be released more quickly, Mozilla said in a statement on the Mozilla.org Web site.

Changes are also afoot with Firefox 2.0, the next major version of the browser which is currently in a very early "alpha" test release. Firefox drops Places feature; security patch coming soon - Computerworld

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