Mozilla is introducing a new browser, Firefox Lorentz, that separates plugins into different instances. This new approach should reduce the number of crashes and improve the performance of the web browser. This latest beta version is available now, and can be downloaded from the Mozilla website. Its major feature is that it doesn't affect the rest of Firefox. This means that users will be able to browse the web uninterrupted even if a plugin crashes.
Mozilla plans to release the first beta of Firefox Lorentz in early February, and it is a big improvement over the standard version of the browser. This new feature allows you to continue navigating the web if a plugin fails. Previously, Firefox would shut down when this occurred, so users could not keep on navigating. With this new feature, users will not be forced to restart their browser. The Mozilla website has posted a list of features and instructions for downloading the browser.
Mozilla is considering making Firefox "Lorentz" based on version 1.9.2 of the Gecko rendering engine. While it could reserve the modifications for Gecko 1.9.3, Mozilla wants to deliver the new features as soon as possible. To do this, it will need a beta with 600k+ users. Until then, the user experience should not be affected, but the company is confident that the new release will be stable.