Opera starts new codenaming trend with first 'Barracuda' browser snapshot

Opera software has taken a cue from Ubuntu and will be giving its browser builds "more exciting" public code names starting this year. Thursday evening, the company released a snapshot of the browser formerly known as Opera 11.10, now known simply as "Barracuda."

This version updates the browser core to version 2.8.99, which adds the implementation of the Web Open Font Format (WOFF) to the browser's current list of supported web font formats which includes: TrueType/OpenType TT fonts (.ttf), OpenType PS fonts (.otf) and SVG.

Also, network compatibility changes have been made: disabling Cookie2 by default, sending more compatible Accept headers upon second request, disabling TLS 1.1/1.2 by default, labeling http-to-https redirects as "secure," removing master password authentication from client certificates, and adding the ability to disable cross-network protection.

Aside from these, the majority of the update is made up of bug fixes, and since it's just a development snapshot, it's likely to be very unstable and absolutely not meant for everyday browsing.

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