His appearance is obliged to Netscape's Mozilla. In the late nineties, Netscape dominated the browser market, but began to feel increasing pressure from Internet Explorer. Unlike Netscape, which cost about $ 30, Microsoft browser was free and also comes with Windows. As a result, Netscape decided to refer the source browser developers, volunteers, focusing on the enterprise with products.
In early 1998, Netscape opened the source code browser Svoge, and March 31 of that year, officially started its activities the organization Mozilla, which was to take coordinated development of the application package Mozilla Application Suite. That is the basis of this package was based on the source Netscape.
In the summer of 2003, after America Online (AOL), the parent structure of Netscape, has lost interest in the development organization Mozilla, the nonprofit came the Mozilla Foundation. A August 3, 2005 Mozilla Foundation announced the creation of commercial units Mozilla Corporation, which were handed over all activities related to the promotion of the Firefox browser and Thunderbird email client.
Looking back, Mitchell Baker, Chairman of the Board of Directors Mozilla, said that over the years, the organization managed to do a great job. Created by the efforts of the community package of Firefox is currently the second most popular browser in the world after Internet Explorer and is continuing to increase market share. Recently, as part of the Mozilla was formed a new division of Mozilla Messaging, employees will be engaged in which the further development of e-mail client Thunderbird.
In the next part of the Mozilla plans to release the third version of Firefox, which is currently in the final stages of testing. In addition, Mozilla is developing the latest version, designed for use on portable devices.
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