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IRS Looking at Google/Mozilla Relationship

Nov 20th, 2008 · With the release of the Mozilla Foundation's 2007 financial report, questions have been raised by the IRS who are due to perform an audit on the non-profit organization behind the massively popular Firefox browser. Last year the Foundation received $66 …
see also: Google · 2006 · engineering · Firefox · Mozilla Foundation · organization · financial

NASA Draws On Open Source For Shuttle Bug-Tracking

Nov 16th, 2008 · NASA has built a new software package to track problems with the Space Shuttle using open source tools from Mozilla. '[Alonso Vera, the lead of the Ames Human-Computer Interaction Group] wouldn't say exactly how much the new systems cost to build, but …
see also: software · NASA · package · money · Missions · shuttle · Mozilla

Minefield Shows the (Really) Fast Future of Firefox

Oct 28th, 2008 · If you are using Firefox 3 (or even Chrome) you should consider taking a look at Mozilla's Minefield. This browser (alpha version yet, but stable) would give a new meaning to 'fast browsing experience.' Some Firefox extensions aren't supported, but riding …
see also: engineering · planet · Firefox · JavaScript · browser · alpha · Mozilla

FireFox 3.1 Leaves IE in the Dust

Oct 20th, 2008 · Granted, FireFox 3.1 is just a beta and IE 8 is also in beta, but it looks like Microsoft has some ground to make up when it comes to browser performance. Given that Mozilla appears to be on a much faster cycle than Microsoft with this stuff, it's also …
see also: Microsoft · Firefox · beta · browser · Mozilla · GA

FireFox 3.1 Leaves IE in the Dust

Oct 20th, 2008 · Granted, FireFox 3.1 is just a beta and IE 8 is also in beta, but it looks like Microsoft has some ground to make up when it comes to browser performance. Given that Mozilla appears to be on a much faster cycle than Microsoft with this stuff, it's also …
see also: Microsoft · Firefox · beta · browser · Mozilla · GA

Mobile Firefox Alpha 1 Released

Oct 17th, 2008 · Today Mozilla released development builds of its next mobile browser, Fennec 1.0 Alpha 1. 'The last eight milestones were building up to getting a stable browser with an easy to use interface. We really want to get Fennec in front of as many people as …
see also: Windows · desktop · mobile · milestone · Firefox · interface · Mac

Mobile Firefox Alpha 1 Released

Oct 17th, 2008 · Today Mozilla released development builds of its next mobile browser, Fennec 1.0 Alpha 1. 'The last eight milestones were building up to getting a stable browser with an easy to use interface. We really want to get Fennec in front of as many people as …
see also: Windows · desktop · mobile · milestone · Firefox · interface · Mac

Firefox Add-On To Track Your Location Via Wi-Fi

Oct 8th, 2008 · Mozilla Labs has unveiled a new Add-on that allows Firefox to pinpoint your location based on Wi-Fi signals. The feature, called Geode, is a prototype for the location-tracking technology that will be built into the forthcoming Firefox 3.1. Geode is designed …
see also: Wi · Fi · Wi Fi · service · blog · technology · prototype

Mozilla Nixes Firefox EULA Requirement

Sep 22nd, 2008 · Less than a week ago, Mozilla asked (and Canonical relucantly agreed, in development versions of Intrepid Ibex) that users be required on first use to agree to a EULA before using Firefox. This drew lots of criticism, and Mozilla agreed that the requirement …
see also: Groklaw · service · Firefox · Mozilla · demonstrations · Canon · criticisms

Mozilla Nixes Firefox EULA Requirement

Sep 21st, 2008 · Less than a week ago, Mozilla asked (and Canonical relucantly agreed, in development versions of Intrepid Ibex) that users be required on first use to agree to a EULA before using Firefox. This drew lots of criticism, and Mozilla agreed that the requirement …
see also: Groklaw · service · Firefox · Mozilla · demonstrations · Canon · criticisms

Revamped WebKit JavaScript Engine Doubles In Speed

Sep 19th, 2008 · In a post on their official blog, WebKit developers introduced the 'next generation' of their JavaScript engine, SquirrelFish Extreme, claimed to be twice as fast as its predecessor. The post lists several changes contributing to the performance improvements, …
see also: blog · engineering · Benchmarks · transition · processors · JavaScript · Mozilla

Mozilla Is Eyeing Your Phone

Sep 19th, 2008 · Mozilla is planning to develop a browser for mobile phones by 2010. Mitchell Baker, chairman of the Mozilla Foundation, has been laying out her plans for the organisation over the next two years. Baker also committed to expanding the role of Firefox and …
see also: technology · mobile · Firefox · Mozilla Foundation · browser · 2010 · Mozilla

Mozilla Admits Firefox EULA Is Flawed

Sep 16th, 2008 · Mozilla has now come around and is taking seriously the concerns of Ubuntu and others about the Firefox EULA, which we discussed vigorously the other day. In fact Mozilla told InternetNews.com that the EULA itself is flawed and will be replaced with something …
see also: software · restrictions · Firefox · licensing · Ubuntu · Mozilla · Replacements

Mozilla Demanding Firefox Display EULA In Ubuntu

Sep 14th, 2008 · Users of the upcoming Ubuntu release, Intrepid Ibex, are being confronted with an EULA the first time they launch Firefox. Mark Shuttleworth says 'Mozilla Corp asked that this be added in order for us to continue to call the browser Firefox... I would …
see also: package · Firefox · Free Software · Ubuntu · Shuttleworth · GNOME · browser

Et Tu, Mozilla? Firefox 3 To Get Privacy Mode

Sep 12th, 2008 · Mozilla will respond to Google's Chrome and Microsoft's IE8 with its own private-browsing, or 'porn' mode in Firefox, according to notes posted on its Web site, and is on track to deliver one in 3.1, the version that will likely go beta next month."Read …
see also: Google · Microsoft · Firefox · private · beta · Mozilla · privacy

Why Mozilla Is Committed To Using Gecko

Sep 9th, 2008 · Ars Technica has published an article about Mozilla's commitment to use the Gecko rendering engine instead of using Webkit, which was adopted by Apple and Google for use in the Safari and Chrome browsers. I have been using Chrome on my work PC and find …
see also: PC · Google · engineering · Apple · Firefox · Safari · browser

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2

Sep 6th, 2008 · daria42 writes with news that Mozilla has released the second alpha build for Firefox 3.1, codenamed "Shiretoko." The new build includes "support for the HTML 5 <video> element" and the ability to "drag and drop tabs between browser windows." ComputerWorld …
see also: Windows · Benchmarks · Firefox · HTML · JavaScript · browser · alpha

Mozilla's Thought On Google's Chrome

Sep 2nd, 2008 · tandiond writes to tell us that in a recent blog posting, Mozilla CEO John Lily shared his thoughts on Google's new browser project, Chrome, and what that means for Mozilla. "It should come as no real surprise that Google has done something here — …
see also: Europe · Google · business · blog · Microsoft · world · interview

Google Reverses "Absurd" Mozilla Code Ban

Aug 29th, 2008 · Google has reversed its decision to ban projects created under the Mozilla Public License from being hosted on its Google Code site. Google banned the license in August, claiming it wanted to 'make a statement against open-source license proliferation' …
see also: Google · popularity · community · licensing · Mozilla · Chris DiBona · DiBona

Will W3C Accept DRM For Webfonts?

Aug 28th, 2008 · Microsoft has submitted Embedded OpenType (EOT) to W3C and a slimy campaign for EOT has been launched. EOT is a DRM layer on top of normal TrueType/Opentype files; EOT ties a font file to a certain web page or site and prevents reuse by other pages/sites. …
see also: DRM · Microsoft · Safari · browser · Mozilla · campaign · Opera







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