mozilla.org news

Here you will find notices of information important to Mozilla users and the
Mozilla development and testing community.
31 March 2008
Mozilla Project Celebrates Ten Years
Ten years ago today, March 31, 1998, Mozilla was officially launched. It's the date the first Mozilla code became publicly available under the terms of an official open source license.
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26 November 2007
Mozilla Foundation announces Directed Giving program
The Mozilla Foundation today announces their new directed giving program. When you donate to the Mozilla Foundation, you now have the option of directing your donations to one of four selected projects (
Bugzilla
SeaMonkey
Camino
, and
Mozilla accessibility
for people with disabilities). You can also choose to make a traditional unrestricted
donation
as well. The Mozilla Foundation will take note of your choice, and keep track of how much money has been designated for each project. They will then work with the people responsible for each project and come up with some worthy project-related initiatives to fund using those designated donations.
This directed giving program was created as a way to give people more ways to be involved in and engaged with the Mozilla project, and the Mozilla Foundation also wants to give the various individual projects within the overall Mozilla project the chance to promote themselves and further grow their communities of supporters. If you've donated to the Mozilla Foundation before, we thank you for your past donation and encourage you to consider making a new donation designated for one of these projects. If you haven't donated yet, please consider supporting one of these worthy initiatives.
17 September 2007
Mozilla Launches Internet Mail and Communications Initiative
Mozilla today announced a new initiative to stimulate innovation in Internet mail and communications. Mozilla plans to develop Internet communications software based on the Thunderbird product, code and brand. The new initiative also aims to nurture a robust developer ecosystem in order to drive improvements through open source and community innovation, in the tradition of the Firefox web browser.
Dr. David Ascher, currently CTO and VP Engineering of ActiveState, will join Mozilla to establish a new company focused on mail. Ascher has been an active member of the Mozilla community since 2000, initially as the lead of Komodo, a Mozilla-based integrated development environment (IDE). He is an established leader in the open source community, including his role as a director of the Python Software Foundation.
"Innovating in mail and communications advances our vision of choice across the spectrum of Internet software," said Mitchell Baker, Chair, Mozilla Foundation. "David has been a respected member of the Mozilla community for many years and we're excited that he is joining Mozilla to lead this important effort."
In July 2007, Baker delivered a call to action soliciting community feedback about the future of Thunderbird. After an active public discussion, the Mozilla Foundation board approved the creation of a distinct new Mozilla Foundation subsidiary dedicated to developing, innovating and improving Internet mail and communication software.
Mozilla will provide US$3 million seed funding to establish this new company.
Millions of people around the world rely on Thunderbird as their primary mail application. Nothing will change for current Thunderbird users. Mozilla will continue to provide Thunderbird users with regular security and stability updates as it establishes its new initiative, and remains committed to the needs of Thunderbird users.
For more information, read the
press release
27 June 2007
Calendar Project Releases Lightning and Sunbird 0.5
The Mozilla Calendar Project released Lightning and Sunbird 0.5 today, a major update to their free, open source calendar extension and calendar client. Lightning and Sunbird 0.5 offer a major user interface update, event invitations, printing improvements and better integration with Mozilla Thunderbird.
Lightning and Sunbird 0.5 are immediately available for Windows, Mac, or Linux operating systems in 22 languages as free downloads from the
Calendar Project homepage
23 May 2007
Mozilla Foundation initiates search for Executive Director
The Mozilla Foundation is looking for an executive director to continue and expand upon the Foundation's activities to date. For more information see the
overview of the search
18 April 2007
Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 2
Mozilla released
Thunderbird 2
today, a major update to its free, open source email client. Thunderbird 2 offers easy ways to manage and organize your email with message tags, advanced folder views, message history navigation, find as you type, and improved new mail alert notifications. Thunderbird 2 also includes support for Microsoft Vista and an updated user interface.
Thunderbird 2 is immediately available for Windows, Mac, or Linux operating systems in over 35 languages as a free download from
www.getthunderbird.com
06 April 2007
Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1 Released
Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1, the preview release of the next version of the Thunderbird email client, is now
available for download
. Our testing community and users who want to get a sneak peek at the next version of Thunderbird should
download and install
this release candidate. The
release notes
have a detailed list of what's new in Thunderbird 2 RC 1.
28 March 2007
Mozilla and eBay Working Together to Make the Auction Experience Easier for Firefox Users in France, Germany and the UK
Mozilla and eBay International AG today announced they are working together to improve the online auction experience for people in France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Together, Mozilla and eBay are collaborating on new technology and approaches to enable eBay users to stay up to date with their auctions more easily from within Firefox regardless of where they are on the Web.
"We are excited to work with eBay to improve the online auction experience with Firefox," said Christopher Beard, vice president, marketing and product management, Mozilla. "Firefox provides a robust platform for integration with leading Web services, which we're pleased to extend through our partnership with eBay."
"We are thrilled to be working with Mozilla and to explore a great opportunity that benefits both our communities of users," said Harald Eisenächer, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, eBay in Germany. "Our work together will help the great community of Firefox users more easily use eBay and stay up to date with their auctions."
Mozilla and eBay will provide more details on their collaboration in the second calendar quarter of 2007.
For more information, read the
press release
20 March 2007
Firefox 2.0.0.3 and Firefox 1.5.0.11 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.11 and Firefox 2.0.0.3 are now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
Due to the security fixes, we strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to these latest releases.
Note: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until April 24, 2007. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 2. Firefox 1.5.0.11 is available for download from
If you already have Firefox 1.5.0.x or Firefox 2.0.0.x, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu starting later today.
For a list of changes and more information, please review the
Firefox 1.5.0.11 Release Notes
and the
Firefox 2.0.0.3 Release Notes
15 March 2007
Firefox Community Beta Program
During the run up to Firefox 2, we released beta builds and release candidates for wide testing and feedback as part of a community beta program. Anyone who downloaded and installed these pre-release versions of Firefox became part of this beta program and was automatically updated to the Firefox 2 final release.
To ensure continued improvement in the quality of Firefox 2, we are now applying the same program to our security and stability release process for Firefox 2. Starting within the next 24 hours, everyone who participated in the beta process will be offered a pre-release version of the next security and stability update.
If you are participating in this program, thanks for your continued help. Please report any problems or issues at our community feedback
web site
The final release of Firefox 2.0.0.3 will take place shortly after we complete wide testing through this program. All press inquiries should be directed to press@mozilla.com.
To exclude yourself from the beta program, simply download and install the latest stable
production release
of Firefox.
In the near future, we will be accepting additional people into this community beta program. More information on how to join will be posted soon to
Mozilla Developer News
Technical Note:
You can identify if you are part of the beta program by following these instructions:
1. Launch Firefox.
2. In the location bar where you usually enter a web address, type: about:config
3. In the Filter field, enter: app.update.channel then press the enter key.
4. If you see the value app.update.channel set to “beta” you are enrolled in the beta program.
23 February 2007
Firefox 2.0.0.2 and Firefox 1.5.0.10 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.10 and Firefox 2.0.0.2 are now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getfirefox.com
Due to the security fixes, we strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to these latest releases.
Note: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until April 24, 2007. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to
Firefox 2
. Firefox 1.5.0.10 is available for download from
If you already have Firefox 1.5.0.x or Firefox 2.0.0.x, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu at any time.
For a list of changes and more information, please review the
Firefox 1.5.0.10 Release Notes
and the
Firefox 2.0.0.2 Release Notes
23 January 2007
Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 Released
Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 is
now available for download
. New features in Thunderbird 2 include message tags, folder views, session navigation history, a refresh of the visual theme, and improved new mail notification alerts. For more information, refer to the
Release Notes
19 December 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.9, Firefox 2.0.0.1, and Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 Updates Available
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.9, Firefox 2.0.0.1, and Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 are now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getfirefox.com
getthunderbird.com
We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 41 languages including Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Hungarian, and more.
Note: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until April 24, 2007. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to
Firefox 2
. Firefox 1.5.0.9 is available for download from
If you already have Firefox 1.5.0.x, Firefox 2.0.0.x, or Thunderbird 1.5.0.x, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu at any time.
For more information, please see:
Firefox 1.5.0.9 Release Notes
Firefox 2.0.0.1 Release Notes
, and
Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 Release Notes
12 December 2006
Thunderbird 2 Beta 1 Released
Thunderbird 2 Beta 1
is now available for the testing community. Features new to Thunderbird 2 include message tags, folder views, session navigation history, a refresh of the visual theme, and improved new mail notification alerts. For more information, refer to the
Release Notes
8 November 2006
SeaMonkey 1.0.6 and SeaMonkey 1.1 Beta Released
The SeaMonkey Council is pleased to announce
two new releases
simultaneously:
First, SeaMonkey 1.0.6 continues the successful 1.0 series of the SeaMonkey all-in-one Internet suite, fixing
several security vulnerabilities
and various stability issues (see the
release notes
for more information). The SeaMonkey Council recommends that all users upgrade to this stable, well-tested version.
Second, the SeaMonkey project has been working hard on improving its software even further, adding new features such as tab previews, spell checking in the browser, an e-mail tagging system, an improved Linux startup script, better new mail notifications, an updated Chatzilla IRC client, and more. A new preview showing off those improvements,
SeaMonkey 1.1 Beta
, was also released today. This version is intended for developers and testers (but not yet for end users). The SeaMonkey Council encourages interested people to test the Beta and help identify the remaining bugs. Be sure to read the
release notes
before testing though, as they list not only the new features but also a number of known issues. Any problems that are not already known should be reported to the developers via
Bugzilla
so that the final SeaMonkey 1.1 release can continue the traditional high quality expected from the Mozilla suite and the SeaMonkey 1.0 series.
7 November 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.8 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.8 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for
free download from mozilla.com
. We strongly recommend that all Firefox 1.5.0.x users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 37 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
Note: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until April 24, 2007. All users are strongly encouraged to
upgrade to Firefox 2
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
For more information, please see:
Firefox 1.5.0.8 Release Notes
7 November 2006
Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for
free download from mozilla.com
. It is strongly recommend that all Thunderbird 1.5.0.x users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 33 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and more.
If you already have Thunderbird 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Thunderbird 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Thunderbird 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Thunderbird 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
For more information, please see:
Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 Release Notes
7 November 2006
Adobe and Mozilla Foundation to Open Source Flash Player Scripting Engine
Adobe Systems Incorporated and the Mozilla Foundation today announced that Adobe has contributed source code for the ActionScript™ Virtual Machine, the powerful standards-based scripting language engine in Adobe® Flash® Player, to the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla will host a new open source project, called Tamarin, to accelerate the development of this standards-based approach for creating rich and engaging Web applications.
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24 October 2006
Mozilla Releases Major Update to Firefox and Raises the Bar for Online Experience
Mozilla today released
Firefox 2
, a major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser. Firefox is developed by an international community of contributors working together under the umbrella of the Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit, public-benefit organization dedicated to improving the Internet experience for people everywhere.
In less than two years, tens of millions of people worldwide have discovered the easier, faster, and safer online experience that Firefox provides. Translated into more than 35 languages at its release, Firefox 2 is available in a native language version for more people around the world than any other Web browser.
Firefox 2 is immediately available for Windows, Mac, or Linux operating systems as a free download from
www.getfirefox.com
16 October 2006
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 Released
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 (RC 3), the preview release of the next version of the Firefox browser, is now
available for download
. Web application developers, our testing community, and users who want to get a sneak peek at the next version of Firefox should
download and install
this release candidate. Please note that at this time, users should not expect all of their extensions, plugins, and themes from previous versions of Firefox to work properly. The
release notes
have a detailed list of
what’s new
in Firefox 2 RC 3.
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 also includes several bug fixes resulting directly from feedback obtained from people using our previous release candidate build. Users running Firefox 2 RC 1 or RC 2 will automatically be updated to Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 through the Software Update feature, and are encouraged to continue submitting feedback and Talkback reports.
11 October 2006
QUALCOMM Launches Project in Collaboration with Mozilla Foundation to Develop Open Source Version of Eudora Email Program
Open Source Version of Eudora will be Free of Charge; Final Commercial Versions of Classic Eudora for Windows and Mac Available Now.
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6 October 2006
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 Released
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 (RC 2), the preview release of the next version of the Firefox browser, is now
available for download
. Web application developers, our testing community, and users who want to get a sneak peek at the next version of Firefox should
download and install
this release candidate. Please note that at this time, users should not expect all of their extensions, plugins, and themes from previous versions of Firefox to work properly. The
release notes
have a detailed list of
what’s new
in Firefox 2 RC 2.
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 also includes several bug fixes resulting directly from feedback obtained from people using our previous release candidate build. Users running Firefox 2 RC 1 will automatically be updated to Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 through the Software Update feature, and are encouraged to continue submitting feedback and Talkback reports.
26 September 2006
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 1 Released
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 1 (RC 1), the preview release of the next version of the Firefox browser, is now
available for download
. Web application developers, our testing community, and users who want to get a sneak peek at the next version of Firefox should
download and install
this release candidate. Please note that at this time, users should not expect all of their extensions, plugins, and themes from previous versions of Firefox to work properly. The
release notes
have a detailed list of
what’s new
in Firefox 2 RC 1.
15 September 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.7 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.7 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getfirefox.com
. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 37 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
For more information, please see:
Firefox 1.5.0.7 Release Notes
31 August 2006
Firefox 2 Beta 2 milestone released
Firefox 2 Beta 2 is
now available for download
. This is the fifth developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 2. Ongoing planning for Firefox 2 can be followed at the
Firefox 2 Planning Center
, as well as in
mozilla.dev.planning
and on
irc.mozilla.org
in #bonecho.
Please note: We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 2 Beta 2 milestone release. It is intended for testing purposes only.
02 August 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.6 Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability update process, Firefox 1.5.0.6 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
www.getfirefox.com
. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 39 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
For more information, please see the
Firefox 1.5.0.6 Release Notes
26 July 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.5 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.5 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getfirefox.com
. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 39 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
For more information, please see:
Firefox 1.5.0.5 Release Notes
1 June 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.4 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.4 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getfirefox.com
. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release.
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
For more information, please see:
Firefox 1.5.0.4 Release Notes
2 May 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.3 Security Update
Firefox 1.5.0.3 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getfirefox.com
. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release. For more information, please see our
release notes
This update is available in 37 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. Once available this update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
21 April 2006
Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 Security and Stability Update
Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getthunderbird.com
. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release. For more information, please see our
release notes
If you already have Thunderbird 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Thunderbird 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Thunderbird 1.5 in order to take advantage of the security and stability improvements. Thunderbird 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
21 April 2006
Mozilla Suite 1.7.13 and Thunderbird 1.0.8 Security and Stability Release and End-of-Life
Mozilla Suite 1.7.13
and
Thunderbird 1.0.8
includes fixes for security and stability issues. This release marks the end-of-life of the Mozilla Suite 1.7.x and Thunderbird 1.0.x product lines. See the
Mozilla Suite 1.7.x, Firefox 1.0.x, and Thunderbird 1.0.x Product Sunset Announcement.
Mozilla Corporation strongly recommends that all Thunderbird 1.0 users upgrade to Thunderbird 1.5 available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from getthunderbird.com.
For more information, see
Release Notes
13 April 2006
Firefox 1.5.0.2 Security and Stability Update
As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 1.5.0.2 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from
getfirefox.com
. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 37 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
This release of Firefox includes native support for new Macintosh computers with Intel Core processors, improvements for the Japanese locale, and fixes for security issues, common crashes, and memory leaks. For more information, please see our
release notes
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu within at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
Updates to Mozilla Thunderbird are scheduled for next week.
13 April 2006
Firefox 1.0.8 Security and Stability Release and End-of-Life
Firefox 1.0.8
includes fixes for security and stability issues. This release marks the end-of-life of the 1.0.x product line. See the
Firefox 1.0.x Product Sunset Announcement.
Mozilla Corporation strongly recommends that all Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to Firefox 1.5 available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from getfirefox.com. This update is available immediately in 35 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
For more information, see
Release Notes
14 February 2006
Camino 1.0 Released
The Camino Project is proud to introduce the
Camino 1.0 browser
, a Web browser for the Mac OS X operating system built on the open source Mozilla Gecko rendering engine. Considered one of the fastest Web browsers on Mac OS X, Camino also integrates tightly with the platform, adopting the refined style, user-focused interface, and cutting-edge technologies that are hallmarks of the Macintosh experience. For more information, please see our
release notes
. For press inquiries, contact Samuel Sidler at 650-532-0431 or press@caminobrowser.org.
1 February 2006
Update to Firefox 1.5 is now available
An update to Firefox 1.5 is now available. For current Firefox 1.5 users, Firefox automatically downloads these small updates in the background and prompts you when they are ready to be installed. You can also download the latest Firefox
here
. For more information, see the
release notes
. For more information regarding Firefox 1.5.0.1, please contact Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.com.
30 January 2006
SeaMonkey 1.0 launched!
The SeaMonkey Council is proud to announce SeaMonkey 1.0, the first end-user release of their internet suite. SeaMonkey is available as a free download from its mozilla.org-hosted Web site, features a state-of-the-art web browser, a powerful email client, a WYSIWYG web page composer and a feature-rich IRC chat client. For web developers, mozilla.org's DOM inspector and JavaScript debugger tools are included as well. Read the
SeaMonkey 1.0 Release Notes
for more information. Builds are available from the
SeaMonkey 1.0 directory
on ftp.mozilla.org
20 January 2006
Giganews to sponsor Mozilla newsgroups
The Mozilla Foundation and Giganews
announced
this week that Giganews will sponsor access to the Mozilla Foundation's Usenet newsgroups hierarchy.
12 January 2006
Thunderbird 1.5 is now available!
Today's
announcement
marks the worldwide launch of
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
--with immediate availability for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux --as a free download from Mozilla.com. Thunderbird is now available in over twenty-five languages, with many more on the way.
2 December 2005
Mozilla Launches Firefox Flicks Campaign
In conjunction with the release of Firefox 1.5, the latest version of the acclaimed open source Web browser, Mozilla Corp. today also
announced
Firefox Flicks.
Firefox Flicks
is being rolled out in two stages - the first invites Firefox users to record a video testimonial about Firefox. The second, details of which will be announced in mid- December, is aimed at creative professionals and students. The Firefox Flicks Ad Contest is focused on promoting the creation of innovative 30-second ads about Firefox. The best Testimonials and Ads will be incorporated into Mozilla's global marketing campaign for Firefox.
30 November 2005
Firefox 1.5 Adds Answers.com for Quick Reference
Answers Corporation, creator of Answers.com, the answer-based search engine, and Mozilla Corp., creator of Firefox,
announced today
that the newest version 1.5 of the popular Mozilla Firefox Web browser provides Answers.com embedded in its search toolbar for reference and definition lookup.
29 November 2005
Firefox 1.5 is here!
Today's
announcement
marks the worldwide launch of
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
--with immediate availability for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux --as a free download from Mozilla.com. Firefox is now available in over fifteen languages, with many more on the way.
17 November 2005
Firefox 1.5 RC 3 Released
Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 3
is now available for download. See the
Mozilla Quality blog
for more information and to give feedback on this release.
10 November 2005
Firefox 1.5 RC 2 Available
Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 2
is now available for download.
9 November 2005
Happy Birthday Firefox!
One year ago today Mozilla rolled out its popular Firefox Web browser. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of thousands of contributors worldwide, Firefox has won the hearts of Web users around the globe.
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4 November 2005
Thunderbird 1.5 RC 1 Released
Thunderbird 1.5 Release Candidate 1
is now available for download. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
3 November 2005
Mozilla Kicks Off "Extend Firefox" Competition
Mozilla Corporation
today announced
the Extend Firefox Contest to encourage development of extensions to the award-winning Firefox Web browser. For complete details on the Extend Firefox contest and official rules, see
1 November 2005
Firefox 1.5 RC 1 Released
Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1
is now available for download. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
19 October 2005
Firefox Surpasses 100 Million Downloads
The Mozilla Corp. extends
100 million "Thank you's"
to Firefox community members for reigniting innovation on the Web. As the browser's first anniversary approaches this November, Firefox adoption numbers have exceeded expectations with more than 100 million downloads since Firefox's introduction in 2004.
7 October 2005
Thunderbird 1.5 Beta 2 Now Available
Thunderbird 1.5 Beta 2
is now available for download. This beta release includes improvements to mail auto complete, fixes for the automated update system, and several security fixes. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
6 October 2005
Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 Now Available
Firefox 1.5 Beta 2
is now available for download. This beta release includes improvements to web site rendering, fixes for the automated update system, and several security fixes. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
3 October 2005
Mozilla Launches Beta of Comprehensive Online Developer Center
Mozilla Corp.
welcomes Web developers
to the public beta of the Mozilla Developer Center (MDC) available now at http://developer.mozilla.org. MDC provides valuable and comprehensive resources for building Web sites and Web applications for all Web browsers. The site also features technical information for developers who are targeting support for the upcoming release of Firefox 1.5 as well as resources for developing Firefox-specific Extensions and plug-ins.
29 September 2005
Update to Thunderbird Released
Users are encouraged to download the latest security update to
Thunderbird
, available today. This update is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Thunderbird
here
. For more information, see the
release notes
. For more information regarding Thunderbird 1.0.7, please contact Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.org.
20 September 2005
Security Update to Firefox Now Available
Users are encouraged to download the latest update to
Firefox
, now available. This version includes several security and stability fixes, including a fix for a reported buffer overflow vulnerability with IDN and a fix for a Linux shell command vulnerability. This security update is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Firefox
here
. For more information, see the
release notes
. For more information regarding Firefox 1.0.7, please contact Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.org.
9 September 2005
Thunderbird 1.5 Beta 1 Released
Thunderbird 1.5 Beta 1
is available for download. This beta release includes several new features. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
8 September 2005
Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 Released
Firefox 1.5 Beta 1
is available for download. This beta release includes several new features. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
10 August 2005
Mozilla Store 2.0 Launched
The Mozilla Foundation today announced the grand reopening of its online store, the Mozilla Store, which will sell Mozilla CDs, books and promotional merchandise. As a launch promotion, the Mozilla Store will be offering free standard shipping within the United States for the month of August.
GatewayCDI will power the new Mozilla Store. They were chosen for their ability to provide high quality products, industry-leading customer service and same-day shipping capabilities.
An international version of the Mozilla Store is also in the works and will launch later this year.
The new Mozilla Store features:
The latest versions of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird on CD.
New Mozilla products, including backpacks, hats, t-shirts and books.
Same-day shipping
Toll-free phone and e-mail support
Visit the new Mozilla Store today at
3 August 2005
Mozilla Foundation Reorganizes
Mozilla Foundation today
announced
it has formed a wholly owned subsidiary to be known as the
Mozilla Corporation
. The Mozilla Corporation is a taxable subsidiary that serves the non-profit, public benefit goals of its parent, the Mozilla Foundation, and the vast Mozilla community. It will continue to leverage resources from diverse sources to create and distribute great open and free-of-charge end-user products that promote choice and innovation on the Web.
28 July 2005
Mozilla Headlines Two Key Open Source Development Conferences in August
Mozilla Foundation members and contributors will be presenting at O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, OR, on August 1-5, 2005, and LinuxWorld in San Francisco on August 8-11, 2005. See the
press release
to learn more.
26 July 2005
Firefox Exceeds 75 Million Downloads
Mozilla Firefox has been downloaded
75 million times
since it was made available on November 9, 2004. Firefox reached the 50 million download mark on April 29.
19 July 2005
Updates to Firefox and Thunderbird Released
Firefox 1.0.6 and Thunderbird 1.0.6, minor updates to improve API stability, are available today. These updates are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Firefox Web browser
here
or Thunderbird email client
here
. For more information, see the
Firefox release notes
or
Thunderbird release notes
. For more information regarding these updates, please contact Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.org.
12 July 2005
Security Update to Thunderbird Now Available
Users are encouraged to download the latest security update to
Thunderbird
, available today. This update is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Thunderbird
here
. For more information, see the
release notes
. For more information regarding Thunderbird 1.0.5, please contact Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.org.
12 July 2005
Deer Park Alpha 2 Released
Deer Park Alpha 2
is available for download for developers and the testing community. This release includes several new features. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
12 July 2005
Update to Firefox Available for Download
Users are encouraged to download the latest security update to
Firefox
, available today. This update is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Firefox
here
. For more information, see the
release notes
. For more information regarding Firefox 1.0.5, please contact Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.org.
11 July 2005
Firefox on c|Net's Top 10 Download List
Celebrating its 10th anniversary
, c|Net has ranked the Mozilla Firefox Web browser as the Number Four download on its list of all-time Top 10 downloads since c|Net's inception in 1995. Nearing 70 million downloads in only nine months, Firefox is cited as the first contender to pose a real threat to Microsoft Internet Explorer and is grouped with such popular and longstanding applications as Napster and ICQ.
Major Web destinations and search engines are responding to this tremendous growth -- last week, Google officially released its own
Firefox toolbar
. Google's release is hot on the heels of
similar customizations
by Amazon.com, AOL, Ask Jeeves, Earthlink, and Yahoo!.
14 June 2005
PC World's Product of the Year: Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 web browser took the top spot on PC World's ranking of 100 best products for 2005. PC World named Firefox its
"Best Product of 2005"
Mozilla's email client, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0, also ranked high on PC World's list of top 100 product citing Thunderbird's email sorting functions, top notch spam filters and speedy performance.
31 May 2005
Deer Park Alpha 1 Available
Deer Park Alpha 1
is available for download for developers and the testing community. This release includes many new features for web developers, extension developers, and web users. See the
release notes
for more information on this release.
13 May 2005
Mozilla to Co-Host XTech 2005
Mozilla Foundation
announced today
that it will be co-hosting XTech 2005 (formerly XML Europe), the premier European conference for developers and managers working with XML and Web technologies. XTech 2005 will take place from May 25 - 27, 2005 at the Amsterdam RAI Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
11 May 2005
Security Update to Firefox Now Available
Users are encouraged to download the latest update to
Firefox
, now available. This security update is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Firefox
here
. For more information, see the
release notes
. For more information regarding Firefox 1.0.4, please contact Mary Colvig, mcolvig@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.org.
9 May 2005
Mozilla Expands International Affiliate In Europe
Mozilla Europe
today announced
it has appointed Tristan Nitot and Peter Van der Beken, long-time contributors to Mozilla, to work for Mozilla Europe on a full-time basis.
8 May 2005
Security Advisory
Important
security advisory
for Mozilla Firefox.
29 April 2005
Firefox Surpasses 50 Million Downloads
Mozilla Firefox has been downloaded
50 million times
since it was made available on November 9, 2004.
15 April 2005
Updates to Firefox and Mozilla Suite Available
Updates to Firefox and Mozilla Suite are now available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Firefox
here
and the latest Mozilla Suite
here
. For more information, see the
Firefox release notes
and
Mozilla Suite release notes
. For an executive Q&A with Chris Hofmann regarding Firefox 1.0.3, please contact Alex Guerra, aguerra@arpartners.com or press@mozilla.org.
11 April 2005
Firefox Download Counter Returns
Today at
SpreadFirefox.com
, home of the Firefox open source marketing effort, a new RSS-powered Firefox download counter signaled that there have been over 44,000,000 Firefox downloads to date. The RSS feed that powers the counter had been made available for
community syndication
28 March 2005
Mozilla Awards Bug Bounties
Mozilla Foundation
awarded Michael Krax
with five security bug bounties as part of
Mozilla's Security Bug Bounty Program
23 March 2005
Security Update to Firefox Released
A security update to Firefox is now available. This
security update
is now available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Download the latest Firefox
here
. For more information, see the
release notes
21 March 2005
Thunderbird 1.0.2 and Mozilla 1.7.6 Available
Important security updates for
Mozilla Thunderbird
and
Mozilla Suite
are now available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. For more information, see the
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2
and
Mozilla 1.7.6
release notes.
4 March 2005
Mozilla China Launched
Mozilla Foundation
announced
the launch of www.mozilla.org.cn and the creation of Mozilla China, a non-profit organization to help develop, promote, and deploy Mozilla products in China. The launch of Mozilla China follows similar international affiliate programs Mozilla Europe and Mozilla Japan.
24 February 2005
Update to Firefox Now Available
Important Update to Firefox Now Available. This
security and stability update
is now available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
16 February 2005
25 Million Downloads of Firefox
Mozilla Firefox has been downloaded 25 million times since it was made available on November 9, 2004. There are now more than 70,000 volunteers signed up at Spread Firefox. Read all about it
here
or visit
Spread Firefox
to learn more.
2 February 2005
Beta Release of XForms 1.0 Extension Available
Developed in collaboration with IBM, Novell, and the open source community, XForms technology is now available as an extension to the Mozilla 1.8 and Firefox 1.1 web browsers which are currently under development. Read all about it
here
or visit the
project page
25 January 2005
Speakeasy to Distribute Firefox browser
Mozilla Firefox: Speakeasy Edition will be distributed as part of Speakeasy's self-install broadband service kits to its residential customers starting this month. You can read more about their release
here
15 January 2005
Bugzilla 2.18 Released
After over two years of work, the Bugzilla Team is pleased to announce the
release of Bugzilla 2.18
. Bugzilla 2.18 is our best release yet, with over 1000 bug fixes and improvements since 2.16.
12 January 2005
Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 6 available
The latest alpha release of the Mozilla Application Suite is
available for download
10 January 2005
Thunderbird 1.0 Passes 2 Million Downloads in the First Month
In the first month after the release, the Mozilla's Thunderbird 1.0 email client has been downloaded more than 2 million times. Read more at
Asa Dotzler's blog
7 January 2005
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird to Support New Open Standard Platform for USB Drives
Firefox and Thunderbird will support the
new U3 standard
for managing applications and data on USB flash drives.
17 December 2004
One Million Downloads of Thunderbird 1.0
Mozilla's Thunderbird 1.0 email application has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times in the first ten days after release. Read more at
SpreadFirefox.com
17 December 2004
Mozilla 1.7.5 Released
Mozilla 1.7 has been released. More information is available at the
release notes
15 December 2004
Mozilla Foundation Places Two-Page Advocacy Ad in the New York Times
The Mozilla Foundation
announced
placement of a two-page ad in the December 16th edition of the New York Times. The ad, coordinated by members of Spread Firefox, features the names of the thousands of people worldwide who contributed to the Mozilla Foundation's fundraising campaign to support last month's highly successful launch of the open source Mozilla Firefox 1.0 web browser.
13 December 2004
10 Million Downloads and Counting
Firefox 1.0 breaks the ten million downloads mark in first month, shattering all previous records. Head over to
Spread Firefox
to learn more.
7 December 2004
Thunderbird 1.0 has landed
Today's
announcement
marks the launch of
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
--with immediate availability for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux --as a free download from mozilla.org and by CD from the
Mozilla Store
. Thunderbird is now available in English, German, Greek, and Turkish with more languages on the way.
1 December 2004
Thunderbird 1.0 Release Candidate
The
Thunderbird 1.0 Release Candidate
is available is available for download. You can read more about the release
here
22 November 2004
Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 5 hits the streets
Mozilla 1.8a5
, with nearly 600 bugfixes since alpha 4, is available
here
. Help us make 1.8 a great Mozilla release by downloading and testing this Alpha.
22 November 2004
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 builds momentum with record 5.6 million downloads in first two weeks; Wins c|Net's Editor's Choice Award
The Mozilla Foundation today announced there have been over 5.6 million downloads of Firefox 1.0 in the first two weeks after being made available on the Internet. Also, in further recognition of the quality of the products, Mozilla Foundation also announces that Firefox received
c|Net's Editors' Choice Award
this month.
22 November 2004
Over 24 localized versions of Firefox 1.0 now available
There are now 24 localized versions of
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
including: Asturian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish (Latin America), Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish, and Chinese (Traditional). Several more languages including Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Irish (Gaelic), Spanish (Spain), Turkish will soon be posted.
22 November 2004
Update to German Language Version of Firefox 1.0
We've made an
important update
to the German language version of Firefox 1.0. Only the German language version of Firefox is affected. An updated search plug-in for eBay Germany is
now available
9 November 2004
Firefox 1.0 is here!
Today's
announcement
marks the worldwide launch of
Mozilla Firefox
--with immediate availability for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux --as a free download from mozilla.org and by CD from the
Mozilla Store
. Firefox is now available in over a dozen languages, with many more on the way.
3 November 2004
Thunderbird 0.9 Now Available!
Thunderbird 0.9 was
released
today featuring powerful new features such as
saved search folders
and
message grouping
. Making it easier than ever to organize your e-mail your way.
27 October 2004
First Release Candidate
The first release candidate build of Firefox 1.0 was made
available
today.
19 October 2004
New York Times Ad Campaign
A group of community volunteer
announces
an effort to take out a full page ad in the New York Times to celebrate the upcoming Firefox 1.0 launch.
17 October 2004
Firefox Preview Release: 5 Million Downloads
Firefox Preview Release passed the 5 million downloads milestone in just over 30 days, scattering all previous records. For the latest download count, head over to
Spread Firefox
12 October 2004
Party Time!
The Mozilla Foundation is inviting community members around the world to join us in celebrating the Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0 releases by organizing and joining
launch parties
during the weekend of November 20-21.
1 October 2004
Important Security Update for Firefox Available
The Mozilla Foundation releases an important security update for Firefox. All users should upgrade to the latest version of the Firefox Preview Release. A patch is available for current Preview Release users. More information and download links are available in the
announcement
28 September 2004
Mozilla Suite 1.8 Alpha 4 Available
The fourth Alpha of the Mozilla Application Suite is available for download and testing. More information available at the
Release Notes
20 September 2004
1 Million Downloads in 100 Hours
The Firefox Preview Release was downloaded
over 1 million
times in the first 4 days after release. Read more at the
press release
14 September 2004
Firefox Preview Release and Thunderbird 0.8 Available
The Firefox Preview Release and Thunderbird 0.8 were
announced
today.
14 September 2004
First Security Bug Bounty Payments Awarded
The Mozilla Foundation today
awarded
the first payments in its Security Bug Bounty Program.
31 August 2004
New Web Site Launches
The new
Mozilla.org
web site launched today, thanks to the good folks at
silverorange
and the generous support from
MozSource
28 August 2004
Firefox: Wired
Officially confirmed
: Firefox is hot.
18 August 2004
Mozilla Japan Created
The Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Japan
announce
the creation of a new, non-profit, organization to promote, develop and help deploy Mozilla software in Japan.
18 August 2004
Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 3
The third Alpha release of Mozilla 1.8 is now
available
10 August 2004
Mozilla Foundation Announces XForms Project
Novell and IBM are joining in an effort to implement the W3C's XForms recommendation. Read all about it
here
or visit the
project page
4 August 2004
Security Updates
The Mozilla applications have been updated to fix
several security issues
, including some vulnerabilities recently mentioned in the press.
3 August 2004
Mozilla Firefox: Best in Show
Mozilla Firefox today received both the Best In Show and the Best Open Source Solution
awards at Linuxworld Expo
. Thunderbird was a finalist in the Best Messaging Solution category.
2 August 2004
Security Bug Bounty Program
The Mozilla Foundation
announces
the Security Bug Bounty Program to encourage the identification and reporting of security issues.
Details
about the program and more are available in the new
Security Center
21 July 2004
Mozilla Developer Day
The Mozilla Foundation is hosting a Developer Day at the Googleplex on Friday, August 6, 2004. To register for this event and learn about talks, please go
here
15 July 2004
Mozilla Foundation 1st Anniversary
The Mozilla Foundation today celebrates
a successful first year
14 July 2004
Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 2
The second Alpha release of Mozilla 1.8 is now
available
8 July 2004
Security Update
The Mozilla Foundation releases an important
security update
for users of Mozilla, Firefox, and Thunderbird on Windows. Users can install a patch or download new releases.
30 June 2004
Mozilla Foundation Announces Scriptable Plugins
The Mozilla Foundation, Adobe, Apple, Macromedia, Opera and Sun Microsystems today
announced
changes to browser plugins that will lead to richer web browsing experiences, helping to maintain innovation and standards on the Net.
29 June 2004
Firefox 0.9.1, Thunderbird 0.7.1 Released
Firefox 0.9.1
and
Thunderbird 0.7.1
, fixing some minor bugs present in both releases, were released today. Release notes (
Fx
Tb
) are also available.
23 June 2004
Camino 0.8 Released
Camino 0.8
is here and it's better than ever. Version 0.8 sports a new bookmark manager, new download manager, Google Search bar, improved cookie management, session history on back/forward buttons and the performance and stability of the Mozilla 1.7 Gecko HTML engine.
17 June 2004
Mozilla 1.7 Released
Mozilla 1.7
is out and includes improvements to pop-up blocking, multiple identity support in Mail, and much more. See the
readme
for more on "What's New in Mozilla 1.7".
16 June 2004
Thunderbird 0.7 Released
With a smaller download size, significant performance improvements, and a new themes and extensions manager,
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7
is now available for download. Check out the
announcement
and the
release notes
15 June 2004
Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
, featuring easy migration, a new theme, improved extensions and much more, is now available for download. Check out the
announcement
and the
release notes
, then
yours!
15 June 2004
Nvu 0.3
Lindows Inc.
and our friends at
Disruptive Innovations
have released version 0.3 of their standalone editing tool for the Web, based on Mozilla 1.7 rc3. Get it
here
8 June 2004
Mozilla 1.7 RC 3
Mozilla 1.7 RC 3
is available for download. Help us make Mozilla 1.7 the best release yet; download this candidate and be sure to send in any crash reports. See the
readme
for more information on what's new in Mozilla 1.7 RC 3.
17 May 2004
Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 1
Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 1
is available for download. This release includes UI for multiple mail identities, FTP upload, find in text areas, and much, much more. See the
readme
for more information on this release.
17 May 2004
Mozilla 1.7 RC 2
Mozilla 1.7 RC 2
is available for download. Help us make Mozilla 1.7 the best release yet; download this candidate and be sure to send in any crash reports. See the
readme
for more information on what's new in Mozilla 1.7 RC 2.
17 May 2004
Camino 0.8 Beta
Camino
has taken the leap from the old 1.0 branch to the new 1.7 branch so there's lots of great improvements including a new bookmarks manager, a google search toolbar, new cookie manager, a brand new look, and lots of stability, performance, and rendering improvements.
Download Camino 0.8b now
03 May 2004
Thunderbird 0.6 Released
With a new Windows installer, Pinstripe theme for Mac OS X, new artwork, improved junk mail controls, new mail notification in the system dock for Mac OS X, server-wide news filters and a slew of other new features,
Thunderbird 0.6 has been released
03 May 2004
MozillaZine Forums Hit Half A Million Posts
The
Mozillazine forums
, only about one and a half years old, have reached 40,000 members and more than half a million posts. More at
Mozillazine
21 April 2004
Mozilla 1.7 RC 1
Mozilla 1.7 RC 1
is available for download. Help us make Mozilla 1.7 the best release yet; download this candidate and be sure to send in any crash reports. See the
readme
for more information on what's new in Mozilla 1.7 RC 1.
29 March 2004
Nvu 0.2
Lindows.com and our friends at Disruptive Innovations have released the v0.2 of their standalone editing tool for the Web, based on Mozilla 1.7b. Get it
here
18 March 2004
Mozilla 1.7 Beta
Mozilla 1.7 Beta
is available for download. This release includes Talkback for Mac, Windows, and Linux. See the
readme
for more information.
27 February 2004
Mozilla Developer Day
The Mozilla Foundation today held its first Developer Day, bringing together the community of volunteer developers who are driving Mozilla development. Read the
announcement
23 February 2004
Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
Mozilla 1.7 Alpha
is out and includes improvements to pop-up blocking, multiple identity support in Mail, and much more. See the
readme
for more on "What's New in Mozilla 1.7 Alpha".
17 February 2004
Mozilla Europe
The Mozilla Foundation and local Mozilla contributors today
announced
the
mozilla-europe.org
web site and the creation of Mozilla Europe.
9 February 2004
Firefox 0.8
The newly renamed
Firefox 0.8
is available for
. See the
release notes
for details.
9 February 2004
Thunderbird 0.5
Thunderbird 0.5
is out! More information at the
release notes
15 January 2004
Mozilla 1.6
Mozilla 1.6
is out and includes a new cross-platform NTLM authentication module, security improvements, and crash fixes. See the
release notes
for details.
9 December 2003
Mozilla 1.6 Beta
Mozilla 1.6 Beta
is out and includes a new cross-platform NTLM authentication module, security improvements, and crash fixes. See the
release notes
for details.
5 December 2003
Thunderbird 0.4 Released
Thunderbird 0.4
is out. You can find more information in the
release notes
26 November 2003
Mozilla 1.5.1 Update for Mac OS X
The
Mozilla 1.5.1
update for Mac OS X is now available. This bugfix release corrects a downloading crash that impacts Mac OS X 10.1.x users.
13 November 2003
New Mozilla Web Site Launches
Our new web site launched today. Revamping the site is
an ongoing project
. We welcome your
feedback
6 November 2003
ISC and Universities Provide Hosting Services
Internet Software Consortium, Oregon State University, Georgia Tech and Indiana University
announced
hosting support for Mozilla downloads.
31 October 2003
Mozilla 1.6 Alpha Available
Mozilla 1.6 Alpha
was announced today and includes new mail features, improved page rendering and stability improvements. See the
release notes
for details.
15 October 2003
Mozilla 1.5 Released
Mozilla 1.5
was released and a number of end user services, including telephone support, were announced.
announcement
10 October 2003
Mozilla 1.4.1 Bugfix Update Available
Mozilla 1.4.1
is available for download. This bugfix release of Mozilla 1.4 includes fixes for Security issues, Windows installer issues, Windows GDI resource problems, and more.
6 October 2003
Eolas Announcement
A number of announcements were made today in regards to the Eolas matter. The various solutions and changes announced by Macromedia, Apple Computer and others should be backwards compatible with Mozilla 1.4, Mozilla Firebird 0.6 and newer browsers. Read our
full statement
26 September 2003
Mozilla 1.5 Release Candidate 2
Mozilla 1.5 RC-2
is out. We've added lots of features and fixed lots of bugs since Mozilla 1.4. Help us shake it down in preparation for Mozilla 1.5 final. You can find more information in the
release notes
17 September 2003
Mozilla 1.5 Release Candidate 1
Mozilla 1.5 RC-1
is out. We've added lots of features and fixed lots of bugs since Mozilla 1.4. Help us shake it down in preparation for Mozilla 1.5 final. You can find more information in the
release notes
4 September 2003
Thunderbird 0.2 Released
Thunderbird 0.2
is out. You can find more information in the
release notes
1 September 2003
MozillaZine Turns Five
Five years ago, on Tuesday September 1st 1998,
MozillaZine
was born. MozillaZine has been providing the Mozilla community with up-to-the-minute news and informative and entertaining discussion forums unparalleled on the Web. We congratulate our "sister site" on this
anniversary
and look forward to many more.
27 August 2003
Mozilla 1.5 Beta Released
Mozilla 1.5 Beta
is out. This beta includes a spellchecker for MailNews and Composer as well as improvements to Chatzilla. You can find more information in the
release notes
22 July 2003
Mozilla 1.5 Alpha Released
Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
is out. This alpha includes improvements to Chatzilla, the DOM Inspector, tabbed browsing, Composer, and much more. You can find more information in the
release notes
30 June 2003
Mozilla 1.4 Released
Mozilla 1.4
is out. We've added lots of features and fixed lots of bugs since Mozilla 1.3. Among the additions are NTLM authentication support on Windows and improvements to pop-up blocking, junk-mail filtering, and image blocking. More information is available in the
release notes
30 June 2003
Netscape 7.1 Released
Netscape 7.1
is available for download. Based on
Mozilla 1.4
, this release includes great new features like junk-mail filtering,
developer tools
and
IDN
support
. Read more and discuss at
MozillaZine.org
24 June 2003
Mozilla 1.4 Release Candidate 3
Mozilla 1.4 RC 3
is out. We've added lots of features and fixed lots of bugs since Mozilla 1.3. Help us shake out bugs in preparation for Mozilla 1.4 final. More information is available in the
release notes
17 June 2003
Mozilla 1.4 Release Candidate 2
Mozilla 1.4 RC 2
is out. We've added lots of features and fixed lots of bugs since Mozilla 1.3. Help us shake out bugs in preparation for Mozilla 1.4 final. More information is available in the
release notes
11 June 2003
mozdev.org seeks help with pledge drive
mozdev.org
fulfills a critical need in the Mozilla community with hosting for over a hundred Mozilla-related projects including browser add-ons, Mozilla-based applications, and community building efforts. Please consider
donating
to the mozdev pledge drive. They have set a goal to raise $2,500 by the end of the summer to pay for their ongoing hosting costs and to purchase a new server for the site.
04 June 2003
New Book -
Creating XPCOM Components
Creating XPCOM Components
, a book about Gecko and about creating XPCOM components for Gecko-based applications, is now available online. Hardcopies will be available in August.
29 May 2003
Mozilla 1.4 Release Candidate 1
Mozilla 1.4 RC 1
is out. We've added lots of features and fixed lots of bugs since Mozilla 1.3. Help us shake it down in preparation for Mozilla 1.4 final. More information is available in the
release notes
16 May 2003
Mozilla Firebird 0.6 Released
Mozilla Firebird 0.6
(formerly Phoenix) is available for download. This release features a fresh new look, a redesigned preferences window, preliminary support for Mac OS X and
much more
07 May 2003
Mozilla 1.4 Beta Released
Mozilla 1.4 Beta
is out. This release includes support for NTLM authentication, usability improvements, and lots of performance, stability, and site compatibility fixes. More information is available in the
release notes
07 May 2003
Mozilla 1.3.1 Available
Mozilla 1.3.1
is available for download. This follow-up to Mozilla 1.3 restores XPInstall functionality for Mac OS X users.
02 May 2003
Using Breakpoints in Venkman
Netscape Devedge
has just published a
second Venkman article
, all about
breakpoints
. In other
Venkman news
, as of
0.9.63
, views can now be
stacked in a tab container
to save space. Check out
the
screenshots
25 April 2003
Mozilla Branding Strategy
mozilla.org's
Mozilla Branding Strategy
document explains our long term product naming strategy.
09 April 2003
4th Annual Mozilla Party, Japan
On Saturday April 19th, Mozilla-gumi is hosting the
4th Annual Mozilla Japan Conference and Party
in Tokyo. The event will host 3 panel sessions on The New Roadmap, Taking Mozilla to Organizations, and How to Overcome Web Sites Restricting Browser Access. There will also be 4 additional SIG meetings on important bugs, junk mail filter, multilingual domain names, and Web services.
02 April 2003
New Mozilla Roadmap
mozilla.org has published a new
development roadmap
, detailing the plans for the future development of the Mozilla codebase.
01 April 2003
Mozilla 1.4 Alpha Released
Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
is out. This release features dynamic image and table resizing in Composer, smooth scrolling (see release notes for enabling this feature,) and improvements to spam filtering. In addition to these feature improvements, 1.4a also contains fixes for performance, stability, standards support and website compatibility. This is an
alpha
release so expect bugs, and don't use it unless you are willing to live with the risks inherent in such a release (e.g. crashes, data loss, etc.). More information is available in the
release notes
13 March 2003
Mozilla 1.3 Released
Mozilla 1.3
is now available for download. First there was image blocking, then came pop-up blocking, and now we have
junk-mail filtering
(AKA "spam controls"). Mozilla 1.3 also offers image auto-sizing, an
API for rich text editing
in webpages, newsgroup filters, dynamic profile switching, nearly 2000 bug fixes, and much more. See the
release notes
for additional information.
06 March 2003
Camino 0.7 Released
Camino® (formerly Chimera) 0.7 is available for
. Along with the new name, Camino has a new history sidebar, a new download manager and a new text encoding menu. To learn more about what's new in Camino 0.7, check out the
release notes
06 March 2003
Browser Innovation Article
Mitchell Baker has written an
article about browser innovation
and why open, standards-compliant, cross-platform technologies like Gecko matter for the future of the World Wide Web.
18 February 2003
Netscape releases Netscape 7.02
Netscape Communications Corporation has released
Netscape 7.02
, a minor update with security and stability fixes. This new version, is based on Mozilla 1.0.2, also features updated Java and Flash plug-ins for Windows.
18 February 2003
mozillaZine Call for Donations
mozillaZine.org
is asking for donations to help cover their annual hosting fees. If you value the up-to-the-minute news, informative and entertaining discussion forums and the Mozilla developer weblogs, please help to keep it all going by visiting the
donations page
and making a contribution.
13 February 2003
DevEdge Standards Redesign
The
DevEdge developer website
has launched a redesign, using advanced CSS and XML that demonstrates Mozilla's extensive W3C standards support and cross-browser web development. The site features user-selectable stylesheets, cross-browser DHTML menus and structuring for accessibility and usability.
10 February 2003
Mozilla 1.3 Beta Released
Mozilla 1.3 Beta
is available for download. This release contains improvements to junk-mail classification, image auto-sizing and much more. See the
release notes
for more info.
31 January 2003
Donate to mozdev.org
mozdev.org
, home for
over 100 Mozilla application development projects
and a cornerstone of the Mozilla community for two and a half years, is soliciting donations of money, time or spare computers. Please visit their
donations page
or email
admin@mozdev.org
for more information about how you can help make the site more reliable and responsive as it continues to grow.
07 January 2003
Mozilla 1.0.2 Released
Mozilla 1.0.2
is out. This is a new version of Mozilla 1.0 with improvements to stability and security. This release does not contain all of the new features from Mozilla 1.1 and 1.2. See the
release notes
for more info.
13 December 2002
Mozilla 1.3 Alpha Released
Mozilla 1.3 Alpha
is out. Mozilla Mail now has basic junk mail classification capabilities. This means you can train your client to distinguish between good mail and junk mail. See the
release notes
for more info.
10 December 2002
Netscape 7.01 Released
Netscape Communications has launched
Netscape 7.01
, the latest version of Netscape's
browser software
, which is based on Mozilla 1.0.2. Mozilla users should
read the release notes
before installing Netscape 7.01.
7 December 2002
Phoenix 0.5 Released
Phoenix 0.5
is now available. This release features the ability to have multiple homepages and support for five-button mice, and fixes a number of bugs that plagued earlier releases. It is also the smallest and fastest Phoenix to date.
2 December 2002
Mozilla 1.2.1 Released
Mozilla 1.2.1
is out. This is our latest stable release and users of all previous versions are encouraged to upgrade to this release for features, as well as performance, stability, and security fixes. It contains the fix for the DHTML bug that prompted us to pull Mozilla 1.2. See the
release notes
for more info.
29 November 2002
Stop The Presses
We've discovered a bug in
Mozilla 1.2
that can cause DHTML on some sites to fail. We plan to release Mozilla 1.2.1 with a fix shortly.
26 November 2002
Mozilla 1.2 Released
Mozilla 1.2
is out. This is our latest stable release and users of all previous versions are encouraged to upgrade to this release for features, as well as performance, stability, and security fixes. See the
release notes
for more info.
4 November 2002
Chimera 0.6 Released
Chimera
is a browser for Mac OS X with a native Cocoa front end, based on Mozilla's Gecko layout engine. Changes in 0.6 include improvements to plugins, keychain support, better cookie management, and Talkback support. Talkback helps you send in crash reports so developers can track where crashes occur and fix the problems. See the
release notes
for more details.
it now.
29 October 2002
Phoenix 0.4 Released
Phoenix 0.4
is now available. This release features type ahead find and improvements to the address bar, tabbed browsing, toolbar customization, popup blocking,
themes
, and more.
16 October 2002
Mozilla 1.2 Beta Released
Mozilla 1.2 Beta
is out.
Type Ahead Find
now works on Mac and Java now works on Jaguar. On Linux, the classic theme now picks up GTK native theme. See the
release notes
for more info.
15 October 2002
Phoenix 0.3 Released
Phoenix 0.3
is now available. This release features size and speed improvements as well as the return of image blocking.
1 October 2002
Creating Applications with Mozilla
O'Reilly's
Creating Applications with Mozilla
is now available. This book shows you how to build your own Mozilla applications and provides information on using XUL, JS, CSS, XBL, XPCOM, RDF and more. The contents of the book are also available under the
Open Publication License
at
books.mozdev.org
1 October 2002
API Announcement Mailing List
We have created a new low volume mailing list
mozilla-api-announce@mozilla.org
for notification of API changes. Gecko embedders and component developers are encouraged to sign up to receive notifications when interfaces are frozen or under review.
1 October 2002
Bugzilla 2.16.1 Released
Bugzilla 2.16.1 and 2.14.4 were released today; 2.16.1 is the latest stable Bugzilla release; both fix a number of security bugs. 2.14 users are encouraged to upgrade to 2.16.1. See the
Bugzilla project page
and the current
status report
for more information.
1 October 2002
Phoenix 0.2 Released
Phoenix 0.2
has been released. Improvements include the return of the sidebar, extensions management and web form autocomplete.
23 September 2002
Phoenix 0.1 Released
The first
Phoenix
milestone, 0.1, has been
released
11 September 2002
Mozilla 1.2 Alpha Released
Mozilla 1.2 Alpha
is out. This release has better keyboard navigation including
Type Ahead Find
which lets you quickly navigate to links, and browse the web without a mouse. See the
release notes
for more info.
10 September 2002
Mozilla 1.0.1 Released
Mozilla 1.0.1 is available for
now. This release is a bug fix and security follow-up to Mozilla 1.0. Mozilla 1.0 users that have not already upgraded to Mozilla 1.1 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to 1.0.1. Read the
release notes
for more details.
9 September 2002
Chimera 0.5 Released
Chimera
is a browser for Mac OS X based on Mozilla's Gecko layout engine with a native Cocoa front end. Changes include improvements to plugins, 10.2 compatibility, and internationalization. See the
release notes
for more details.
it now.
29 August 2002
Netscape 7.0 Released
Netscape Communications has launched
Netscape 7.0
the latest version of Netscape's
browser software
, which is based on Mozilla 1.0.1. Mozilla users should
read the release notes
before installing Netscape 7.
26 August 2002
Mozilla 1.1 Released
Mozilla 1.1
is out. See the
release notes
to find out what's new.
13 August 2002
OEone HomeBase DESKTOP
OEone has released the
source
for its new
HomeBase DESKTOP
product, an operating environment for Linux, based on Mozilla technologies.
13 August 2002
AOL For Mac OS X
America Online
has released
AOL for Mac OS X
which embeds Mozilla's Gecko layout engine. Read Netscape's
DevEdge News
to learn more.
28 July 2002
Bugzilla 2.16 Released
Bugzilla 2.16 and 2.14.3 have both been released. Bugzilla is mozilla.org's bug-tracking system. Changes include full UI customizability using templates. See the
Bugzilla project page
for more information.
24 July 2002
Chimera 0.4 Released
Chimera
is a browser for Mac OS X based on Mozilla's Gecko layout engine with a native Cocoa front end.
it now.
22 July 2002
Mozilla 1.1 Beta Released
Mozilla 1.1 Beta
is our latest bleeding edge beta release. Changes include a big upgrade to the JavaScript Debugger. See the
release notes
to find out what else is new.
22 July 2002
Fully Scriptable Plugins
The versions of Flash and QuickTime released last week are now
fully scriptable in Mozilla
. These plugins can be accessed via JavaScript methods and can make callbacks into web pages. They use Mozilla's latest
plugin api
11 June 2002
Mozilla 1.1 Alpha Released
Mozilla 1.1 Alpha
is our bleeding edge alpha release which is meant to get wider testing for all the changes that happened on the trunk since we branched for Mozilla 1.0. See the
release notes
to find out what's new.
5 June 2002
Mozilla 1.0 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Mozilla 1.0, available for
now. Thanks to
everyone
who made this possible.
5 June 2002
Gecko Embedding Guides
Check out the newest documentation for Gecko, Mozilla's layout engine.
Gecko Embedding Basics
offers a high level description of how to embed Gecko in your application.
Gecko Embedding API Reference
is a first cut at documenting Gecko's frozen interfaces.
23 May 2002
Mozilla 1.0 RC3 Released
In response to the feedback from RC2, we have released
Mozilla 1.0 Release Candidate 3
, our last planned candidate before we release Mozilla 1.0. Try it out and let us know if you find any really serious problems. Read the
Release Notes
for more details.
22 May 2002
Mozilla 1.0 Party
Join us in celebrating the upcoming release of Mozilla 1.0 at a
party
we're throwing at 8pm Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at the
DNA Lounge
in San Francisco. Free source, free admission, cash bar. 21+, ID required (no matter how old you look). If you can't make it, plan a
satellite party
in your own area.
10 May 2002
Mozilla 1.0 RC2 Released
In response to the feedback from RC1, we have released
Mozilla 1.0 Release Candidate 2
, a second candidate containing fixes for some of the most frequently encountered crashes and application freezes. Thanks to everyone contributed feedback for RC1. We look forward to your feedback with RC2. Read the
Release Notes
for more details.
9 May 2002
Mozilla XMLHttpRequest Security Bug Fixed
security vulnerability
reported in Mozilla by
GreyMagic Software
has now been fixed; the fix is available in new nightly
trunk builds
and
1.0 branch builds
, and will be included in the upcoming RC2 and Mozilla 1.0 releases. For more information see the
mozilla.org statement
18 April 2002
Mozilla 1.0 RC1
Mozilla 1.0 Release Candidate 1
is now available. This release is a trial run for our upcoming Mozilla 1.0 release. Try it out and give us feedback. Submit talkback reports to our crash database so we'll know if you crash and can fix the problem. Read the
Release Notes
for more details.
9 April 2002
Mozbot 2.4 Released
Mozbot 2.4
is now available. Mozbot is the free software IRC bot used by mozilla.org. This release includes a few bug fixes, new bot module API functions and new modules for logging, hex/dec conversion,
11 March 2002
Mozilla 0.9.9 Released
The first
Mozilla 0.9.9
builds are out. MathML is now enabled on all win32 and UNIX builds and the JavaScript Debugger now does profiling. Other highlights include TrueType font support for UNIX and SOAP support. Read the
Release Notes
for more details.
11 March 2002
Mozbot 2.2 Released
Mozbot 2.2
is now available. Mozbot is the free software IRC bot used by mozilla.org. This release is the first official tarball release of the mozbot project, and boasts many features including a modular design, Infobot-like features, a Quiz module, stock quote lookup, as well as modules that interact with other mozilla.org web tools like Bugzilla and Tinderbox.
17 February 2002
Developer Day At CMU
Join us March 1 and 2 for
Mozilla Developer Day
at
Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Registration
for this event is $50.00.
17 February 2002
Mozilla Development Roadmap
This
roadmap update
refines the milestone schedule for calendar year 2002, including a new milestone proposal for development after 1.0. We still call for community help in defining
Mozilla 1.0
via bugzilla
mozilla1.0
milestone keyword nominations on open bugs.
14 February 2002
BugDays Are Back
Join us this Thursday and Friday for
Bug Day
as we work to clean up the bug database by weeding out duplicate reports, adding test cases, confirming and resolving bugs. Read the article at
mozillaZine.org
for more info.
4 February 2002
Mozilla 0.9.8
The first
Mozilla 0.9.8
builds are out. Read the
Release Notes
to find out what's new.
28 January 2002
Developer Day At CMU
We're planning a
developer event
March 1-2 at
Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Facilities provided by CMU thanks to Kevin Lenzo, Faculty Member and President of
Yet Another Society
. Fill out the survey and help plan the event.
23 January 2002
European Mozilla Developer Meeting
The second
European Mozilla Developer Meeting
will be held February 16-17 at
FOSDEM
in Brussels. The tentative schedule includes sessions on XUL, the internals of the DOM, and Localization.
23 January 2002
Welcome, Peter Bojanic
Peter Bojanic
, of
OEone
and our newest associate staff member, will be assisting with Mozilla 1.0 project management tasks including canvassing developers about bugs they believe are important for
Mozilla 1.0
7 January 2002
Bugzilla 2.14.1 Released
Bugzilla 2.14.1
is now available. This release fixes several
security
issues. Bugzilla is the open source web-based bug tracking system used by mozilla.org and many other projects.
21 December 2001
Mozilla 0.9.7
The first
Mozilla 0.9.7
builds are out. This milestone features basic S/MIME support, favicon support and the Document Inspector, a tool to inspect and edit the live DOM of any web document or XUL application. Read the
Release Notes
to find out what else is new.
20 December 2001
Help MozillaZine
Our friends at
MozillaZine
have outgrown their current hosting service, and need your help to move to a new ISP with more bandwidth. The site doesn't have ad banners or charge for subscriptions, so give a little and help keep MozillaZine online.
20 December 2001
Mozilla On Video
The first of the Developer Day
videos
are now available online. Watch for more to be released in the coming weeks. Mike Ang's SVLUG presentation is also available.
20 November 2001
Mozilla 0.9.6
The first
Mozilla 0.9.6
builds are out. Read the
Release Notes
to find out what's new.
14 November 2001
Mozilla At SVLUG
Mike Ang will speak at
SVLUG
December 5 in San Jose, California. He will speak about building applications with Mozilla and XPCOM.
31 October 2001
Mozilla 0.9.4.1 Source Release
Mozilla 0.9.4.1
is a source only release consisting of the open source code from which the recent
Netscape 6.2
release was built.
26 October 2001
Bug Week
This week mozilla.org is hosting
Bug Week
to help new people get involved writing code for our project. Top hackers are standing by. Join
#bugweek
on irc.mozilla.org Oct 27-Nov 4 to see what's happening.
18 October 2001
1.0 Manifesto
Please read the
Mozilla 1.0 Manifesto
and comment on it via
news
. Help us to define and refine criteria by which 1.0 can be done within five milestones.
12 October 2001
Mozilla 0.9.5 Released
The first
Mozilla 0.9.5
builds are out. Read the
Release Notes
to find out what's new.
11 October 2001
Mozilla Developer Day
Join us November 9, 2001 for the next
Mozilla Developer Day
. We plan on parallel developer and business forums. Learn about XPCOM, networking, embedding Mozilla and project management. Join a discussion of where Mozilla 1.0 is headed.
19 September 2001
Venkman Updates
Venkman
is our nearly-alpha visual JavaScript debugger. Major functionality and UI changes have just landed. Build it and try it out. We need your feedback on the code and documentation.
19 September 2001
Mozilla Relicensing Begins
mozilla.org has begun its previously announced plan to relicense Mozilla to make it more GPL compatible. More than 6000 NPL files are being relicenced under an NPL/GPL/LGPL tri-licence. See the
relicensing FAQ
for more details.
14 September 2001
Mozilla 0.9.4 Unleashed
The first
Mozilla 0.9.4
builds are out. Read the
Release Notes
to find out what's new. Help us test Quick Launch on Win32 and, as always, submit those talkback reports!
30 August 2001
Bugzilla 2.14 Released
Bugzilla 2.14
is now available. This release fixes several
security
issues.
Bugzilla
is the open source web-based bug tracking system used by mozilla.org and many other projects.
27 August 2001
MultiZilla Alpha Release
MultiZilla
is an extension that adds a fast, memory saving
tabbed interface
to Mozilla. Try the new alpha release for Mozilla 0.9.3.
13 August 2001
Mozilla 0.9.2.1 Source Release
Mozilla 0.9.2.1
is a source only release consisting of the open source code from which
Netscape 6.1
was built.
9 August 2001
MozStreamer
MozStreamer
is a multimedia plug-in for Mozilla contributed originally by
OEone Corporation
and based on the
GStreamer
multimedia framework. The plug-in is capable of handling various formats of both audio and video files and is scriptable using XPCOM.
8 August 2001
Essential XUL Programming
Check out the new
XUL book
Essential XUL Programming
by Bullard, Smith and Daconta. This is a primer on building custom user interfaces using XUL, Mozilla's cross-platform user interface language.
2 August 2001
Mozilla 0.9.3 Unleashed
The first
Mozilla 0.9.3
builds are out. Talkback data shows that recent 0.9.2 branch builds are more stable than Netscape 4.78 and we expect even better results for 0.9.3. Now is the time to try Mozilla again if you've been waiting for stability to improve.
5 July 2001
Mozilla Community Day
Join us for
Mozilla Community Day
at the
O'Reilly Open Source Conference
. This event complements the regular
Mozilla Track
conference sessions and is intended to be a way to let developers to get to know each other and brainstorm. You can register for Community Day even if you're not attending the rest of the conference.
5 July 2001
Galeon 0.11.1 Released
Check out the latest 0.9.2 compatible version of
Galeon
, a GNOME web browser based on Gecko, Mozilla's
embeddable
layout engine.
Galeon
has a full set of browser features including Java, SSL, and plugins which are provided by Mozilla's embedding APIs.
Get it Now
29 June 2001
Mozilla 0.9.2 Released
The first
Mozilla 0.9.2
builds are out. We need your feedback! If you crash on
Windows
Macintosh
or
Linux
, submit a talkback report and you'll help make the next release crash even less.
13 June 2001
Netscape 6.1 PR1 Released
Netscape has released
Netscape 6.1 Preview Release 1
, its commercial browser based on Mozilla 0.9.1.
7 June 2001
Mozilla 0.9.1 Released
The first
Mozilla 0.9.1
builds are out. Read the
release notes
for more info. Please use our talkback builds on
Windows
Macintosh
and
Linux
. Using talkback builds gives us more
crash data
so common crash bugs can be quickly identified and fixed. Talkback data from the 0.9 release helped eliminate 34 of our most frequent crashes.
7 May 2001
Mozilla 0.9 Released
The first
Mozilla 0.9
builds are out. This milestone features a new cache, image library, help viewer, and greatly improved SSL and MailNews performance. Read the
release notes
for more info. Please use our talkback builds on
Windows
Macintosh
and
Linux
. Using talkback builds gives us more
crash data
so common crash bugs can be quickly identified and fixed.
7 May 2001
O'Reilly Open Source Convention
Catch the
Mozilla Track
at this year's
O'Reilly Open Source Convention
at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel July 23-27, 2001.
before June 22 for Early Bird discounts on conference registration and hotel.
27 April 2001
Bugzilla 2.12 Released
Bugzilla 2.12
is now available.
Bugzilla
is the open source web-based bug tracking system used by mozilla.org and many other projects. Also check out the new version of
The Bugzilla Guide
11 April 2001
mozilla.party.jp 2.0
Join the Japanese Mozilla crew April 22 at their
conference and party
at
Shibuya Mark City
in Tokyo. A lot of great Mozilla work is happening in Japan. Check it out at
mozilla-gumi
10 April 2001
Komodo 1.0 Released
ActiveState has released
Komodo 1.0
, a cross-platform, multi-language Integrated Development Environment (IDE) featuring integrated online help, an interactive remote debugger and a regular expression toolkit. Komodo is a XUL application built upon the Mozilla application framework.
4 April 2001
IBM Web Browser
IBM has released the
IBM Web Browser
, a port of Mozilla for OS/2 which includes a spell checker and flash plugin. While the browser is a fee based product, IBM has also released an open source version which is available at
mozilla.org
26 March 2001
DocZilla Browser Beta
The
DocZilla
Browser
Beta release
for Windows is Now available. The DocZilla Browser is a component add-on for Mozilla based browsers which includes XML/SGML Parser, DTD Parser, Link Manager, and CALS Table Support components.
26 March 2001
Mozilla 0.8.1 Released
Mozilla 0.8.1
builds have begun to make their way to the ftp site. Read the
release notes
for more info. New in this release is long-awaited support for the gopher protocol.
5 March 2001
NSS 3.2 Released
Binary distributions for NSS 3.2
are now available on 10 platforms and have been tested and certified on 16 OS releases. Developers of products that incorporate NSS can now improve SSL performance and take advantage of the latest security improvements by downloading the
NSS shared libraries
. Binaries for the latest versions of the
NSS Tools
are also available.
2 March 2001
Milestone Added To Schedule
In response to the large number of Mozilla 0.9 bugs and our desire to maintain 0.9 as a recommended beta branch point, we have added an additional milestone to the schedule. This new
Mozilla 0.8.1
milestone replaces 0.9 in the calendar. Mozilla 0.9 and all subsequent Milestones have been shifted out one 5 week cycle.
23 February 2001
XBL - XML Binding Language 1.0
The
XBL 1.0
spec is now available as a W3C Note. This note was submitted to the World Wide Web Consortium with the intention that the W3C use it as a basis for furthering the work on BECSS.
23 February 2001
XPInstall API Reference
An
API Reference
for XPInstall is now available at DevEdge Online.
XPInstall
is a technology for doing cross-platform installations, packaging, and software updates.
15 February 2001
Mozilla 0.8 Released
Mozilla 0.8
builds have begun to make their way to the ftp site. Read the
release notes
for more info. Help us improve stability and
performance
. If you're on
Win32
or
x86 Linux
, help us collect crash data by using talkback builds.
12 January 2001
O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention
Exceptional speakers needed for conference presentations and tutorial programs for the Mozilla track at the
O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention
, July 23-27, 2001, in San Diego, California. Proposals due February 1, 2001.
10 January 2001
Mozilla 0.7 For BeOS
The first milestone release of
Mozilla
for BeOS in over a year is now available. This is a new port and is still a bit wobbly but try it out and file
bugs
. (
known issues
) Many thanks to the people who work on the
BeOS Port
for their hard work.
9 January 2001
Mozilla 0.7 Released
Mozilla 0.7
builds have begun to make their way to the ftp site. Check back later if what you're looking for isn't there yet. New in this release is PSM on Macintosh. PSM is also now included on Linux and Windows without a separate download. Read the
release notes
for more info.
21 December 2001
Mozilla Development Roadmap
The
Mozilla Development Roadmap
refines the milestone schedule for calendar year 2001 and calls for community help in defining Mozilla 1.0. Please start nominating and targeting bugs according to this schedule.
21 December 2000
New York Developer Meeting
Join the first
New York Mozilla Developer Meeting
January 29. This event is set to coincide with the
LinuxWorld Conference
, January 30 - February 2, 2001 at the Jacob Javitts Center. If you're in town for LinuxWorld, stop by the meeting.
6 December 2000
Mozilla 0.6 Released
Mozilla 0.6
is a milestone release based on the same branch as Netscape 6. It is aimed at developers who wish to create products that extend Netscape 6 or who wish to port it. Read the
release notes
for more info.
10 November 2000
Mozilla at XMLDevCon2000
Shelley Powers will speak about
Interface Development with XUL
at
XMLDevCon2000
Wednesday, November 15 in San Jose, California. She will discuss Mozilla as a development environment and feature ActiveState's
Komodo
product.
18 October 2000
MathML International Conference 2000
Roger B. Sidje of the University Of Queensland will
speak
about
MathML in Mozilla
at the
MathML International Conference 2000
, Oct 20-21 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
12 October 2000
Milestone 18 Released
M18
builds have begun to make their way to the ftp site. Check back later if what you're looking for isn't there yet. Java now works on Linux. Read the
release notes
for more info.
5 October 2000
Netscape 6 PR3 Released
Netscape has released
Netscape 6 Preview Release 3
, its commercial browser based on Mozilla source code.
5 October 2000
Warpstock Europe 2000
Michael Kaply of IBM will give an
overview
of
Warpzilla
, (Mozilla on OS/2) at
Warpstock Europe 2000
an OS/2 event organized by Team OS/2 Deutschland e.V. in Karlsruhe, Germany October 13-15, 2000. Try out
M17 on OS/2
19 September 2000
New Check-in Rules
To improve code quality, mozilla.org now requires all changes to be approved by a designated
Mozilla code reviewer
. This extra level of review applies to everyone, including Netscape engineers.
15 September 2000
Open Source Crypto Library Released
NSS 3.1 Beta 1
has been released, including a new implementation of the RSA algorithm. This release provides, for the first time, a complete open-source implementation of the Netscape crypto libraries, and will be used in a future version of Personal Security Manager for Mozilla.
15 September 2000
SeaMonkey Training Videos
SeaMonkey BrownBag Training Series
videos
have been released in the RealVideo format. These talks cover topics including XPCOM, NSPR, crypto, necko, layout and building Mozilla.
16 August 2000
Mozilla To Be Dually-Licensed
Plans are underway to make the Mozilla code available under a dual MPL/GPL license. See the
FAQ
for more info. We're gathering contributor input now, in the
mozilla-license
newsgroup.
10 August 2000
mozilla.party.eu
Join other Mozilla developers at the
developer meeting
in Frankfurt, Germany over the weekend of September 23. Informal discussion sessions are planned for Saturday and Sunday, as well as a party Saturday evening. (Moved from Sept 16.)
7 August 2000
Milestone 17 Released
M17
builds have begun to make their way to the ftp site. Check back later if what you're looking for isn't there yet. New in M17 are the Classic UI, tooltips, helper apps, and 4.x plugin support on linux. Read the
release notes
for more info.
1 August 2000
Server Downtime Thursday
On Thursday, August 3 our servers will be moving to a new facility and all
mozilla.org
services will be offline. At 5pm we'll close the tree and bugzilla. Machines will be powered off around 6, and, with luck, things will be back to normal by midnight.
1 August 2000
Second Mozilla Developer Meeting
Join us August 18 for the
Second Mozilla Developer Meeting
Friday, August 18, sponsored by
Alphanumerica
. Planned discussion topics include, embedding, Mozilla editor, skin design documentation and creating applications. RSVP
1 August 2000
O'Reilly Conference Report
Read the
report
on this year's O'Reilly Open Source convention by Katsuhiko Momoi.
Slides
are available from the Mozilla track talks.
16 June 2000
The Mozilla Project and mozilla.org
Mitchell Baker gives an
overview
of mozilla.org and the Mozilla project. She answers questions people often ask about what mozilla.org is, how it works, and who participates.
14 June 2000
Milestone 16 Released
M16
builds have begun to make their way to the ftp site. Check back later if what you're looking for isn't there yet. New in M16 are skin switching, session history, and autocomplete. Read the
release notes
for more info.
14 June 2000
PSM 1.1 for M16
Add SSL capabilities to your copy of M16 by installing this new version of
PSM 1.1 for Mozilla
from iPlanet. This replaces an earlier version that expired June 1. This version requires M16 or greater.
31 May 2000
New mozilla.org Staff Members
The mozilla.org
staff
welcomes two new full time members. Asa Dotzler joins us to turbocharge our net community based testing and quality programs. Scott Collins is here to help make life better for developers by helping them get started working with the code and with other mozilla developers.
31 May 2000
Bugzilla 2.10 & Security Advisory
Version 2.10 has been released of
Bugzilla
, the open source bug tracking system. The
security advisory
recommends that people running their own bugzilla installation apply a patch or upgrade to
version 2.10
and examine their file permissions.
28 April 2000
O'Reilly OSS Convention
Join us in Monterey, California this July at the
O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention
where Mozilla will have its own 'mini-track'.
20 April 2000
Scalable Vector Graphics
Scalable Vector Graphics is an XML grammar defined by the W3C that defines a language for describing two-dimensional graphics, consisting of vector graphic shapes, images and text. Check out the new Mozilla
SVG
project page and
newsgroup
20 April 2000
MathML Status Update
Mozilla now does a pretty good job of displaying Mathematics. Read Roger Sidje's
progress report
and try out a special M15 build on
Windows
or
Linux
18 April 2000
Milestone 15 Released
M15
builds have begun to make their way to the ftp site. Check back later if what you're looking for isn't there yet. The
release notes
explain how to uninstall. On
Macintosh
Windows
and
Linux
, please use talkback builds so we can collect crash data.
13 April 2000
Help Wanted
mozilla.org is now hiring. We have an open position for a
senior software development engineer
who will work with the Mozilla developer community and hack the lizard.
10 April 2000
Netscape 6 Preview Release 1
Netscape
has released a beta browser based on Mozilla. Use this
problem report form
to report bugs.
31 March 2000
Mozilla Turns 2
Help us celebrate the March 31, 1998 release of the Mozilla source with mozillaZine's
look back
at two years of Mozilla screen shots. The
PBS
documentary
code_rush
shows the button being pushed that released the source. Another big 3/31 milestone is the release today of the
NSS
security library.
29 March 2000
Mozilla Developer Meeting
Join us for the
Mozilla Developer Meeting
April 7 to hang out with other developers, see presentations, and recuperate from the
party
the night before. Meet folks visiting from out of town. Sponsored by
Alphanumerica
. Please
RSVP
by April 4.
29 March 2000
Mozilla World Tour
M14
Language packages
are available for Bulgarian, Bosnian, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Japanese, Norwegian, Portugese, Russian, Swedish, Thai and Chinese. See the
Mozilla Localization Project
for more details.
27 March 2000
Beta Plans
What "
beta
" means to mozilla.org and how this relates to Netscape's upcoming beta release.
23 March 2000
mozilla.party.jp
Join the Japanese Mozilla crew at their
party
in Tokyo on April 8, 2000.
8 March 2000
Mozilla Does SSL
iPlanet has released
PSM for Mozilla
for testing on Linux and Win32. This code is in the process of being released to the
Open Source PKI
project.
3 March 2000
mozilla.party, 3.0
mozilla.org is having a
party
in San Francisco on April 6, 2000 to celebrate our second anniversary, and you're invited!
1 March 2000
Milestone 14 Talkback Builds
M14
talkback binaries have been released for
Macintosh
Windows
and
Linux
. Please use these builds so we can collect crash data. Crypto enabled builds will follow in a few days.
22 February 2000
XPInstall Newsgroup
Check out our new
XPInstall
newsgroup for discussion of installation related technology in Mozilla.
10 February 2000
Open Source PKI Code Released
The first partial release of
Open Source PKI
code is now available. This initial posting is for informational purposes only. It does not yet compile. CVS availability and other details are still being worked out.
7 February 2000
CodeWarrior Pro 5.3 Required for Mac
The Macintosh build environment has changed. CodeWarrior Pro 5.3 is now required to build Mozilla on the Mac. For more details, see the
Mac build instructions
4 February 2000
Mozilla Localization Project
Join the
Mozilla Localization Project
. Their
goal
is to ship as many language packs for M14 as possible. Projects are underway in 16 different languages. Localized versions of
M13
are already available in Japanese and German.
1 February 2000
Macintosh Compiler Update
Due to popular demand, the Macintosh build system is moving from CodeWarrior Pro 4 to Pro 5. Mac developers will need to update their build environment. See
bug 25949
and the
mozilla.mac
newsgroup for more details.
26 January 2000
Milestone 13 Released
M13
is our Alpha release. It should be functional enough for everyday use by testers so we encourage you to use it daily and find as many bugs as possible as we work to release a beta. Use
bugzilla
to report bugs.
18 January 2000
Open Source Crypto Announced
Thanks to relaxed US export regulations, we can now host security and cryptographic code. For more details, see our
press release
and
Mozilla Crypto FAQ
. The
Sun-Netscape Alliance
has announced that it will contribute
Open Source PKI Projects
to Mozilla, including Netscape Security Services and Personal Security Manager.
21 December 1999
Milestone 12 Released
M12
binaries have been released for Windows, Macintosh, i386 Linux, OpenVMS and FreeBSD. More platforms to follow.
21 December 1999
Newsclips Newsgroup
We welcome postings to our newsclips
newsgroup
. This is a place to post links to news articles and press releases about Mozilla such as this announcement by
Digital Creations
21 December 1999
Design Patterns Contest Winners
Congratulations to Guillaume Rams, Gergory Knapen, and Matt Bissiri, winners of the
Design Patterns
contest organized by Heikki Toivonen of CiTEC.
7 December 1999
Jobs and XSLT Newsgroups
Mozilla-related jobs
have been given their own unmoderated newsgroup/mailing-list pair. A forum for discussion of
XSLT in Mozilla
has been created as well.
19 November 1999
M11 For More Platforms
Milestone 11
binaries are now available for OpenVMS, Sparc Linux, Sparc Solaris 7, Intel Solaris 7, HPUX, and Alpha Linux. Thanks to Anton Blanchard, Ryan Krenzischek, Roland Mainz, Matthew Wilson, and to Compaq's
OpenVMS Engineering
group. Contact
us
to donate binaries for your own platform.
1 November 1999
Milestone 11 Released
M11
binaries have been released for Windows, Macintosh and i386 Linux. It features a new UI, incremental reflow, and a new name. On Unix and Windows, the application is called
mozilla
instead of
apprunner
26 October 1999
Mozilla Jobs
We encourage people to submit job postings for mozilla related positions to our moderated
announcements newsgroup
. Our first such posting is from Netscape for a
technical writer
to document XUL.
Note that we have since moved jobs-related postings to their own newsgroup, so mozilla-announce is no longer a valid place for these.
14-October-99
Design Patterns in Mozilla Contest
contest
organized by Heikki Toivonen of Citec. Find and document design patterns in the Mozilla code with the chance to win an autographed copy of
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
by Gamma et. al.
14-Oct-99
M10 For Solaris 7 on Sparc
Thanks to Roland Mainz for packaging
Milestone 10
binaries on the Sparc Solaris 7 platform. Note that this doesn't work on older versions of Solaris.
11-Oct-99
M10 For Sparc Linux and OpenVMS
Thanks to Anton Blanchard for packaging
Milestone 10
binaries for the Sparc Linux platform and to Compaq's
OpenVMS Engineering
group for OpenVMS binaries. Contact
us
to donate binaries for your own platform.
8-Oct-99
M10 Released
Milestone 10
binaries have been released. Proxies are working but you must edit the prefs file yourself. See bug
8559
for details. Read the
release notes
before
reporting bugs
. They explain how to work around a crash problem some are having.
7-Oct-99
Bugzilla has voting
Bugzilla
now lets you vote on the bugs that annoy you most. See the
vote help page
for more details.
6-Oct-99
MailNews API Testing
Help the MailNews project by
using XPConnect to test the mail APIs
. If you know JavaScript, are interested in testing and learning about the mail API and XPConnect, you can help!
30-Sept-99
Slides from CodeStock and XML DevCon
Slides are now available for both last week's
CodeStock
, and for the presentation
XML and Related Standards in Gecko
, given by Netscape engineers at the recent XML Developer's Conference in Montreal. The XML slides as well as many of the CodeStock slides are best viewed with Mozilla. Try the
M9 build
31-Aug-99
CodeStock Web Developer Seminars
CodeStock
is a two day event held Sept 21-22, featuring seminars on embedding Gecko and JavaScript, writing plugins for Mozilla's new plugin API, and building web content with HTML 4.0, CSS, DOM, XML, XUL and Skins. Sign up to view the live webcast.
28-Aug-99
PerLDAP v1.4 Released
A new version of
PerLDAP
has been released containing several bug fixes as well as a new standalone
LDIF
implementation. See the
release notes
for more info.
26-Aug-99
M9 Released
Milestone 9
binaries have been released. This release debuts
necko
, our multithreaded, modular networking library which allows pluggable protocol and mime converters. Use
bugzilla
to
report bugs
23-Aug-99
Mozilla BOF at O'Reilly OSS Convention
If you're attending the
O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention
in Monterey, come visit us at our BOF session Monday (today) at 9:00pm.
17-Aug-99
cvs-mirror.mozilla.org Is (no longer) Sick
cvs-mirror.mozilla.org
is sick, probably due to rsync bug(s). Anonymous checkouts are likely to fail; tinderboxen are likely to burn. Downtime for fix scheduled at 4pm PDT today. [The problem has been fixed]
9-Aug-99
Mozilla Birds-Of-A-Feather Session
If you're attending
Linux World Expo
in San Jose, come visit us at our BOF session Wednesday at 5:30pm.
2-Aug-99
Getting Involved
People often ask how they can help. Check out our new
getting involved
page and the new
bugs
page which introduces bugzilla and shows developers how to post help wanted notices.
2-Aug-99
Blackwood
The new
Blackwood
project provides a set of facilities to better integrate the Java platform with Mozilla including OJI, an XPCOM/Java bridge, a Java DOM API, a Java WebClient API and Pluglets.
29-Jul-99
Bugathon Needs JavaScripters
The
Bugathon
deadline has been eliminated. Also, the NGLayout team needs help from JavaScript coders to help simplify
DOM bug reports
into 'simple as possible' test cases. Help make sure your JavaScript pages work when the browser ships.
26-Jul-99
News From The Front
An
update
on the State Of The Lizard by Mike Shaver and what's going on in the Mozilla community.
16-Jul-99
M8 On The Wire
Milestone 8
binaries have been released. Thanks to Duncan Wilcox and Pete Collins for providing BeOS and FreeBSD packages. As usual, use
bugzilla
to
report bugs
6-Jul-99
Mozilla for BeOS
The
BeZilla
project has just released a development kit based on M7.
2-Jul-99
Mozilla is Alive and Well
We at
mozilla.org
want to clear up any misconceptions resulting from the comments reported Wednesday by an executive at Sun. Our contributors and staff are responsible for the management of all browser development. As a major mozilla.org contributor, AOL completely supports our efforts. Commercial open source software development is in its early stages, and Wednesday's comments demonstrate that it is still regarded with skepticism by some in the industry. We would like to stress that Sun was not speaking for mozilla.org or for AOL.
29-Jun-99
BugAThon 300
Looking for a way to help? Join the
BugAThon 300!
There are over 300 open layout bugs. Help out by decomposing these bugs into simple test cases. Win valuable prizes!
28-Jun-99
New Newsgroup Announcements
A newsgroup/mailing-list pair for the discussion of
Seamonkey (the v5.0 Browser)
has been created. Additionally, a forum for the discussion of
(non-crypto-related) security
was created a while back, but not splashed here. Here is a link to
more details about all the Mozilla discussion groups
22-Jun-99
M7 Binaries Released
Milestone 7
is out with big usability improvements for Linux. Download a binary and report bugs to
bugzilla
. Read the
Bug Reporting Guidelines
to find out how to write a useful bug report and check out the list of
most frequently reported bugs
to see if your bug has already been reported.
16-Jun-99
Editor API Logging
Improve the quality of editor bug reports. This new
editor function
records and saves your editor commands. Attach the log file to bug reports or use it to create smoke tests.
02-Jun-99
M6 Released, At Last
M6
has been released. File bugs with
Bugzilla
27-May-99
Bugzilla now supports dependencies
Bugzilla
can now track dependencies between bugs. It can even generate pretty pictures showing the dependency graph.
20-May-99
Make Sure Your Web Pages Work With Mozilla
If your documents use JavaScript to detect the client, this updated
script
will make sure you handle Mozilla correctly.
13-May-99
MathML In Mozilla
Roger B. Sidje, David Fiddes, and P. S. Karthikeyan have created a project for adding
MathML
to Mozilla. Join the discussion on the accompanying
newsgroup
13-May-99
XPIDL Plugin Now Required for Macintosh
The
CodeWarrior XPIDL
plugin is now required to build on Macintosh. See the updated
build instructions
. Failure to install will cause build breakage.
7-May-99
Real-Time Messaging Newsgroup
The
netscape.public.mozilla.rt-messaging
newsgroup has been created for the discussion of real-time messaging and chat in mozilla.
6-May-99
Rhino Released
Rhino
is now available. It is an implementation of JavaScript in Java and is fully compatible with the implementation used in the browser.
5-May-99
Cinco de Milestone
M5
has been released. The usual caveats apply to this pre-alpha software. File bugs with
Bugzilla
4-May-99
Help needed porting crucial XPConnect code
xptcall
is a platform specific library that supports arbitrary calls through XPCOM. Platforms without a port will soon be unable to run mozilla. Please check porting
status
and let us know if you can help.
3-May-99
TechNetCast Interview
TechNetCast has released an in-depth streaming video interview:
Netscape Gecko: Building an Open Source Browser
20-Apr-99
Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging documents under
review
19-Apr-99
Instant Messaging & Chat project
The
Instant Messaging and Chat project
is building in support for mozilla to speak with multiple different protocols and servers to let users communicate with each other in real time.
16-Apr-99
The Necko Project
The
Necko
project is building a replacement for netlib, mozilla's networking library.
16-Apr-99
NeoPlanet 3.0 Embeds Gecko
NeoPlanet
announced
that
NeoPlanet 3.0
. will include Gecko technology based on Adam Lock's
ActiveX control
16-Apr-99
M4 Released
The M4 milestone has been reached, and lightly - QA - checked binaries have been posted. Read the
release notes
13-Apr-99
Embedding Newsgroup
netscape.public.mozilla.embedding
has been created for discussion of embedding mozilla components such as nglayout, ender, javascript into applications.
8-Apr-99
My Mozilla
Several
My Netscape
channels have been created. Create your own mozilla portal.
8-Apr-99
Bugzilla now does attachments
You can now attach arbitrary files to a bug in
Bugzilla
. This is now considered the preferred method of submitting a patch.
If you have a patch to submit, find the appropriate bug in Bugzilla. If there isn't already one, submit it! Then view the bug and click on the "Create an attachment" link. Give the form the path to the file on your local machine, and it will upload it.
This mechanism can also be used to attach test data and other files.
6-Apr-99
JavaScript Test Library
The
JavaScript test library
has been published. Read how to verify changes to the engine, or add tests to expose and verify bugs.
6-Apr-99
small-devices Newsgroup
Are you interested in porting Gecko or other Mozilla technologies to small or embedded devices? Join the discussion in our new
netscape.public.mozilla.small-devices
newsgroup.
5-Apr-99
New Status Updates
A new
status update
is online (5-Apr-99), with updates for XPCOM, RDF, M4, NGLayout, Mail/News, and XPToolkit.
2-Apr-99
Happy Birthday, Mozilla!
Read about Mozilla's first
birthday
, including some of Frank Hecker's
reflections about the past year
31-Mar-99
Quality Assurance
Get involved bug splatting.
Quality Assurance
debuts its new site. Opportunities to contribute for people who might not be coders but want to test and submit bug reports.
23-Mar-99
NewsBot
NewsBot
is a tool to create a user generated list of pointers to important discussions and announcements in the newsgroups. It's "What Every Mozillan Must Know".
23-Mar-99
PerLDAP v1.2.1
A new version of
PerLDAP
has been released that fixes numerous bugs and requires significantly less memory. Selected binary distributions will be available shortly.
22-Mar-99
M3 Milestone Binaries
The Milestone 3
binaries
have been released. These should be more stable than the normal nightly builds.
19-Mar-99
Extending Mozilla Tutorial
The Doczilla folks presented the tutorial
Extending Mozilla or How To Do The Impossible
at XTech'99.
19-Mar-99
XML in Gecko
Check out the XTech '99 presentation
XML and Related Standards in Gecko
. It comes with examples of XML with CSS and DOM.
9-Mar-99
New LXR URL
LXR
has moved to a new URL and now indexes six separate trees.
4-Mar-99
Bugzilla reorganized
Bugzilla
's products have been renamed.
The Old "Mozilla" product has been renamed to be "MozillaClassic". This should reflect only bugs entered back in the pre-NGLayout days. No new bugs may be entered on this product.
The "NGLayout" product has been renamed to be "Browser". Many components from the old "Mozilla" product have been moved to the new "Browser" product.
4-Mar-99
mozilla.party, 2.0!
mozilla.org is having a
party
in San Francisco on April 1, 1999 to celebrate our first anniversary, and you're invited!
3-Mar-99
mozilla.org downtime on 4-Mar-99!
All of the mozilla.org machines will be down for three hours beginning 09:30 Pacific Standard Time (that's 17:30 UTC).
This includes cvs.mozilla.org, cvs-mirror.mozilla.org, and www.mozilla.org. The machines are being physically moved to another location and put on a new network.
During this time all mail delivery, web tools (bonsai, bugzilla, tinderbox, etc), and CVS repository access (anonymous or otherwise) will be unavailable.
We hope to be done in less than 3 hours, but expect to take no longer than that in the worst case.
24-Feb-99
Unix Platform Parity
Many thanks to Christopher Blizzard who fixed the resizing bug on unix last week. Unix
builds
are now usable and layout testing is possible.
23-Feb-99
NPL 1.0M published
The new
1.0M version
of the NPL has been published, along with a
new FAQ
23-Jan-99
ElectricalFire released
The source code for a high-performance Java JIT has been released. See the
ElectricalFire
pages for details.
15-Jan-99
Bugzilla
now has a new, simpler URL:
. Bookmarks to the old place ought to still work.
26-Nov-98
Steve Case (AOL CEO) talks about mozilla.org
See what Steve Case, AOL CEO, has to say about the future of
mozilla.org
24-Nov-98
What does the AOL deal mean to Mozilla?
What does the AOL deal mean to Mozilla? We don't know for sure yet, but
we have some ideas
. (
Updated
, 25-Nov-98.)
17-Nov-98
Netscape bought NewHoo, and mozilla.org is hosting their pages at
directory.mozilla.org
. You can read more about this in
Netscape's press release
and on
NewHoo's pages
26-Oct-98
The Mozilla development
roadmap
is available. The mozilla browser is moving immediately to the
cross-platform front end
backed by the
new layout engine
, with
scriptable components
everywhere.
17-Oct-98
New Berkeley-DB
source
from
SleepyCat
is available. Read all about it in recent
Status
columns.
15-Oct-98
New Mozilla tarballs are ready.
Come and get 'em
30-Sep-98
A new version of the
Japhar
JVM is available (not from mozilla.org, mind you). This is the first public release to include
OJI
support.
Yay! Java!
25-Sep-98
A Status link to the latest installment of
Chris Nelson
's regular
Mozilla status
column can now be found under the Development menu on the left side of each mozilla.org page.
18-Sep-98
Tarballs of Bugzilla are now available. For more info, see the
Bugzilla source page
17-Sep-98
HTTP Compression
Stage 1 has been completed. The combined netlib enhancement and Apache server module improve perceived performance by about 30% for an average session on a 28.8 modem.
15-Sep-98
Bugzilla
has been completely ported to Perl. If you were interested in Bugzilla source, but were put off by its dependency on TCL, you may want to take another look!
8-Sep-98
We have released the source code to a
third
incomplete mail client! This one is written in Java. See the
Grendel
pages for details.
5-Sep-98
New mozilla source tarballs (with
./configure support
on Unix) available for
3-Sep-98
Precompiled binaries
of Mozilla are now available! (Use these untested nightly builds at your own risk...)
3-Sep-98
The NGLayout team has moved their bugs out from a bug system that was hidden behind Netscape's firewall out to
Bugzilla
. So, for example, you can
see all the currently open bugs submitted against NGLayout
(as of this writing, there were 91 such bugs.)
1-Sep-98
Documentation for the
ColorSync Project
has been released. Sponsored in part by Apple Computer, it describes a method of ensuring that web pages are viewed with the color that was intended.
The
Java Directory SDK
(Java classes for communicating with LDAP servers) has been released. Details about it are on the
Directory SDK
page.
26-Aug-98
Support for autoconf has been checked in to the Mozilla source tree. See
the autoconf page
for details.
26-Aug-98
Bugzilla has been completely rewritten. We like the new version much better, and hope you will too. Best of all, the source is now available, distributed under the MPL. Learn more in the
Bugzilla
page.
24-Aug-98
The source for
PerLDAP
(a set of Perl modules for managing LDAP directories) is now available. Learn more about it on the
Directory SDK
page.
05-Aug-98
A prototype HTML/RDF/JS-based mail reader has been checked in. Read about "
smart mail
."
29-Jul-98
New mozilla source tarballs available for
17-Jul-98
A description of the
Performance project
has been added.
15-Jul-98
A number of in-depth technical documents describing Mozilla's
New Layout project
and subsystems have been added, as have build instructions.
8-July-98
Description of the
Open JVM Integration (OJI) project
was added.
26-Jun-98
Artem Belevich has written an INSTALL file for
Bonsai
. It's still a difficult road to make a new Bonsai installation, but at least you now have a roadmap.
19-Jun-98
Added the
Mozilla Apologator
to
Editorials
16-Jun-98
The source code to the
Bonsai
and
Tinderbox
tools has been released! You can find them in the
mozilla/webtools/
directory of our
CVS
repository.
12-Jun-98
There is now a copy of the
LXR tool
running on our new
CVS server
. You can now browse the up - to - the - minute latest version of the source code online, through this massively - hyperlinked source code browser. Check out the
Mozilla Cross-Reference
page for details.
10-Jun-98
Our new
CVS server
is now online! CVS performance should be dramatically improved; let us know if you have any problems.
05-Jun-98
New mozilla source tarballs are available for
31-May-98
The
Directory SDK
(a library for talking to LDAP servers) has been released.
The
Language Enabling
page belonged on the
Projects
menu itself, not on the
Other Projects
page. Moved them.
25-May-98
In order to make our current CVS server usable, we have instituted a limit of 8 simultaneous users; if that many people are connected, others will get a rejection message. This limit will be raised or eliminated when we get our beefy new servers online.
We're hoping to have the new machines online in the first week of June. The machines have arrived, but they aren't yet installed or configured, as the fates have been conspiring against us. Stay tuned...
21-May-98
Added a mailing list and newsgroup for
Qt
19-May-98
Listed the
Language Enabling
and
Localization Projects
pages on the
Other Projects
page.
18-May-98
The
Blue Sky
column has undergone a reorganization that should make it easier to include contributed ideas. Let us know what you think.
Added
Unity of Interface
to
Editorials
Tinderbox
has arrived! Tinderbox is a tool that shows you the up - to - the - minute status of our continuous builds on multiple platforms.
15-May-98
Reorganized the menu again; changed the layout of the top-level page so that it will now regularly contain a ``recent news'' blurb.
Announced the
mail/news
newsgroup and mailing list, and added the initial
mail/news
pages.
12-May-98
Bonsai
has arrived! Bonsai is our CVS query tool that lets you get an up - to- the - minute overview of what changes have been made to the source code.
The contest is over, and a new logo animation has been found: check out the
contest pages
for details.
7-May-98
The Wang suit has been
dismissed
30-Apr-98
New version of the
mungezilla
script that also works on MacOS (see the
CVS
page for details.)
20-Apr-98
Finally! Network Library documentation has arrived. Learn how URLs are retrieved and much, much more. The netlib docs are
here
Added some new newsgroups/mailing lists for Layout, RDF, I18N, and BeOS; see the
Community
page for details.
19-Apr-98
Slight redesign of the mozilla.org menu. Do you have ideas for how to make this site easier to navigate? Let's discuss it in
mozilla.general
15-Apr-98
Announced initial release of
the next-generation layout engine.
9-Apr-98
Added
Windows Tools
to the download page.
8-Apr-98
New release of source.
6-Apr-98
Announced the initial release of
Bugzilla
, mozilla.org's bug-tracking system.
Added a
party report
4-Apr-98
Check out the
module owners
document. Also, check out the various other links on the
Projects
page.
31-Mar-98
Come and get it
29-Mar-98
Added a whole lot of
Documentation
28-Mar-98
The
Localization Kits
have been released.
27-Mar-98
Added a
C++ Portability Guide
25-Mar-98
Added a
Crypto FAQ
24-Mar-98
Please come to our
PARTY
23-Mar-98
Added Localization Kits to the
Docs
page.
21-Mar-98
Second draft
license
released.
Debut of the
Blue Sky
column.
10-Mar-98
Created some more
mailing lists and newsgroups
5-Mar-98
The draft
license
has been released.
2-Mar-98
New look for the site, that should be more compatible with older browsers.
Announced the new ``license'' newsgroup and mailing list in the
Community
section.
Added our first contributed essay to the
Editorials
section.
1-Mar-98
Added the
mirrors
page.
26-Feb-98
Added the
page.
25-Feb-98
Added another external wishlist to
Blue Sky
23-Feb-98
Open for business!