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The State of Open Source on Firefox's Fifth Birthday
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| A number of other important open source
| initiatives have also been around for a
| while. Apache's Web server software was
| first released in 1995. Linux appeared even
| earlier, debuting in 1991, with roots going
| back to 1983. That operating system has yet
| to make any serious inroads onto the
| desktop.
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| Compared to those two initiatives, Firefox
| has been a marked success, growing faster
| in a shorter period of time. Mozilla has
| found the mechanisms that work to bring
| products to market faster than before.
| Launched in 2003, WordPress also rose to
| prominence relatively quickly. There are
| other examples of speedy success in the
| open-source world.
|
| The most interesting example of a hurry-up
| offense in this space might well be the
| Android OS. Had it seen a more traditional
| launch, we could have expected five-plus
| years to see any traction for the mobile
| operating system. Handsets running the OS
| will be selling like gangbusters this time
| next year.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355644,00.asp
A response to "free software major league or minor?": Unjustified dismissal?
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| Thus FOSS is not static. It fills niches.
| It grows organically in amazing ways with
| untold creativity and diversity. It is a
| better way of meeting needs, and turns
| consumers into contributors. One scrap of
| free software functionality is therefore
| more valuable to the individual and the
| community of computer users at large, than
| a vast edifice of commercial software. One
| has the potential to grow, collaborate,
| give back, diversify, address needs in an
| honest and progressive way. The other does
| not.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/community_posts/response_free_software_major_league_or_minor_unjustified_dismissal
Recent:
After 5 years, Firefox faces new challenges
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| Overall, though, Shaver believes Firefox's
| position is strong. He cites as evidence the
| continuing growth rate--an estimated 160
| million users of Firefox 3.0 exploding to
| about twice that now with the current Firefox
| 3.5.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10392542-2.html
Firefox at 5: The Fall and Rise of Mozilla
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| If you want an excellent discussion of what
| exactly has happened in the browser sector
| during the last five years, I doubt you'll do
| better than this fine post from Chris
| Blizzard, who rejoices in the splendid job
| title of âDirector of Evangelism at Mozillaâ.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2633&blogid=14
Images: Firefox through the ages
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1001_3-10001838.html
five years of firefox
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| Five years ago, on November 9th, 2004, we set
| the world on fire with the launch of Firefox
| 1.0 and the beginning of the modern era for
| Web browsers.
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http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2009/11/five_years_of_firefo.html
Firefox At Five: 'Web Freedom May Not Last'
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| Tristan Nitot, the president of Mozilla
| Europe, may be celebrating, but he has lost
| none of the passion of the Firefox "mission".
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| He believes web freedoms are under threat and | younger users risk becoming complacent.
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Mozilla-Firefox-Celebrates-5th-Birthday-Boss-Tristan-Nitot-Warns-Of-Threat-To-Web-Freedoms/Article/200911215445546
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