The document discusses the history and products of the Mozilla organization. It describes how Mozilla was created in 1998 with the release of the Netscape browser source code. It grew into a large open source community contributing browsers like Firefox and Thunderbird. Firefox started as Phoenix then became Firebird before being named Firefox. The Mozilla mascot is a lizard because Mozilla sounds like Godzilla.

1. Mozilla Summer Code Party :
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2. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
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3. Introduction
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
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4. Introduction
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
While most people associate the Mozilla brand with Firefox and
Thunderbird, There is lot more !!!
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5. Introduction
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
While most people associate the Mozilla brand with Firefox and
Thunderbird, There is lot more !!!
Created in 1998 with the release of the Netscape browser suite source
code.
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6. Introduction
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
While most people associate the Mozilla brand with Firefox and
Thunderbird, There is lot more !!!
Created in 1998 with the release of the Netscape browser suite source
code.
Contributions from around the globe.
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7. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
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9 Mozillians:
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8. Introduction
The Mozilla Project.
By creating an open community, the Mozilla project had become
larger than any one company.
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9. Introduction
The Mozilla Project.
By creating an open community, the Mozilla project had become
larger than any one company.
Contributers started creating a variety of browsers, development tools
and many other projects.
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10. Introduction
The Mozilla Project.
By creating an open community, the Mozilla project had become
larger than any one company.
Contributers started creating a variety of browsers, development tools
and many other projects.
The Result: Mozilla 1.0, the first major version, released in 2002.
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11. The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
mozilla logo.png
On 15 July 2003, the Mozilla project created the Mozilla Foundation.
A flurry of Firefox beta builds were released first under the name of
Phoenix, then Firebird, and eventually Firefox
Firefox 1.0 browser was released in November 2004 and became a big
success.
Thunderbird 1.0, an email client software which started life as
Minotaur, was also released.
In less than a year, downloaded over 100 million times.
In 2008, Firefox reached 20% worldwide market share.
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12. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
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13. The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
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14. The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
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15. The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
Designed by Dave Titus in 1994.
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16. The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
Designed by Dave Titus in 1994.
It was a green Lizard:
early logo.jpg
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17. The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
Designed by Dave Titus in 1994.
It was a green Lizard:
early logo.jpg
The Red version of the monster came up
after the source code of the Netscape
browser was released.
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18. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
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9 Mozillians:
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19. Firefox Browser:
Firefox 1.0 : November 9, 2004.
Version 2.0 : October 24, 2006.
Firefox 3.0 : June 17, 2008
Version 4.0 : March 22, 2011.
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20. Firefox Browser:
Firefox 1.0 : November 9, 2004.
Version 2.0 : October 24, 2006.
Firefox 3.0 : June 17, 2008
Version 4.0 : March 22, 2011.
Then followed the rapid release cycles, with new version of firefox
every 6 weeks on Tuesdays.
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21. Firefox Browser:
Firefox 1.0 : November 9, 2004.
Version 2.0 : October 24, 2006.
Firefox 3.0 : June 17, 2008
Version 4.0 : March 22, 2011.
Then followed the rapid release cycles, with new version of firefox
every 6 weeks on Tuesdays.
Latest release Firefox 13 : June 5, 2012, just 18 days ago.
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22. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
Mozilla Summer Code Party :
9 Mozillians:
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23. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
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24. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
Firefox was never meant to be a fox:
it was originally meant to be a
phoenix.
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25. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
Firefox was never meant to be a fox:
it was originally meant to be a
phoenix.
Problem !!
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26. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
Firefox was never meant to be a fox:
it was originally meant to be a
phoenix.
Problem !!
Phoenix is a popular moniker in just
about every sector, including
technology.
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27. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
Firefox was never meant to be a fox:
it was originally meant to be a
phoenix.
Problem !!
Phoenix is a popular moniker in just
about every sector, including
technology.
Thus it became Firebird
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28. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
Firefox was never meant to be a fox:
it was originally meant to be a
phoenix.
Problem !!
Phoenix is a popular moniker in just
about every sector, including
technology.
Thus it became Firebird
Again Problem !!
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29. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
Firefox was never meant to be a fox:
it was originally meant to be a
phoenix.
Problem !!
Phoenix is a popular moniker in just
about every sector, including
technology.
Thus it became Firebird
Again Problem !!
Firebird is the name of an open
source database server.
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30. Firefox logo
More importantly, what about that fox?
Firefox was never meant to be a fox:
it was originally meant to be a
phoenix.
Problem !!
Phoenix is a popular moniker in just
about every sector, including
technology.
Thus it became Firebird
Again Problem !!
Firebird is the name of an open
source database server.
Hence the name Firefox finalized.
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31. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
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32. Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
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33. Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
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34. Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
But sadly, No secret reason it has the name Firefox.
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35. Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
But sadly, No secret reason it has the name Firefox.
Firefox was simply a safe, unique, cool-sounding option, for Firebird.
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36. Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
But sadly, No secret reason it has the name Firefox.
Firefox was simply a safe, unique, cool-sounding option, for Firebird.
December 2010 Mozilla adopted two
red pandas at Knoxville Zoo,
Tennessee, To spread awarness about
their conservation.
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37. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
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9 Mozillians:
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38. Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
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39. Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
Thunderbird : Cross-platform email
and news client.
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40. Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
Thunderbird : Cross-platform email
and news client.
Seamonkey : free and open source
cross-platform Internet suite..
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41. Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
Thunderbird : Cross-platform email
and news client.
Seamonkey : free and open source
cross-platform Internet suite..
Other products
include Camio,Chatzilla,Minimo,Skywriter,Sunbird and many more.
Mozilla Summer Code Party :
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42. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
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43. Thus features like Sync, Personas,
and Jetpack were introduced.
Features like F1 social sharing,
BrowserID, and contact
management are also coming up.
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44. Thus features like Sync, Personas,
and Jetpack were introduced.
Mozilla labs:
August 2006 Mozilla Labs was
formed with the intention of
exploring the future of web
experience.
Team that tests and prototypes new
features.
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45. Thus features like Sync, Personas,
and Jetpack were introduced.
Features like F1 social sharing,
BrowserID, and contact
management are also coming up.
Mozilla labs:
August 2006 Mozilla Labs was
formed with the intention of
exploring the future of web
experience.
Team that tests and prototypes new
features.
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46. Achievements
Mozilla labs:
The Guinness World Record:
Firefox 3.0 downloaded more than 8
million times within 1st first 24
hours.
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47. Achievements
Mozilla labs:
The Guinness World Record:
Firefox 3.0 downloaded more than 8
million times within 1st first 24
hours.
More people than ever before are using the Internet and are
experiencing it in their own language.
The success of Mozilla Comunity has shown great end user products
can be produced as open source software.
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48. 1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 The Mascot:
4 Firefox Browser:
5 Firefox Logo
6 Firefox Logo
7 Other Products from Mozilla
8 Achievements:
Mozilla Summer Code Party :
9 Mozillians:
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49. Mozillians
Who are Mozillians
People who volunteer their time to advance
the Mozilla mission
They work on promoting openness,
innovation and opportunity on the Web.
They form the core of the Mozilla
community.
Who can be a Mozillian?
All of You here are welcome to get involved to help us make Mozilla
even better.
We will have a session at the end of this event today about it.
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50. End of presentation
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Thank You.. !!
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