ZDNet: Mozilla Set for a Splash?
Apr 12, 2002, 20:30 (57 Talkback[s])
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"Mozilla is an unlikely candidate for a comeback, given that it
is barely sliding out of the box.
"But a comeback is exactly what the open-source project hopes to
pull off in the next few weeks, when the Netscape
Communications-backed effort releases the first official version of
its Web browser. After four years in development, the pending event
has renewed excitement in a project that once was hailed as a
possible Microsoft killer--only to tumble into obscurity after
lengthy delays.
"The milestone itself is something of a fiction, representing a
minor improvement over previous Mozilla browser versions--and one
that will be quickly outstripped. The development team routinely
turns out new "builds" every few weeks. Mozilla.org, the group
steering the browser's development, debated the merits of setting a
Mozilla 1.0 version at all. Ultimately, however, it decided the
step is an important concession to attracting third-party
developers that could create applications based on its
technology..."
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