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CNET News.com: Open source Mozilla browser headed to market

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 15, 1999

“After a bumpy first year, Mozilla.org will finally see a
product based on its work come to market–and it’s not America
Online’s.”

“Customizable browser maker NeoPlanet tomorrow will demonstrate
consumer-focused software built around Mozilla’s “Gecko” rendering
engine.”

“While only a technology preview, it will be downloadable from
the NeoPlanet Web site. And the shipping version, due in May, will
beat AOL’s own version of Communicator, which is due in beta by
July and in a final version by year’s end.”

“Not only will NeoPlanet release a product based on Mozilla’s
code, but it will assign four full-time employees to work on the
open source project. Its first contribution will be an ActiveX
wrapper for Mozilla, which will enable the browser to run ActiveX
controls.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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