Firefox is a Public Asset [Parts 1 & 2] | Linux Today

Firefox is a Public Asset [Parts 1 & 2]

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 10, 2007

From Part 1:

“Recently a Mozilla observer and contributor asked why Firefox
isn’t treated as a typical for-profit, commercial effort, and why
we are giving up the chance to get rich. This is a great topic for
discussion, I’m glad it was raised. I’ve got a very strong opinion
on this, and am quite interested in what others think.

“There are many reasons why Firefox is a public asset, built for
public benefit rather than private wealth…”


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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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