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Title: The Mozilla Project A Global Effort


1
The Mozilla ProjectA Global Effort
  • Mitchell Baker
  • President, Mozilla Foundation
  • March 2, 2005

2
State of the Mozilla Project
  • Successful launch of Firefox and Thunderbird, end
    of 2004
  • Both Firefox and Thunderbird are now available in
    over 30 different languages
  • 20 of the 28 million downloads of Firefox are
    local versions
  • Over 4 million downloads of Thunderbird
  • Participation and interest in the Mozilla project
    is stronger than ever

3
Mozilla Foundation and the Project
  • Mozilla Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3
    organization created in July 2003
  • The mission is to preserve choice and innovation
    on the Net by creating standards-based, open
    source products and technologies
  • Stewards of the Mozilla Project, we provide the
    infrastructure to manage the product
  • Deliver end-user products

4
A Global Effort
  • Key contributions from the worlds best
  • Results of our efforts are felt around the world
  • Three affiliates Mozilla Europe, Mozilla Japan,
    and now Mozilla China

5
Mozilla China
  • Mozilla China launch is March 4, 2005
  • Hosted by the Institute of Software of Chinese
    Academy of Science
  • Co-founding sponsor is Sun (China) Engineering
    and Research Institute
  • Mission is to provide a central point of contact
    and community for those who are interested in
    using or improving Mozilla Technology in China

6
Navigating the Project
  • Its a BIG project, easy to get lost
  • http//www.mozilla.org/projects/
  • Mozilla Platform, Firefox and Thunderbird
    products, Security, Localization, Accessibility,
    Bugzilla, Tools
  • Example Bugzilla, the answer for everything, if
    you can find it

7
Mozilla by the Numbers
  • Engineers - 18 at the Foundation others full
    time from Sun, Oracle, IBM, Redhat, Novell,
    Google, and others still more contributing
    patches
  • Localizers - products translated into over 100
    languages
  • Testers - 10,000 pre-alpha testers file 70 to
    100 bugs a day, more than 100,000 beta testers
  • Advocates - over 70,000 advocates of our
    products through Spreadfirefox.com project
  • Extension developers - over 200 extensions for
    Firefox

8
The Mozilla Recipe
  • Open source development model
  • Great products that matter
  • Web browsers and email clients matter
  • Cross platform, multiple language support,
    extensible, easy to use and migrate to
  • Involves many communities including design and
    marketing
  • Products are complete
  • Includes cd, guidebook, support documentation,
    marketing support, and t-shirts
  • Relentless focus on the end user

9
Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
  • 28 million downloads in a little over 100 days
  • About 7-10 market share world-wide, with some
    top sites reporting greater than 15
  • Key Features
  • Streamlined user interface and functions
  • Tabbed browsing and popup blocking
  • Live bookmarks, RSS feeds
  • Integrated search
  • Web developers are excited

10
The Road Ahead
  • Move the web forward better web sites and
    applications based on modern browsers and
    standards
  • Continued innovation with the Mozilla Platform,
    Firefox and Thunderbird products, and more
    products
  • Focus on global efforts, improving coordination
    and communication

11
Participating in the Mozilla Project
  • Many ways to participate and with real results
  • Marketing Community Spread the word,
    http//spreadfirefox.com
  • Testing community download builds, provide
    feedback, file bugs
  • Web development code to standards, push the
    limits
  • Localization localize and translate the browser
  • Extension development easy way to start
    developing
  • Application and platform development
  • A truly rewarding project
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