i-Technology Viewpoint: Firefox Lessons for the Java Community @ LINUX.SYS-CON.COM

What does the runaway success of Firefox mean for the Java developer community? According to Harshad Oak, it shows the Java community that it's possible to compete with Microsoft. Firefox users had to relate with the product and promote it as if it was their own creation. 'Linux already did that in the OS space and Firefox is now doing it in the browser space,' he notes.

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Mozilla and Firefox are released under the "Mozilla Public License" with the code being copyright Mozilla Foundation. What are the IP implications of that?

Angsuman Chakraborty commented on the 9 Nov 2004

The story is more interesting because it is catering to what common users respond to easiest:
1. Fast download of pages
2. Easy to install (Linux still needs to work on this)
3. Safe from numerous IE viruses

Security has been a spectacular lapse by Microsoft, which has contributed significantly to Firefox's growth. Netscape has ceased to be a contender with its bloated and slow code.

yay4 commented on the 9 Nov 2004

Looks like "to do a Firefox" is about to enter the lexicon as a synonym for "to succeed" - great news for open source!

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