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Created page with " This page provides links to some of the important documents that helped shape the growth and development of the Mozilla community. There is also a Timeline and [https..."
This page provides links to some of the important documents that helped shape the growth and development of the Mozilla community. There
is also a [[Timeline]] and
[https://library.mozilla.org/The_History_of_Mozilla presentation] available that contain more information about the history of the
Mozilla project.
; [http://web.archive.org/web/20021001071727/wp.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease558.html Netscape Announces Plans to Make Next-Generation Communicator Source Code Available Free on the Net]
: Netscape's original press announcement about the release of the Mozilla source code. (January 22, 1998)
; [http://web.archive.org/web/20021004080737/wp.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease577.html Netscape Announces mozilla.org, a Dedicated Team and Web Site Supporting Development of Free Client Source Code]
: Netscape's press announcement about the creation of mozilla.org. (February 23, 1998)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/why-mozilla-matters.html Why Mozilla Matters]
: Our first essay is a piece of unabashed evangelism by longtime net.personality, Paul Phillips, in which he tries to explain to you why it is in your best interest to help this project succeed. (March 3, 1998)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/331-thanks.html Thanks!]
: A big Thank You to everyone who helped make the initial release of the Mozilla source code possible.
; [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/netrev.html Freeing the Source: The Story of Mozilla]
: An essay written as a chapter for the book, [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/ <em>Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution</em>]. By Jim Hamerly and Tom Paquin with Susan Walton. (Published January 1999)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/apology.html Mozilla Apologator]
: An apology for why Mozilla is what it is, and how we got here, for better or for worse. By Michael Troy. (June 19, 1998)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/roadmap/roadmap-26-Oct-1998.html Development Roadmap]
: Lays out plans to drop the old communicator codebase in favor of the new layout engine and cross-platform front-end toolkit. By Brendan Eich. (October 26, 1998)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/fear.html Fear and Loathing on the Merger Trail]
: What does the AOL deal mean to Mozilla? From when the deal was announced for AOL to buy Netscape. By Jamie Zawinsky. (November 23, 1998)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/mozilla-at-one.html Mozilla at One]
: Written at our first anniversary. A look at what we accomplished after a year and what still lay ahead of us. By Frank Hecker. (April 2, 1999)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/update.html News from the Front]
: A Mozilla progress report. By Mike Shaver. (July 27, 1999)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/roadmap/roadmap-25-Sep-2000.html Mozilla Development Roadmap]
: Maps the road to Mozilla 1.0. By Brendan Eich. (September 25, 2000)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/roadmap/mozilla-1.0.html Mozilla 1.0 Manifesto]
: A who-what-when-why-how explanation of Mozilla 1.0. By Brendan Eich. (October 16, 2000)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/MPL/relicensing-faq.html Mozilla Relicensing FAQ]
: Mozilla relicensing begins: more than 6000 NPL files are relicensed under an MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-licence. (September 2001)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/roadmap/roadmap-05-Jun-2002.html Mozilla Development Roadmap]
: Plans for a more stabilized release cycle. By Brendan Eich. (June 5, 2002)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/browser-innovation.html Browser Innovation, Gecko and the Mozilla Project]
: An essay covering the big picture, Gecko, XUL, Camino and Safari, and why web browsers still matter. Written shortly after Apple announced the use of KHTML rather than Gecko for its web browser Safari. By Mitchell Baker. (March 6, 2003)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/roadmap/roadmap-05-Jun-2002.html Mozilla Development Roadmap]
: Announces the switch in Mozilla development focus from Seamonkey (the Mozilla Application Suite) to Firefox. By Brendan Eich. (April 2, 2003)
; [http://mozilla.org/press/mozilla-foundation.html mozilla.org Announces Launch of the Mozilla Foundation to Lead Open Source Browser Efforts]
: Original press release announcing the formation of the Mozilla Foundation. (July 15, 2003)
; [http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=3422 AOL Cuts Remaining Mozilla Hackers]
: [http://www.mozillazine.org/ MozillaZine] reports the demise of Netscape. (July 15, 2003)
; [http://mozilla.org/projects/firefox/firefox-name-faq.html Mozilla Firefox - Brand Name FAQ]
: Mozilla Firebird renamed to Mozilla Firefox. Firefox has gone through several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox#Naming name changes] in the past. (February 9, 2004)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/seamonkey-transition.html Mozilla Application Suite - Transition Plan]
: Mozilla Staff's announcement that the Mozilla Foundation will discontinue official releases of the Mozilla Application Suite. (March 10, 2005)
; [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/reorganization/ Mozilla Foundation Reorganization]
: The Mozilla Foundation announces and explains the creation of the Mozilla Corporation. (August 3, 2005)
