Changes

* <strong>August 18, 2004</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2004-08-18.html Mozilla Japan is founded] to create a foothold in Asia and foster the growing community in Japan

* <strong>June 23, 2004</strong> - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download.ject Major Security Exploit in Microsoft's Internet Explorer] results in US CERT and other computer security agencies recommending that internet users download and use other browsers to access the web. Downloads of pre-release versions of Firefox ramp from 20,000 per day to over 250,000 per day. [http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/mozilla_gains_on_ie/ Firefox begins to expand market share growth] marking the first time a software development organization was able to take back market share from Microsoft and Internet Explorer.

* <strong>February 2004</strong> - Firebird is renamed to [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releases/0.8.html Firefox and 0.8 version is released]. It includes support for 29 languages, and becomes a hit with the web developer community. Downloads begin to accelerate.

* <strong>July 15, 2003</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-foundation.html The Mozilla Foundation is born] with a $2 million start-up support from America Online's Netscape division; Mitch Kapor pledges support and heads up the board of directors

* <strong>April 2, 2003</strong> - A [http://www.mozilla.org/roadmap/roadmap-02-Apr-2003.html new roadmap] is posted that details the switch from developing an integrated suite to developing Firefox and Thunderbird as separate applications