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There are lots of different models for how R&D labs can be run.
There are lots of different models for how R&D labs can be run.
* Google has the 20% time for engineers and selected projects make it to Google Labs for external visibility and testing. Google presents the offerings in either alpha or beta state.
* Google has the 20% time for engineers and selected projects make it to [http://labs.google.com Google Labs] for external visibility and testing. Google presents the offerings in either alpha or beta state.
* Yahoo! offers Yahoo! Next to showcase beta offerings, Idea Factory for idea submission, and Hack! (Yahoo-Internal access only) for internal experiments.
* Yahoo! offers [http://next.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Next] to showcase beta offerings, Idea Factory for idea submission, and Hack! (Yahoo-Internal access only) for internal experiments.
* AOL has recently introduced Greenhouse for internally developed previews and prototypes.
* AOL has recently introduced [http://greenhouse.aol.com/ Greenhouse] for internally developed previews and prototypes.


There are Mozilla-related project sites such as MozDev and SourceForge and existing extensions sites such as Mozilla Add-ons.
There are Mozilla-related project sites such as [http://mozdev.org/ MozDev] and [http://sourceforge.net/ SourceForge] and existing extensions sites such as [https://addons.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Add-ons].


We expect the model for Mozilla Labs to evolve over time but the current thinking is that it will be a hybrid of Google Labs & SourceForge. A limited set of focused projects (determined by Mozilla) with associated discussion and source code (when appropriate) available for review.
We expect the model for Mozilla Labs to evolve over time but the current thinking is that it will be a hybrid of Google Labs & SourceForge. A limited set of focused projects (determined by Mozilla) with associated discussion and source code (when appropriate) available for review.
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