mozilla 15 years of a better web browser

<br /><br /><div id="outer-wrapper"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprPX1dXj_sGwq6jiWAmz5MlMzIGzVChL93lwvgFy2nJD3eVaU-eECRaSWhEonBKQh7Y3zN1zrWNSTlbvVA3LMhZckvF5gDNLA-IpTKn8ozSllqjEfQMB2SV7rJOrB_l8ex_EID6_ieyxR/s1600/capture-20130503-113516.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprPX1dXj_sGwq6jiWAmz5MlMzIGzVChL93lwvgFy2nJD3eVaU-eECRaSWhEonBKQh7Y3zN1zrWNSTlbvVA3LMhZckvF5gDNLA-IpTKn8ozSllqjEfQMB2SV7rJOrB_l8ex_EID6_ieyxR/s1600/capture-20130503-113516.png" /></a></div><br /><div id="wrapper"><br /><b>15 years</b> of a better Web<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><article id="moz15"><header><br /><div class="intro"><br />Mozilla exists to promote openness, innovation and<br /> opportunity on the Internet. We’ve been doing it for 15 years and <br />the following 15 facts offer a look at who we are, including some of our<br /> biggest achievements and milestones. But in some ways we’re just <br />getting started, exploring new technology, entering new areas and <br />reaching new users every day. <br /><br /><a name="more"></a></div><br /></header><br /><br /> <div id="slideshow-stage"><br /><div id="slideshow"><br /><div class="slide-control"><br /></div><br /><ul class="sequence-canvas slides"><br /><li class="slide" id="fact01"><br /> <span class="number">01</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />The Mozilla Project launched at Netscape on March 31, 1998, to offer choice to users and drive innovation on the Web. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact02"><br /> <span class="number">02</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />Proudly non-profit, Mozilla makes <br />products like Firefox with a mission to keep the power of the Web in the<br /> hands of users everywhere. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact03"><br /> <span class="number">03</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />More than 10,000 contributors expressed their support for our mission by paying for a full-page ad in <cite>The New York Times</cite> on the day Firefox 1.0 launched in 2004. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact04"><br /> <span class="number">04</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />Today Mozilla has contributors on every continent, including Antarctica (where Firefox is used by 80% of people). </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact05"><br /> <span class="number">05</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />Firefox Add-Ons allow you to customize<br /> and take control of your Web experience. Over 3 billion of them have <br />been downloaded by users so far. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact06"><br /> <span class="number">06 </span><br /> <div class="message"><br />Mozilla is leading the way in online <br />privacy with browser innovations like Do Not Track and Collusion that <br />give users greater control of their personal data. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact07"><br /> <span class="number">07</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />Our global community has helped <br />translate Firefox into 89 languages, making the browser available to <br />more than 95% of the world's population. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact08"><br /> <span class="number">08</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />In 2008, 8,002,530 people chose <br />Firefox in a single day to set a Guinness World Record for “Most <br />Downloads of a Software Application in 24 Hours.” </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact09"><br /> <span class="number">09</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />The Mozilla Festival is our largest <br />annual event, bringing together hundreds of creative minds to realize <br />the full power and potential of the Web. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact10"><br /> <span class="number">10</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />Mozilla Webmaker works to create a <br />more Web-literate planet, providing tools and projects to help people <br />take greater control of their online lives. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact11"><br /> <span class="number">11</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />The Mozilla WebFWD program helps open <br />source innovators and entrepreneurs create products and solutions that <br />empower users to push the Web forward. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact12"><br /> <span class="number">12</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />The Mozilla Developer Network is a <br />community-driven Web resource that provides the best documentation, <br />tutorials and tools available to more than 2 million visitors each <br />month. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact13"><br /> <span class="number">13</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />Mozilla works to care for and preserve the Web as a shared public resource for the benefit of everyone. </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact14"><br /> <span class="number">14</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />In 2013, Mozilla is launching Firefox <br />OS to unleash the full power of the Web on smartphones and once again <br />offer control and choice to a new generation of people coming online. <br /> </div><br /></li><br /><li class="slide" id="fact15"><br /> <span class="number">15</span><br /> <div class="message"><br />The work Mozilla does is made possible<br /> thanks to tens of thousands of individual donors and volunteers — <br />people like you who believe the Web should remain open and accessible to<br /> all. </div><br /></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="cta"><br /><h2><br />The success of our mission depends on participation from people like you.</h2><br />Find<br /> out how you can get involved or support Mozilla to help make a <br />difference in the lives of users everywhere for the next 15 years — and <br />beyond.</div><br /></article></div><br /></div><br />

mozilla 15 years of a better web browser

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