Software Overview;
License: Open Source
Mozilla Firefox is a free
and open source web browser developed
for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X,
and Linux, coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla
Foundation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements
current and anticipated web
standards.
The Firefox project began as an experimental branch of the Mozilla project by Dave
Hyatt, Joe Hewitt and Blake
Ross. They believed the commercial requirements of Netscape's sponsorship and developer-driven feature creep compromised the utility of the Mozilla
browser.
To
combat what they saw as the Mozilla
Suite's software bloat, they created a stand-alone browser, with which they
intended to replace the Mozilla Suite. On April 3, 2003, the Mozilla
The Firefox project has undergone several name changes. Originally
titled Phoenix
Features:
Features include tabbed
browsing, spell checking, incremental find, live
bookmarking, smart bookmarks, a IDM, private browsing,
location-aware browsing (also known as "geolocation") based on
a Google service and an integrated search system that uses Google by
default in most localization.
Functions can be added
through extensions, created by third-party developers, of which
there is a wide selection, a feature that has attracted many of Firefox's
users.Firefox provides an environment for web developers in which they can use
built-in tools, such as the Error Console or the DOM Inspector, or
extensions.
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