Mozilla

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Mozilla
       
           The {open source} {web
          browser}, designed for standards-compliance, performance, and
          portability, whose development is coordinated by mozilla.org.
       


          The Mozilla project started in March 1998 when {Netscape
          Communications Corporation} released the {source code} of
          {Netscape Communicator}.  The now abandoned version based on
          that code is referred to as "Mozilla Classic".  Since then,
          much has been rewritten, including the layout engine, the
          networking library, and the front-end.
       
          mozilla.org was set up by {Netscape} in January 1998 to
          coordinate development and to provide a point of contact for
          interested people.  Mozilla 1.0 was finally released on
          2002-06-05.
       
          Although a lot of Mozilla code is under the original Netscape
          Public License, some parts of the code are under the Mozilla
          Public License or dual MPL/GPL.
       
          "Mozilla" was the original project code name for {Netscape
          Navigator} and, according to some of the documentation, the
          correct pronunciation of "Netscape".
       
          {Home (http://www.mozilla.org/)}.
       
          [Derived from "{Mosaic} killer/Godzilla"?]
       
          (2002-11-13)