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| [http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/ AOL announces end of Netscape releases and recommends users switch to Firefox]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071229140059/http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/ AOL announces end of Netscape releases and recommends users switch to Firefox]
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| [https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2013/07/08/milestone-aol-announces-end-of-netscape-releases-and-recommends-firefox/ Blog post]
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* <strong>December 28, 2007</strong> - AOL announces that there will be [http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/ no further releases of Netscape Navigator] and recommends that Navigator users switch to Firefox
* <strong>December 28, 2007</strong> - AOL announces that there will be [http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/ no further releases of Netscape Navigator] and recommends that Navigator users switch to Firefox
* <strong>December 4, 2006</strong> - The World Economic Forum selects Mozilla as one of the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2006-12-04.html Technology Pioneers for 2007]
* <strong>December 4, 2006</strong> - The World Economic Forum selects Mozilla as one of the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2006-12-04.html Technology Pioneers for 2007]
* <strong>October 19, 2005</strong> - Firefox surpasses [http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2005-10-19.html 100 million downloads] just before its 1st anniversary
* <strong>October 19, 2005</strong> - Firefox surpasses [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2005/10/firefox-surpasses-100-million-downloads/ 100 million downloads] just before its 1st anniversary
* <strong>August 3, 2005</strong> - The [http://www.mozilla.com/ Mozilla Corporation] is created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
* <strong>August 3, 2005</strong> - The [http://www.mozilla.com/ Mozilla Corporation] is created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
* <strong>July 2, 2005</strong> - The community led SeaMonkey project [http://www.seamonkey-project.org/news#2005-07-02 takes over development] of former Mozilla Application Suite code
* <strong>July 2, 2005</strong> - The community led SeaMonkey project [http://www.seamonkey-project.org/news#2005-07-02 takes over development] of former Mozilla Application Suite code
* <strong>March 4, 2005</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2005-03-04.html Mozilla China is founded] to tap into China&#8217;s thriving Firefox community
* <strong>March 4, 2005</strong> - [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2005/03/mozilla-foundation-expands-with-launch-of-mozilla-china/ Mozilla China is founded] to tap into China&#8217;s thriving Firefox community
* <strong>December 16, 2004</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/press/mozilla-2004-12-15.html NY Times publishes a two page ad promoting Firefox 1.0.]  Ad was funded through donations made by thousands of Mozilla contributors and supporters.
* <strong>December 16, 2004</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/press/mozilla-2004-12-15.html NY Times publishes a two page ad promoting Firefox 1.0.]  Ad was funded through donations made by thousands of Mozilla contributors and supporters.
* <strong>November 9, 2004</strong> [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/press/mozilla-2004-11-09.html Firefox 1.0 released in 28 languages.]
* <strong>November 9, 2004</strong> [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/press/mozilla-2004-11-09.html Firefox 1.0 released in 28 languages.]
* <strong>September 14, 2004</strong> -  [http://www.mozilla.org/security/bug-bounty.html Bug Bounty program established] to reward security researchers for discovering security bugs and helping continually improve Mozilla's products
* <strong>September 14, 2004</strong> -  [http://www.mozilla.org/security/bug-bounty.html Bug Bounty program established] to reward security researchers for discovering security bugs and helping continually improve Mozilla's products
* <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>August 18, 2004</strong> - [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2004/08/mozilla-affiliate-in-japan-kicks-off/ 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>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 17, 2004</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2004-02-17.html Mozilla Europe is founded] to spur Mozilla&#8217;s community, mindshare and marketshare in Europe.
* <strong>February 17, 2004</strong> - [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2004/02/mozilla-gains-stronghold-in-europe/ Mozilla Europe is founded] to spur Mozilla&#8217;s community, mindshare and marketshare in Europe.
* <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>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>October 15, 2003</strong> - [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/status/2003-10-27.html First Offical release of Mozilla Software Supported by the Foundation].  Mozilla 1.5, Firebird 0.7, and Thunderbird 0.3 are made available for download at the website for free and for sale or subscription on CD's at store.mozilla.org.
* <strong>October 15, 2003</strong> - [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/status/2003-10-27.html First Offical release of Mozilla Software Supported by the Foundation].  Mozilla 1.5, Firebird 0.7, and Thunderbird 0.3 are made available for download at the website for free and for sale or subscription on CD's at store.mozilla.org.
* <strong>October 1, 2003</strong> - [https://plus.google.com/photos/112631487287840879898/albums/5735052542846127889?banner=pwa First Mozilla Foundation Office Opened at 1350C Villa Street in Mt. View, CA]
* <strong>October 1, 2003</strong> - [https://plus.google.com/photos/112631487287840879898/albums/5735052542846127889?banner=pwa First Mozilla Foundation Office Opened at 1350C Villa Street in Mt. View, CA]
* <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>July 15, 2003</strong> - [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2003/07/mozilla-org-announces-launch-of-the-mozilla-foundation-to-lead-open-source-browser-efforts/ 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>May 31, 2003</strong> - [http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-to-abandon-standalone-IE/2100-1032_3-1011859.html Microsoft announces end of development and innovation for standalone versions of Internet Explorer on Windows] and [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1045_3-1017126.html Mac]. IE development team disbanded. Internet Explorer market share estimated at more than 95%.  
* <strong>May 31, 2003</strong> - [http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-to-abandon-standalone-IE/2100-1032_3-1011859.html Microsoft announces end of development and innovation for standalone versions of Internet Explorer on Windows] and [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1045_3-1017126.html Mac]. IE development team disbanded. Internet Explorer market share estimated at more than 95%.  
* <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
* <strong>April 2, 2003</strong> - A [http://www-archive.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
* <strong>September 19, 2001</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/relicensing-faq.html Mozilla relicensing begins], more than 6000 NPL files are relicensed under an MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-licence
* <strong>September 19, 2001</strong> - [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/MPL/relicensing-faq.html Mozilla relicensing begins], more than 6000 NPL files are relicensed under an MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-licence
* <strong>April 25, 2000</strong> - [http://www.clickmovement.org/coderush Code Rush documentary is released]
* <strong>April 25, 2000</strong> - [http://www.clickmovement.org/coderush Code Rush documentary is released]
* <strong>April 7, 2000</strong> - [http://meetzilla.mozdev.org/first_meeting.html First Mozilla Developer Day is hosted at Netscape]
* <strong>April 7, 2000</strong> - [http://meetzilla.mozdev.org/first_meeting.html First Mozilla Developer Day is hosted at Netscape]
* <strong>March 17, 1999</strong> - America Online Inc. Completes Acquisition of Netscape Communications Corporation
* <strong>March 17, 1999</strong> - America Online Inc. Completes Acquisition of Netscape Communications Corporation
* <strong>October 26, 1998</strong> - mozilla.org posts product [http://www.mozilla.org/roadmap/roadmap-26-Oct-1998.html roadmap] that includes next browser release based on Gecko and a cross platform user interface
* <strong>October 26, 1998</strong> - mozilla.org posts product [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/roadmap/roadmap-26-Oct-1998.html roadmap] that includes next browser release based on Gecko and a cross platform user interface
* <strong>March 31, 1998</strong> - [http://web.archive.org/web/20021105061654/http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease591.html?cp=nws04flh1 Netscape Communicator source code] is posted on the Internet via mozilla.org
* <strong>March 31, 1998</strong> - [http://web.archive.org/web/20021105061654/http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease591.html?cp=nws04flh1 Netscape Communicator source code] is posted on the Internet via mozilla.org
* <strong>February 23, 1998</strong> - The mozilla.org project is [http://web.archive.org/web/20020606033119/http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease577.html launched] by Netscape
* <strong>February 23, 1998</strong> - The mozilla.org project is [http://web.archive.org/web/20020606033119/http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease577.html launched] by Netscape
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* <strong>October 24, 2006</strong> - Mozilla [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2006-10-24.html releases Firefox 2.0]
* <strong>October 24, 2006</strong> - Mozilla [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2006-10-24.html releases Firefox 2.0]
* <strong>January 30, 2006</strong> - [http://www.seamonkey-project.org/news#2006-01-30 SeaMonkey 1.0] is released
* <strong>January 30, 2006</strong> - [http://www.seamonkey-project.org/news#2006-01-30 SeaMonkey 1.0] is released
* <strong>January 12, 2006</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.com/press/mozilla-2006-01-12.html Thunderbird 1.5] is made available
* <strong>January 12, 2006</strong> - [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2006/01/mozilla-releases-thunderbird-1-5-email-client/ Thunderbird 1.5] is made available
* <strong>November 29, 2005</strong> - Mozilla [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2005-11-29.html releases Firefox 1.5]
* <strong>November 29, 2005</strong> - Mozilla [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2005-11-29.html releases Firefox 1.5]
* <strong>December 7, 2004</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2004-12-7.html Mozilla rolls out Thunderbird 1.0] providing users with an alternative, free email client
* <strong>December 7, 2004</strong> - [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2004/12/mozilla-thunderbird-1-0-email-client-has-landed/ Mozilla rolls out Thunderbird 1.0] providing users with an alternative, free email client
* <strong>November 9, 2004</strong> - [http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2004-11-09.html Mozilla Firefox 1.0 goes live], allowing users to experience the Web in a whole new way
* <strong>November 9, 2004</strong> - [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2004/11/mozilla-foundation-releases-the-highly-anticipated-mozilla-firefox-1-0-web-browser/ Mozilla Firefox 1.0 goes live], allowing users to experience the Web in a whole new way
* <strong>June 17, 2004</strong> - Mozilla 1.7 is launched with many improvements to speed and standards support
* <strong>June 17, 2004</strong> - Mozilla 1.7 is launched with many improvements to speed and standards support
* <strong>June 30, 2003</strong> - Mozilla 1.4 is released with popup blocking, junkmail filtering, and many improvements
* <strong>June 30, 2003</strong> - Mozilla 1.4 is released with popup blocking, junkmail filtering, and many improvements

Latest revision as of 23:08, 31 March 2021

Mozilla is an open and participatory community and the history of Mozilla should be open and participatory too. Please feel free to click on the blog posts for the milestones below to add your stories and photos from those events.

You're also welcome to add additional milestones to this page if you have a memory for a key event not included here. If you have a document or some other item that you want to share but doesn't fit in the comments of the blog posts, please add it to the Timeline Artifacts page.

Major Milestones

Date Event w/ link Image Comments
March 31, 1998 Netscape Communicator source code is posted on the Internet via mozilla.org
A scene from Code Rush
 Blog post
October 28, 1998 New development roadmap is posted that announces major rewrite of old Communicator code
Roadmap page on www.mozilla.org
 Blog post
March 17, 1999 America Online Inc. Completes Acquisition of Netscape Communications Corporation Need image Blog post
November 14, 2000 Netscape 6 is released and is the first Netscape product based on open source code
T-shirt from Netscape 6 launch
 Blog post
June 5, 2002 Mozilla 1.0 is released
Mozilla 1.0 splash screen
 Mozilla.org launches Mozilla 1.0
September 23, 2002 Phoenix 0.1 is released, the first version of a browser that will be renamed to Firebird and then Firefox
Screenshot of Phoenix
 Blog post
July 15, 2003 The Mozilla Foundation is born with start-up support from America Online and Mitch Kapor
Mozilla Foundation logo
 Blog post
June 9, 2004 Firefox downloads surge after US government warns of security exploits in Internet Explorer
Netscape, Firefox and IE market share graph
 Blog post
September 14, 2004 Mozilla makes first payments to security researchers as part of its new Bug Bounty program
Mozilla Security team t-shirt
 Blog post
November 9, 2004 Firefox 1.0 released in 28 languages Blog post
December 15th, 2004 Community sponsored advertisement for Firefox appears in the New York Times
New York Times ad
 Blog post
August 3, 2005 The Mozilla Corporation is created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla Corporation workmark
 Blog post
August 12, 2006 Students make a crop circle of the Firefox logo in an oat field in Oregon
Aerial view of Firefox crop circle
 Blog post
February 13, 2007 The first draft of the Mozilla Manifesto is posted
Internet by the people, for the people t-shirt
 Blog post
December 28, 2007 AOL announces end of Netscape releases and recommends users switch to Firefox
Firefox t-shirt
 Blog post
July 2, 2008 Mozilla sets a Guinness World Record for number of Firefox 3 downloads in one day
Tristan Nitot receives official certificate of world record
 Blog post
July 30, 2008 A landslide at the Mozilla Summit in Whistler blocks the road back to Vancouver
I Survived The Summit poster
 Blog post
January 28, 2010 First release of Firefox for a mobile device launched for the Nokia N900
Pocketfox, winner of Firefox Goes Mobile design challenge
 Blog post
July 9, 2010 Several hundred Mozillians take a group photo on top of a mountain at Summit in Whistler
Group photo on top of a mountain in Whistler
 Blog post
March 22, 2011 Firefox 4 launches and Mozilla starts move to a rapid release model with new versions every few weeks
Firefox 4 'Happy and Snappy' t-shirt
 Blog post
July 25, 2011 'Booting to the Web' forum post announces the start of project that will become Firefox OS
Original Boot to Gecko logo
 Blog post
January 18, 2012 Mozilla takes part in blackout to rally action against the Stop Online Privacy Act
Screenshot of SOPA page on www.mozilla.org
 Blog post
February 7, 2012 The creation of the Mozilla Antarctica community site brings Mozilla to all seven continents
Photo of Firefox logo at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica
 Blog post
July 6, 2012 The Thunderbird email program transitions to a community supported model of releases
Thunderbird logo
 Blog post
February 6, 2013 Mozilla named most trusted Internet company in privacy
Cake celebrating the most trusted award
 Blog post
July 2, 2013 Firefox OS launches with first phones commercially available in Spain
Image of phone running Firefox OS
 Blog post
October 4, 2013 Mozilla Summit kicks off and takes place in Santa Clara, Toronto and Brussels
Firefox crowd surfing in Brussels
 Blog post
April 29, 2014 The redesigned Firefox is launched
Firefox on Mac
 Blog post

Other Milestones

Major Software Releases

  • June 30, 2009 - Firefox 3.5 released
  • June 17, 2008 - Firefox 3.0 is released
  • April 18, 2007 - Thunderbird 2.0 is released as a major update to the free, open source email client
  • January 18, 2007 - SeaMonkey 1.1 is made available
  • October 24, 2006 - Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0
  • January 30, 2006 - SeaMonkey 1.0 is released
  • January 12, 2006 - Thunderbird 1.5 is made available
  • November 29, 2005 - Mozilla releases Firefox 1.5
  • December 7, 2004 - Mozilla rolls out Thunderbird 1.0 providing users with an alternative, free email client
  • November 9, 2004 - Mozilla Firefox 1.0 goes live, allowing users to experience the Web in a whole new way
  • June 17, 2004 - Mozilla 1.7 is launched with many improvements to speed and standards support
  • June 30, 2003 - Mozilla 1.4 is released with popup blocking, junkmail filtering, and many improvements
  • September 23, 2002 - Phoenix 0.1 is released, the first official version of a stand-alone browser that will later be renamed to Firefox
  • June 5, 2002 - Mozilla 1.0 is released - the browser which is the precursor to today’s wildly popular Firefox Web browser
  • November 14, 2000 - Netscape 6 is released and is the first official Netscape product based on open source code

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