June 5, 2002
Mozilla 1.0 released
The MozillaThe organization behind Firefox — advocates open web standards and internet privacy. Organization released MozillaThe organization behind Firefox — advocates open web standards and internet privacy. 1.0 on June 5, 2002 — the open-source browser suite descended from NetscapeA commercial web browser company — Navigator defined the early consumer web.'s code.
What it was for
MozillaThe organization behind Firefox — advocates open web standards and internet privacy. 1.0 proved the NetscapeA commercial web browser company — Navigator defined the early consumer web. open-source release could ship a full browser — spawning FirefoxMozilla's open-source browser — championed web standards and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance., Thunderbird, and the Gecko engine. Developers got a community-governed alternative to Internet ExplorerMicrosoft's long-running web browser — bundled with Windows for decades before Edge replaced it. during the browser wars' second act.
Companies
- Mozilla
Why it's here
MozillaThe organization behind Firefox — advocates open web standards and internet privacy. 1.0 validated open-source browser development after NetscapeA commercial web browser company — Navigator defined the early consumer web.'s fall.
Why it mattered
It led directly to FirefoxMozilla's open-source browser — championed web standards and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance. and modern Gecko-based engines.
What it solved
The web needed a maintained open browser codebase not controlled by one vendor.
Media
ImageMozilla Application SuitePublic domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- Mozilla source code open-sourcedMarch 31, 1998
- Firefox 1.0 releasedNovember 9, 2004
- Netscape Navigator 1.0 shippedDecember 15, 1994