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The long-awaited open-source version of the Netscape Web browser has reached a major development milestone as it nears a first official release. The 3-year-old Mozilla project has finally stopped adding major new changes as its developers prepare a final 1.0 version of the software. Previous beta, or test, versions have been circulating for years. Read more... Because it is an open-source project, individual programmers who view the source code over time and suggest their own changes have done much of the development. That's made for a slow process and has led many even inside the open-source community to lose faith in Mozilla's relevance. Get more information here. Related link: Mozilla Homepage
The long-awaited open-source version of the Netscape Web browser has reached a major development milestone as it nears a first official release. The 3-year-old Mozilla project has finally stopped adding major new changes as its developers prepare a final 1.0 version of the software. Previous beta, or test, versions have been circulating for years. Read more... Because it is an open-source project, individual programmers who view the source code over time and suggest their own changes have done much of the development. That's made for a slow process and has led many even inside the open-source community to lose faith in Mozilla's relevance. Get more information here. Related link: Mozilla Homepage
