tlug: [Fwd: announcing mozilla.org (in english :-()]

[Tague Griffith <tague@example.com>]

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• Subject: announcing mozilla.org (in english :-()
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• Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 20:29:57 -0800
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Contact: 
Maggie Young, (650) 937-2370 
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NETSCAPE ANNOUNCES MOZILLA.ORG, A DEDICATED TEAM AND WEB SITE SUPPORTING
DEVELOPMENT OF FREE
CLIENT SOURCE CODE 

Developer Community Will Gain Access To Free Client Source Code,
Information and Open Dialogue; Internet Advocates Call Move
A Win-Win For Customers And Developer Community Alike 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (February 23, 1998) - Netscape Communications
Corporation (NASDAQ:NSCP) today announced the
creation of mozilla.org, a dedicated team within Netscape with an
associated Web site that will promote, foster and guide open dialog
and development of Netscape?s client source code.  As a follow-on to
Netscape?s recent announcement to make the first developer
release of Communicator 5.0 source code available for free, mozilla.org
will act as a focal point for developers who are interested in
modifying and redistributing Netscape client source.  Accessible today
by going to www.mozilla.org, the Web site will provide a
central point of contact and community by encouraging developers to
download the client source code, post their enhancements, take
part in newsgroup discussions, and obtain and share Communicator-related
information with Netscape and others in the Internet
community.  The mozilla.org site is also accessible through Netscape?s
developer Web site at developer.netscape.com. 

"By making our source code available to the Internet community, Netscape
can expand its client software leadership by integrating
the best enhancements from a broad array of developers," said Marc
Andreessen, executive vice president of products for Netscape. 
"This Netscape team will be dedicated to assisting developers in the
development of the source code, building a community that
addresses markets and needs we can?t address on our own and allowing our
customers to reap the benefits through access to
superior products." 

 "The popularity and success of Apache, the Linux operating system, the
BSD version of UNIX and many other software applications
prove the value and impact of open source development," said Linus
Torvalds, creator of Linux.  "By introducing mozilla.org,
Netscape has created an environment that will bring the best of the
Internet to a common locale, encouraging developers to create
quality products for end users." 

"Netscape is the first major company to exploit the power of the open
source strategy," said Eric S. Raymond, open-source developer
and advocate.  "Making their client software source code free to
developers is a bold move that will do great things for their
products." 

As previously announced, Netscape plans to make Netscape Communicator
5.0 source code available to developers and the Internet
community beginning later this quarter with the first developer release
of the product.  More information is accessible today by
going to www.mozilla.org or by going to Netscape?s DevEdge Online at
developer.netscape.com. 

Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of open
software for linking people and information over enterprise
networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of clients,
servers, development tools and commercial applications to
create a complete platform for next-generation, live online
applications. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "NSCP," Netscape
Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View, 
California. 
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