Slides of a talk presented by Mozilla Representative Ankit Gadgil at Mozilla Carnival, Pune.

1. Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
Ankit Gadgil
@anknite
ankitgadgil@gmail.com
15th September 2012
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 1 / 32

2. Why FOSS?
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 2 / 32

3. Why FOSS?
Why FOSS?
Every day, we use a variety of applications
without even wondering about their origins.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 3 / 32

4. Why FOSS?
Why FOSS?
Every day, we use a variety of applications
without even wondering about their origins.
Our main goal is to complete the task at
hand, as long as these needs are satisfied we
remain loyal to the particular software.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 3 / 32

5. Why FOSS?
Why FOSS?
Every day, we use a variety of applications
without even wondering about their origins.
Our main goal is to complete the task at
hand, as long as these needs are satisfied we
remain loyal to the particular software.
But users like me and You need change over
a period of time. So developers of the
softwares work hard for that.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 3 / 32

6. Why FOSS?
Why FOSS?
Every day, we use a variety of applications
without even wondering about their origins.
Our main goal is to complete the task at
hand, as long as these needs are satisfied we
remain loyal to the particular software.
But users like me and You need change over
a period of time. So developers of the
softwares work hard for that.
This is due to highly competitive market and
invesment of time and money.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 3 / 32

7. Why FOSS?
Why FOSS?
Every day, we use a variety of applications
without even wondering about their origins.
Our main goal is to complete the task at
hand, as long as these needs are satisfied we
remain loyal to the particular software.
But users like me and You need change over
a period of time. So developers of the
softwares work hard for that.
This is due to highly competitive market and
invesment of time and money.
What if you need not pay money to buy a
software or use a pirated one?
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 3 / 32

8. Why FOSS?
Why FOSS?
Every day, we use a variety of applications
without even wondering about their origins.
Our main goal is to complete the task at
hand, as long as these needs are satisfied we
remain loyal to the particular software.
But users like me and You need change over
a period of time. So developers of the
softwares work hard for that.
This is due to highly competitive market and
invesment of time and money.
What if you need not pay money to buy a
software or use a pirated one?
Open Source softwares will do that for
you. Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 3 / 32

9. Why FOSS?
Why FOSS?
Every day, we use a variety of applications
without even wondering about their origins.
Our main goal is to complete the task at
hand, as long as these needs are satisfied we
remain loyal to the particular software.
But users like me and You need change over
a period of time. So developers of the
softwares work hard for that.
This is due to highly competitive market and
invesment of time and money.
What if you need not pay money to buy a
software or use a pirated one?
Open Source softwares will do that for
you. Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 3 / 32

10. The Free Softwares
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 4 / 32

11. The Free Softwares
Introdution to FOSS
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 5 / 32

12. The Free Softwares
Introdution to FOSS
Free and Open Source Software.
Free/Libre/Open-source software (FLOSS) is software that is both
free software and open source.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 5 / 32

13. The Free Softwares
Introdution to FOSS
Free and Open Source Software.
Free/Libre/Open-source software (FLOSS) is software that is both
free software and open source.
It is liberally licensed to grant users the right to
use, copy, study, change, and improve its design
through the availability of its source code.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 5 / 32

14. The Free Softwares
Introdution to FOSS
Free and Open Source Software.
Free/Libre/Open-source software (FLOSS) is software that is both
free software and open source.
It is liberally licensed to grant users the right to
use, copy, study, change, and improve its design
through the availability of its source code.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 5 / 32

15. The Free Softwares
Introdution to FOSS
Free and Open Source Software.
Free/Libre/Open-source software (FLOSS) is software that is both
free software and open source.
It is liberally licensed to grant users the right to
use, copy, study, change, and improve its design
through the availability of its source code.
Free refers to the freedom to copy and re-use the software, rather
than to the price of the software.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 5 / 32

16. The Free Softwares
Introdution to FOSS
Free and Open Source Software.
Free/Libre/Open-source software (FLOSS) is software that is both
free software and open source.
It is liberally licensed to grant users the right to
use, copy, study, change, and improve its design
through the availability of its source code.
Free refers to the freedom to copy and re-use the software, rather
than to the price of the software.
”Think of free as in free speech, not as in free food”.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 5 / 32

17. History of FOSS
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 6 / 32

18. History of FOSS
A bit of History..
In the 1950s-60s-70s, it was normal to provide free software.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 7 / 32

19. History of FOSS
A bit of History..
In the 1950s-60s-70s, it was normal to provide free software.
1960s change was inevitable: the reason, a growing software industry.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 7 / 32

20. History of FOSS
A bit of History..
In the 1950s-60s-70s, it was normal to provide free software.
1960s change was inevitable: the reason, a growing software industry.
Software Players did not want the costs of ”free” software bundled
with hardware product costs. Hence, Software was also sold.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 7 / 32

21. History of FOSS
A bit of History..
In the 1950s-60s-70s, it was normal to provide free software.
1960s change was inevitable: the reason, a growing software industry.
Software Players did not want the costs of ”free” software bundled
with hardware product costs. Hence, Software was also sold.
In 1983, Richard Stallman,
announced the GNU project later the
Free Software Foundation (FSF) was
founded in October 1985. This
formed the base for the freedoms of
the software users.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 7 / 32

22. The 4 FOSS Freedoms
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 8 / 32

23. The 4 FOSS Freedoms
4 Freedoms.
1 freedom 0:
The freedom to run the
program, for any purpose one
likes.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 9 / 32

24. The 4 FOSS Freedoms
4 Freedoms.
1 freedom 0:
The freedom to run the
program, for any purpose one
likes.
2 freedom 1:
The freedom to study how the
program works, and adapt it
to your needs.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 9 / 32

25. The 4 FOSS Freedoms
4 Freedoms.
1 freedom 0:
The freedom to run the
program, for any purpose one
likes.
2 freedom 1:
The freedom to study how the
program works, and adapt it
to your needs.
3 freedom 2:
The freedom to redistribute
copies so you can help your
neighbour.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 9 / 32

26. The 4 FOSS Freedoms
4 Freedoms.
1 freedom 0:
The freedom to run the
program, for any purpose one
likes.
2 freedom 1:
The freedom to study how the
program works, and adapt it
to your needs.
3 freedom 2:
The freedom to redistribute
copies so you can help your
neighbour.
4 freedom 3:
The freedom to improve the
program, and release your
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
improvements for the public
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 9 / 32

27. FOSS
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 10 / 32

28. FOSS
FOSS
Open Source Softwares can be even better than their commercial
varients in some cases.
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29. FOSS
FOSS
Open Source Softwares can be even better than their commercial
varients in some cases.
This all starts with any individual designing a first version of a
software and he puts it for testing, debuging and reviews by others.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 11 / 32

30. FOSS
FOSS
Open Source Softwares can be even better than their commercial
varients in some cases.
This all starts with any individual designing a first version of a
software and he puts it for testing, debuging and reviews by others.
Over a period of time the application keeps improving.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 11 / 32

31. FOSS
FOSS
lets have a look at the Open Source Software Development Cycle.
cycle.png
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32. Popular Free open source softwares used.
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 13 / 32

33. Popular Free open source softwares used.
FOSS Softwares.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 14 / 32

34. Mozilla
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 15 / 32

35. Mozilla
Introdution to Mozilla
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 16 / 32

36. Mozilla
Introdution to Mozilla
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
While most people associate the Mozilla brand with Firefox and
Thunderbird, There is lot more !!!
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 16 / 32

37. Mozilla
Introdution to Mozilla
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
While most people associate the Mozilla brand with Firefox and
Thunderbird, There is lot more !!!
Created in 1998 with the release of the Netscape browser suite source
code.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 16 / 32

38. Mozilla
Introdution to Mozilla
The Mozilla Project.
”Mozilla” an every-day name for the free and open-source software
world.
While most people associate the Mozilla brand with Firefox and
Thunderbird, There is lot more !!!
Created in 1998 with the release of the Netscape browser suite source
code.
With contributions from around the globe.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 16 / 32

39. Towards Mozilla
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 17 / 32

40. Towards Mozilla
Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Project.
By creating an open community, the Mozilla project had become
larger than any one company.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 18 / 32

41. Towards Mozilla
Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Project.
By creating an open community, the Mozilla project had become
larger than any one company.
Contributers started creating a variety of browsers, development tools
and many other projects.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 18 / 32

42. Towards Mozilla
Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Project.
By creating an open community, the Mozilla project had become
larger than any one company.
Contributers started creating a variety of browsers, development tools
and many other projects.
The Result: Mozilla 1.0, the first major version, released in 2002.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 18 / 32

43. Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 19 / 32

44. Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
mozilla logo.png
On 15 July 2003, the Mozilla project created the Mozilla Foundation.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 19 / 32

45. Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
mozilla logo.png
On 15 July 2003, the Mozilla project created the Mozilla Foundation.
A flurry of Firefox beta builds were released first under the name of
Phoenix, then Firebird, and eventually Firefox
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 19 / 32

46. Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
mozilla logo.png
On 15 July 2003, the Mozilla project created the Mozilla Foundation.
A flurry of Firefox beta builds were released first under the name of
Phoenix, then Firebird, and eventually Firefox
Firefox 1.0 browser was released in November 2004 and became a big
success.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 19 / 32

47. Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
mozilla logo.png
On 15 July 2003, the Mozilla project created the Mozilla Foundation.
A flurry of Firefox beta builds were released first under the name of
Phoenix, then Firebird, and eventually Firefox
Firefox 1.0 browser was released in November 2004 and became a big
success.
Thunderbird 1.0, an email client software which started life as
Minotaur, was also released.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 19 / 32

48. Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
mozilla logo.png
On 15 July 2003, the Mozilla project created the Mozilla Foundation.
A flurry of Firefox beta builds were released first under the name of
Phoenix, then Firebird, and eventually Firefox
Firefox 1.0 browser was released in November 2004 and became a big
success.
Thunderbird 1.0, an email client software which started life as
Minotaur, was also released.
In less than a year, downloaded over 100 million times.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 19 / 32

49. Towards Mozilla
The Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla was originally the codename for the
defunct Netscape Navigator software project.
mozilla logo.png
On 15 July 2003, the Mozilla project created the Mozilla Foundation.
A flurry of Firefox beta builds were released first under the name of
Phoenix, then Firebird, and eventually Firefox
Firefox 1.0 browser was released in November 2004 and became a big
success.
Thunderbird 1.0, an email client software which started life as
Minotaur, was also released.
In less than a year, downloaded over 100 million times.
In 2008, Firefox reached 20% worldwide market share.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 19 / 32

50. The Mascot:
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla
9 15th September 2012 20 / 32

51. The Mascot:
The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
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52. The Mascot:
The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 21 / 32

53. The Mascot:
The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
Designed by Dave Titus in 1994.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 21 / 32

54. The Mascot:
The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
Designed by Dave Titus in 1994.
It was a green Lizard:
early logo.jpg
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 21 / 32

55. The Mascot:
The Mascot
Why is the Mozilla mascot a lizard (dinosaur)?
Its fairly simple: Mozilla sounds like Godzilla, and hence looks like it
too.
Designed by Dave Titus in 1994.
It was a green Lizard:
early logo.jpg
The Red version of the monster came up
after the source code of the Netscape
browser was released.
from godzilla.png
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
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56. Firefox Browser:
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
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9 15th September 2012 22 / 32

57. Firefox Browser:
Firefox Browser:
Firefox 1.0 : November 9, 2004.
Version 2.0 : October 24, 2006.
Firefox 3.0 : June 17, 2008
Version 4.0 : March 22, 2011.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
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58. Firefox Browser:
Firefox Browser:
Firefox 1.0 : November 9, 2004.
Version 2.0 : October 24, 2006.
Firefox 3.0 : June 17, 2008
Version 4.0 : March 22, 2011.
Then followed the rapid release cycles, with new version of firefox
every 6 weeks on Tuesdays.
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59. Firefox Browser:
Firefox Browser:
Firefox 1.0 : November 9, 2004.
Version 2.0 : October 24, 2006.
Firefox 3.0 : June 17, 2008
Version 4.0 : March 22, 2011.
Then followed the rapid release cycles, with new version of firefox
every 6 weeks on Tuesdays.
Latest release Firefox 15 : 28th August, 2012.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
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60. Firefox Logo
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
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9 15th September 2012 24 / 32

61. Firefox Logo
Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
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62. Firefox Logo
Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
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63. Firefox Logo
Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
But sadly, No secret reason it has the name Firefox.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 25 / 32

64. Firefox Logo
Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
But sadly, No secret reason it has the name Firefox.
Firefox was simply a safe, unique, cool-sounding option, for Firebird.
Mozilla Carnival, Pune :
Ankit Gadgil @anknite (ankitgadgil@gmail.com ) Introduction To FOSS and MOzilla 15th September 2012 25 / 32

65. Firefox Logo
Firefox logo
But why Firefox?
Its now well known that a firefox is an incredibly cute red panda.
But sadly, No secret reason it has the name Firefox.
Firefox was simply a safe, unique, cool-sounding option, for Firebird.
December 2010 Mozilla adopted two
red pandas at Knoxville Zoo,
Tennessee, To spread awarness about
their conservation.
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66. Other Products from Mozilla
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
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67. Other Products from Mozilla
Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
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68. Other Products from Mozilla
Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
Thunderbird : Cross-platform email
and news client.
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69. Other Products from Mozilla
Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
Thunderbird : Cross-platform email
and news client.
Seamonkey : free and open source
cross-platform Internet suite..
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70. Other Products from Mozilla
Other Products from Mozilla
Bugzilla : Web-based
general-purpose bugtracker and
testing tool.
Thunderbird : Cross-platform email
and news client.
Seamonkey : free and open source
cross-platform Internet suite..
Other products
include Camio,Chatzilla,Minimo,Skywriter,Sunbird and many more.
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71. Other Products from Mozilla
Achievements
Mozilla labs:
The Guinness World Record:
Firefox 3.0 downloaded more than 8
million times within 1st first 24
hours.
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72. Other Products from Mozilla
Achievements
Mozilla labs:
The Guinness World Record:
Firefox 3.0 downloaded more than 8
million times within 1st first 24
hours.
More people than ever before are using the Internet and are
experiencing it in their own language.
The success of Mozilla Comunity has shown great end user products
can be produced as open source software.
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73. Mozillians:
1 Why FOSS?
2 The Free Softwares
3 History of FOSS
4 The 4 FOSS Freedoms
5 FOSS
6 Popular Free open source softwares used.
7 Mozilla
8 Towards Mozilla
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74. Mozillians:
Mozillians
Who are Mozillians
People who volunteer their time to advance
the Mozilla mission
They work on promoting openness,
innovation and opportunity on the Web.
They form the core of the Mozilla
community.
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75. Mozillians:
Mozillians
Who are Mozillians
People who volunteer their time to advance
the Mozilla mission
They work on promoting openness,
innovation and opportunity on the Web.
They form the core of the Mozilla
community.
Who can be a Mozillian?
All of You here are welcome to get involved to help us make Mozilla
even better.
We will have a session at the end of this event today about it.
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76. Mozillians:
End of presentation
Happy Software Freedom day !!
This presentation was created using LaTeX.
Thank You.. !!
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