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Started as a jointventure with full-timestaff of Netscape andcommunity withinvestments in NetscapeCommunications
Decide to give up NC5delived code andredesign it as a new rendering enginecalled “Gecko”
Mozilla Labs beginsactivities
Mozilla Corporation is establishedMozilla China is established
independent non-profit organizationMozilla Europe is establishedMozilla Japan is established
Marc Andreessen, et aldeveloped Mosaic
Estab l ished by Marc Clark Andreesses and James Clark
NETSCAPECOMMUNICATIONS
NC4.x is distributed free NC5.0 is developed byopen source
Change the companyname after complaintby NCSAForm Japanese company
・ Firefox OS
・ Firefox Macketplace
・ HTML5 Last Call hannounced
・ WebM released
・ HTML5 draft is published・Mozilla Firefox 3 wins the Guiness World Record for most downloads in a day
・ Mozilla Firefox 2 wins Good Design Award
・ Appearance of browsers after the first browser war・ JIS X 8341-3 is enacted that improve accessibility in Japan・ SNS boom of GREE, mixi, & others
・ AOL/Netscape files an antitrust complaint against Microsoft・ Blogging boom starts in Japan
・ AOL/Netscape files antitrust suit against Microsoft
・ Selection 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act takes effect・ Improve accessibility
・ Virtually the end of browser race
・ Dominance of IE is getting stronger・ CSS2 reccomendation・ XML1.0 reccomendation・ DOM1 reccomendation
・ HTML 4.0 reccomendation
・ Escalation of browser race・ CSS1 recommendation
・ Java appearance・ Explosion of internet users
・ Establish W3C・ Netscape Navigator invaded the market・ Yahoo! service launch
・ Mosaic invades the market
・ W3C HTML WG is
formed
・ Ajax・ Web2.0
・ W3C XHTML WG ended
NCSA
MosaicCommunications
MicrosoftApple
Obtain theMosaic license
Spyglass
OperaSoftware
KDEProject
GoogleHighly supportWeb standard technology
Gecko
Mozilla Classic
Trident
Presto
WebKit
Netscape Navigator 2.0
Netscape Navigator 1.0（Code Name “Mozilla”）
Netscape Communicator 4.0
Netscape Navigator 3.0Gold Edition
Netscape Navigator 3.0Standard Edition
Netscape Communicator 5.0
Mozilla Application Suite 0.6
Mozilla Application Suite[Milestone 3 ～18]（Code name “Seamonkey”）
Netscape 6.0
Mozilla Application Suite 1.7
SeaMonkey 1.0
1.1
2.0
2.1
2.6
1.5
Netscape 7.0
Mozilla Phoenix 0.1
Mozilla Firebird 0.6
Firefox 1.0
2.0
3.0
3.5
3.6
4.0
9.0
Mozilla Application Suite 1.0
2.1518.0
14.0
Support CSS and Dynamic HTMLImprove internationalization
Constariocversy andconfrict regarding therights of Mosaic
Providing License
Start depelopingKHTML W
Mac OS X v10.0Cheetah release
Mac OS X v10.3Panther release
Adwords servicelaunch
Gmailservice launchGoogle Mapsservice launchGoogle Desktoprelease
Google Packrelease
Google Docs &Spreadsheetsservice launch
Android 1.0release
Google+service launch
Obtain Mosaiclicense
Windows Phone 7release
Windows 7release
Windows Vistarelease
Windows XP SP2release
Windows Merelease
Windows XPrelease
Windows 2000release
Windows 98 releaseintegrate with IE4.0
Windows 95release
Started businessby developing asearch engine
Mac OS 9 release
Mac OS 8 release
Mac OS X v10.1Puma release
Mac OS X v10.2 Jaguarリリース
Mac OS X v10.4Tiger release
Mac OS X v10.5Leopard release
Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopardrelease
OS X 10.7 Lionrelease
Safari is chosen asstandard webbrowser
iPad launch
Mac OS 7.6 relaese
iPhone launch
Top SitesCover Flow
ReleaseIntegration of bookmarksand browsing historySmart location barEV SSLPassed Acid2 test
Supprt verticaltext display
Developed a renderingengine basedon KHTML
Popup block featureSecurity warningfeature of downloadfileAdd-on maintenance feature
Release
Release
Combine Mail and Composer
Partiallysupport JScript,VBScript,CSS（draft）
Discontinued
Support rubydisplay
Image tool barPersonal bar
Bug fix
Expansion
Feedback from Firefox 3.5enhancements
Feedback from Firefox 4 enhancements
SeaMonkey Councilcontinues development
Tab browse featureTab browse featureAnti-phishingImprove Web standardtechnology supportEV SSL
Release
Release
Release
Passed Acid2 test
Feed reader
Anti-phisingEV SSL
Webclip
Reader /extentions
Reading List
JavaScript
Prevent phishingSession restore
PersonasPlug-in processisolation(3.6.4 -)
Change the name complainedby Phoenix
Change the name complainedby Firebird project
Add the extension manager featuer
Auto updatesSVGHTML Canvas
Inherit some codesand designconcepts
Enhanced support ofweb standard technologiesMultiprocess supportSession restore
New JavaScript engineHardware AccelerationAdd support for HTML5
CSSDynamicHTML
The 3rd generationJavaScript engine Hardware Acceleration Tab Groups Firefox Sync Firefox for Android release Type Interface
Feedback from Firefox 2enhancements
Developmentends withversion 5.2.3
Chosen as standardweb browser forthe Mac fromversion 4.5
New JavaScript EnginePrivate browsingEnhanced support of HTML5
Release
SVG TinyChage-free
Support JapaneseLanguage display
Prototype of tab browsing
feature
Add E-mailclient
Innovativerendering engineFeed reader / IRCclient
BitTorrent wigetPasses Acid2 testAnti-phishing
Speed dial,synchronization ofbookmarks, etc.Full text web historysearchEV SSL
Add tab browse featureAdd popup block feature
Browser becomes stand-alone
Release
Logo changeLogo changed
Providing License
Expansion
Expansion
Expansion
Release
Release
OS X 10.8Mountain LionreleaseWindows 8
release
Social API
Firefox for Android movedto Native UI
NCSA Mosaic
Internet Explorer 1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Spyglass Mosaic
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.0 SP1
7.0
8.0
9.0
6.0 SP2
Safari 1.0
2.0
3.0
3.2
4.0
5.0
5.1
Chrome 1.0
2.0
3.0
8.0
16.0
24.0
2.0 for Mac
3.0 for Mac
4.0 for Mac
5.0 for Mac
6.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
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10.60
MultiTorg Opera 1.0
Opera 2.0
10.0
12.00
Source code is disclosed
IE is also descended from Mosaic.So IE is actually related to Firefox!
Netscape Navigator was the standerd webbrowser for the Mac untill 1997.
This is when users of IE startedincreasing dramatically.
Rather than buildingfrom scratch, existingsoftware was enhanced.
N e t s c a p e w a s s o popular that it wasvirtuary Synonymouswith the internet
This is thedistant ancestorof Firefox!
The “Acid2 test” is awell knownbenchmark ofwhether a browseris built properly.
Anti-phising and tabbedbrowsing are taken forgranted nowadays.
Most of today’ s hottechnologies hadalready beendeveloped by this time.
Everybody workedreally hard while IEwas taking it easy.
Since Firefox and otherbrowsers worked hard to win pepole’ s hearts, IE startedmaking an effort again.
Just wait to see how Firefox getseven easier to use and morepowerful!
Another cool thing aboutopen source is that thecommunity can take over
Everyone helped out,but it didn’ t work outat first...
Our browser wasn’ tquite ready, so it lostmore ground to IE...
Mozilla has always beensupported by volunteers.
At last came the debut of Firefox!There was a full-page ad in theNew York Times, and a bigcelebration！
Our browser was rebornwith a new technologycalled “Gecko” !
KDE is a project to create anenvionment like Windows or the Macwith free software. It needed a webbrowser.
There used to be adson the tool bar until itbecame free change.
It seem Opera has been around for as long as Netscape
“SSL (safe encrypted communications)”and “JavaScript” were invented byNetscape around this time.
There was intence competitionwith IE back in those days, beendeveloped by this time.
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