The History of Firefox and Mozilla The story of browsers dating back to the dawn of the Web. Mosaic is Firefox’s distant ancestor! IE’s ancestor is 1993 NCSA リリースRelease also Mosaic. Marc Andreessen, et al. NCSA Mosaic ・ Mosaic invades the market developed Mosaic MosaiConflictc の権利を巡り対立、離反 arises over ライセンス供与License provided the rights to Mosaic Spyglass リリースRelease 1994 Mosaic Spyglass Mosaic Communications Obtains the Mosaic license ・ W3C established Established by Marc ・ Netscape Navigator Andreessen and James Clark invaded the market ライセンス供与License provided Microsoft リリースRelease Mozilla Classic Netscape Navigator 1.0 Mosaic license obtained (Code name "Mozilla") We actively competed NETSCAPE with IE at this time. リリースRelease COMMUNICATIONS 1995 Netscape developed SSL (secure Internet Explorer 1.0 Windows 95 release Company name changed ・ Java introduced JavaScript support communication using encryption) after complaint by NCSA 発展Expansion ・ Internet usage and JavaScript during this period. explodes Internet Explorer 2.0 Form Japanese company 1996 Netscape Navigator 2.0 ・ Escalation of browser Expansion race Mail and Composer combined PartialJScript、VBScript、 support for JScript, Netscape Navigator 3.0 Netscape Navigator 3.0 VBScript,CSS（草案）の一部を CSS (draft) Standard Edition Gold Edition サポート People said that the Internet is Netscape. CSS and DynamicHTML support Internet Explorer 3.0 It has become very popular. International versions rolled out 1997 CSS、DynamicHTMCSS and DynamicHTMLL を Netscape Communicator 4.0 サポートsupport Many folks helped us Most of the technology Windows integration now gaining attention but it didn’t work well... Expansion was developed during Internet Explorer 4.0 Integration with IE4.0 NC4.x is distributed free this period. BROWSER 1998 NC5.0 is developed by open WAR source and Mozilla.org is Netscape Communicator 5.0 ・ IE’s dominance founded for code Investment grows maintenance and NC5 ・ HTML 4.0 development Inherits some code introduced and design discontinued ・ CSS2 introduced concepts By now, more people Acquired by AOL are using IE. AOL Started as a joint venture with full-time ルビ表示のサポートRuby display staff of Netscape and リリースRelease community with investments in Gecko Internet Explorer 5.0 Mozilla 1999 Our activities have been Netscape Communications [Milestone 3 ～ 18] Web standards supported supported by volunteers. (Code name "SeaMonkey") NC5 code given up Vertical text display We were reborn with a new ト Windows 2000 release and redesigned as a Expansion technology called “Gecko”. 2000 new rendering engine ・ Virtually the end of called “Gecko” Mozilla 0.6 Internet Explorer 5.5 browser race Windows Me release Use achievements Netscape 6.0 Release Expansion NETSCAPE REVENGE 2001 Japanese Mozilla 0.9.2 イメージImage tool ツールバー bar ・ Section 508 of the company パーソナルバーPersonal bar U.S. Rehabilitation withdraws Start working with volunteers Windows XP release Act takes effect Netscape 6.1 Internet Explorer 6.0 ・ Improved accessibility Tabbed browsing Because we were not sufficiently Pop-up blocker prepared, IE was still way ahead of us. バグ修正Bug fix 2002 ・ AOL/Netscape files Mozilla 1.0 Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 an antitrust complaint against Netscape disappeared from Microsoft the market without regaining Netscape 7.0 its strength. Divide/redesign Phoenix 0.1 Phoenix requests name change Everyone worked hard while Mozilla 1.4 Spam filtering IE was resting. 2003 Netscape 7.1 Now it was Firefox’s chance! ・ AOL/Microsoft 移管 Ad was in NewYork Times and Invest- antitrust case Firebird 0.6 it was like a festival. settled ment出資 ・ End of browser race Expansion Firebird requests name change ・ Blog boom in Japan Remaining AOL and Netscape staff laid off Extension manager Pop-up blocker Release 2004 機能Security warning for Independent non- ・ New wave of profit organization Mozilla 1.7 downloads browser competition セキュリティ警告機能Add-on maintenance begins Release アドオン管理機能feature ・ JIS X 8341-3 is set Firefox 1.0 to improve Product製品ローカライズ、 and Windows XP SP2 accessibility in Japan Release Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 document Thunderbird 1.0 Automatic update feature release localization SVG 2005 Limited Liability responsibility is HTML Canvas Partnership is ・ Ajax transferred Firefox is evolving and moving forward. ・ Web2.0 formed for marketing, Please look forward to our next release. Automatic update development and feature deployment support Affiliated company Firefox 1.5 Tabbed browsing is started for Anti-phishing promotion Anti-phishing Improved Web 2006 standard support Thunderbird 1.5 Anti-phishing Internet Explorer 7.0 2007 Firefox 2 Windows Vista Thunderbird 2 release Firefox 3 ©2007 Mozilla Japan All rights reserved. Mozilla,Mozilla, Firefox, FireFirefoxfox logo, Thunderbird, Thunderbird logo are trademarkstrademarks or regisregisteredtered trademarks of U.S. Mozilla Foundation in thethe United StateStatess and other countries. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. .