I used to download the source tarball for each new version and build it on the SGI Indy.
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Netscape got a serious case of Windows' forceful and illegal monopolisation of Internet Explorer.
I been using it for a while, it became Mozilla Firebird
bird?
For a short time.
Even short times can have an explosive finish
It became Firefox
That's a bit reductive
Yeah I thought everyone knew this. Netscape became Mozilla Browser, which became Firefox.
TIL!
Isn’t Netscape just Mozilla at this point? At least tech wise
Yes, but no.
The source code for Netscape Navigator was open-sourced and has become Mozilla Firefox. The company Netscape is now a mostly defunct brand while Mozilla is a non-profit, public benefit company in service to the Mozilla Foundation, and the Mozilla community.
Earth is riddled with empires who thought they would last forever.
I was there, 3000 years ago
It was always my understanding that much of the core of Communicator eventually became early Firefox, but I've never really fact-checked that, just kind of read it here and there anecdotally on forums.
And Thunderbird for the email portion. Yes, web and email were in the same application.
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