14 DAY TRIAL // It’s been ten years since Firefox was first launched, when Mozilla gave us all a choice regarding web browsers at a time when there weren’t that many of them out there.
“10 years in, you know where we stand. Mozilla is a non-profit, global community, and our values are clear: choice and control for our users, openness and innovation for the Web that has become so central to our lives. On values, all browsers are not created equal, and your choices make a big difference. On our 10th birthday, we want to thank you for your support and your trust. When you use Firefox, you make our voice louder; you become part of a community of millions building our shared values into the fabric of the Web. We couldn’t do it without you, and we hope you enjoy the new release,” writes Johnathan Nightingale, Firefox VP.
On the anniversary, Mozilla has released a new Firefox stable version, but also the much anticipated Developer Edition, which will replace the Aurora channel in the Firefox Release Process, getting updates every six weeks after they have stabilized in Nightly builds.
The company boasts that they managed to create not only a better browser, but one that made a difference, showing that it was possible to promote choice and opportunity online, while advocating for open standards.
Big celebration
On the anniversary, Mozilla celebrates the fact that they’re not a traditional software company, that they’re a global, non-profit community promoting openness and innovation. They also make a pledge to continue doing good work, to continue fighting for digital rights, net neutrality and online safety and security.
To celebrate, the company has released a new, faster version, as well as new features. They’ve added DuckDuckGo as a pre-installed search option on Firefox, and new privacy controls. Mozilla also introduces Polaris, a new strategic initiative to bring together the best and brightest to explore new approaches to enhance privacy controls online.
“Polaris will bring together our global community with industry experts from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the TOR Project, and others, with an open call for participation. Initially we are exploring an experimental tracking protection tool and working closely with Tor to test and strengthen their network,” writes the company’s Chris Beard, Mozilla CEO.
As mentioned, there’s also a new Developer Edition that was teased about a week ago, which gives people more room to play with coding straight from the browser.
