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Mozilla's Mitchell Baker investigated over looks, not finances
Mother Jones, the lefty politics magazine based in San Francisco, tarnishes its usually sterling reputation for tough investigative reporting with an interview with Mitchell Baker, chair of the Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit behind the Firefox Web browser. The deepest "inside the Firefox's den" they venture? Exposing the arresting effects of Baker's mane of red hair on the mostly male-dominated rooms she commands. If Mother Jones were up to its usual hijinks, it would be asking Baker, instead, about rumors that Mozilla faces a $14 million back tax bill after flunking its latest audit. More »

2:00 PM on Tue Sep 16 2008
By Melissa Gira Grant
1,629 views, 7 comments

Most discussed ld50: what the hell did she do to her hair? more »
rumormonger
Apple wanted Opera to be the iPhone browser
Before the first iPhone was released, Apple wanted Opera to build the browser for the iPhone, says a source. Negotiations dragged on for six months, the sticking point being exclusivity — Apple wanted it, but Opera was unwilling to commit, seeing a larger market for licensing its proprietary software to multiple handset manufacturers. Eventually, Apple walked away armed with ideas from the negotiations and built a version of its own Safari browser for the popular mobile device. Meanwhile, Opera ended up as the browser of choice for the blockbuster Nintendo Wii, and Opera Mini did much to saturate the mobile handset market. But is the iPhone claim simply a proud boast made by an indiscreet senior manager at a company party? Maybe. More »

7:20 AM on Fri Sep 12 2008
By Jackson West
8,999 views, 10 comments

Most discussed CallieVarus: While it seems likely that Apple could have and did talk with Opera prior to the development of Safari, when more »
breakdowns
Firefox developer loses three months of browser-bug data
Ever suspected those "Report Bug" tools in Web browsers leave you shouting into an abyss, your feedback discarded? An engineer at Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, has just confirmed that's actually been the case for months. Mark Smith explains that his misconfiguration of database led to the loss of three months of data about websites which users say Firefox doesn't display correctly, information Mozilla uses to "help prioritize fixes to the browser." More »

1:00 PM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By Owen Thomas
699 views, 7 comments

Latest by BartKela: In addition to the two-person rule, there should be a change log on production systems (who did what when and more »
Google Chrome
Firefox, Chrome already fighting over who's faster
The real browser war isn't between Microsoft and anyone. It's between Firefox and Google Chrome, jostling to become the aftermarket browser of choice. Yesterday, a Google engineer assured News.com that the company's new open-source browser processes webpages much faster than Mozilla Firefox — "Many times faster. I guarantee you." Mozilla engineers released their own test results that show Firefox with a slight performance edge. But the latest test, run independently by News.com, skews the other way. More »

10:20 AM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By Paul Boutin
2,343 views, 8 comments

Most discussed SFJoe: Rendering HTML isn't at issue. Processing javascript is what will separate browsers. The growth in the use of ajax means more »
Google Chrome
What took Google so long to build a browser?
Blogger Jason Kottke has been asking for a Google browser for seven years. So, too, have Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In 2001, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told them the company wasn't ready to take on Microsoft in a full-fledged browser war, Steven Levy reported in his Wired feature on Google's new browser, "Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web." But I don't think Google's project is really about taking on Microsoft. It's about Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, in a feud that stretches back almost two years. More »

5:00 PM on Tue Sep 2 2008
By Owen Thomas
4,423 views, 22 comments

Most discussed holyspidoo: I think the point (and the great news for everyone IMHO) is that this forces other browsers to evolve. Google doesnt more »
Firefox use growing, Internet Explorer slipping Only four years after its launch, Mozilla's Google-milking cash cow Web browser, Firefox, is now approaching 20 percent market share, reports NetApplications, a website-statistics provider. Just two months ago, over 8 million people downloaded a copy of Firefox 3, in a marketing stunt which garnered Mozilla a Guinness record. Meanwhile, Internet Explorer is dipping below 70 percent market share. [TGDaily]

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"Affirmative... I poked one. It was dead."
Spotted in Dolores Park, a group of Firefox 3 fans building a robot from household items. Can you suggest a better headline? Do so in the comments. The best one will become the new headline. Yesterday's winner: "Spoiler Alert: Eric Schmidt Named As Final Cylon." by WagCurious. (Photo by JP Puerta)

4:00 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Jackson West
1,181 views, 9 comments

Latest by workingstiff: look mom, i'm a complete nerd. more »
browser wars
Why does Firefox use Google for search? Follow the money
A new version of Firefox, the popular alternative Web browser, is getting close to releasing a third version. That's prompting people to take a close look at the business practices of Mozilla Corp., the maker of Firefox. Danny Sullivan, the longtime search-engine observer, is calling on Mozilla to let Firefox users pick the search engine built into their browser; Firefox 3 defaults to Google in its new release, as it has in the past. Sullivan has a point: Google, which has called for openness, risks seeming hypocritical. But he gets the business side of things all wrong. More »

10:00 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Owen Thomas
3,157 views, 12 comments

Latest by Jones91: honestly i dont care whos 'bribing' who because i love Mozilla and will never go back, besides that, the Mozilla more »
confirmed
Video confirms Mozilla's Toronto offices truly are the worst in tech
Toronto-based open-source reporter Sean Michael Kerner seems to have let a pinch of his Canadian pride get the better of his judgment. He writes: More »

8:00 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
761 views, 5 comments
10 worst workspaces
Tech's worst workspace: Mozilla

What's so bad about Mozilla's Toronto workspace? Besides the fluorescent lighting, the colorless white walls and the folding tables, the worst thing about Mozilla's Toronto workspace is how we're sure management would improve it. With corporate graffiti, company logos and too many colors. That was management's trick at Facebook and look where readers ranked it in our poll on tech's ten worst workspaces — as tech's second-worst workspace, just after Mozilla. Check out the full list, below. More »

12:20 PM on Mon May 19 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
4,640 views, 4 comments

Latest by Nicholas Carlson: @nethaqr: But Mozilla is turning a profit... more »

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