Introduction to Mozilla and Code Firefox

Introduction to what Mozilla is all about and to Code Firefox

Mozilla is a non profit company, which means it is mission oriented.

Mozilla exists to make the Internet better, and not to maximize profits.

To Mozilla a better Internet includes, for one keeping it open, and not owned by a single company.

We don't want any one vendor, including us, to have control over the Internet.

So how can we make sure that no one will have control over the Internet?

Well there's actually concrete ways that we do that.

We make sure that there's a good specification, so other people can come along and implement them.

We do that through standardization.

We make sure that technology is not incumbered by patents.

We make sure that we ourselves are open by default, most mailing lists, meetings, notes, bugs, and source code are all open by default at Mozilla.

A better Internet also includes the ability to innovate on the Internet.

Some of that innovation will come from us, some of it will come from competitors in the browser market.

In any case, Mozilla considers innovation on the Internet a WIN.

A better Internet also includes creating opportunities on the Internet.

And this does include commercial involvement as well.

Mozilla is itself a non profit company, but it fully understands that for profit companies benefit the Internet.

A better Internet also includes respecting your privacy, and keeping the Internet itself teachable and hackable.

So the page that I have loaded up right here is the Mozilla Manifesto, and it goes over some of what I talked about, and a lot more, in probably better detail.

So that's most of what I wanted to cover in this video.

But I also wanted to touch on, why is Mozilla a good place to contribute to.

And probably the number one reason, is that at Mozilla's core, is the community.

Whether you're an employee or a contributor, you're treated the exact same at Mozilla.

You have the same access to information, you have the same decision making power, and you have the same respect.

Mozilla attracts great people, both employees and contributors.

Because they believe that the best thing that they can do with their time, and the best impact that they can have in life, is to help fulfill Mozilla's mission.

We don't gain a competitive edge by doing a lot of things in our mission, it sometimes takes longer for example to standardize things.

But it's the right thing to do.

Mozilla exists to make the Internet better.

And this site, Code Firefox, exists to help you contribute to that mission.