Open Source Archive
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Mozilla flaws could allow attacks, data access.
Source: news.com- Known Vulnerabilities in Mozilla.
Source: Mozilla.org - The Pros and Cons of Firefox.
Source: InformationWeek
Download new version of Firefox.
Lots of stories on troubles within the Firefox development community:
- From ForgetFoo: Firefox in Trouble?
- From TheServerSide.NET: Firefox is Heading Toward Trouble
- From Slashdot: Problems with the Firefox Development Process
- From a Firefox Developer: The Firefox review deficit
Similar news for the Mozilla suite from which Firefox is derived:
- From ActiveNetwork: Mozilla Suite is dead
- From MozillaNews: No Mozilla Suite 1.8 Final - Seamonkey's Fate Unclear
- From Slashdot: Mozilla Foundation in More Development Trouble
I'm not going to predict an early death of Firefox as some have, but this could hurt the open source community and reputation. One of the most popular and widely used open source projects has trouble securing developers and keeping them interested. What needs to be done to prevent this fate from happening to other promising open source projects? Will Eclipse face this problem, or will IBM's backing prevent it? Will Google or AOL become the IBM of Firefox, or do they not care since fewer browsers equals less development & qa for their web sites?