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Mozilla Firebird 0.6
The Mozilla Firebird browser is a web browser and a spin-off project from Mozilla. The project aims to develop software that is smaller and faster than Mozilla while still being cross-platform. Mozilla Firebird is written using the XUL user interface language. In contrast to Mozilla Firebird, Galeon, K-Meleon, and Camino, as well as the popular Internet Explorer, use interfaces native to their respective platforms.
Mozilla Firebird was known as "Phoenix" until April 14, 2003, when a name change was made. The browser was renamed because of trademark issues with Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer. Reaction to the new name has been mixed. Users and developers of the Firebird database server have claimed that the Mozilla Firebird web browser would cause confusion among users. Now, people can't simply refer to "Firebird", but to avoid confusion, users of the web browser should use "Mozilla Firebird".
In version 1.5 of Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird is expected to be inted with Mozilla Thunderbird, a similar standalone mail client, to replace the old version. This is expected to make Mozilla faster and more customizable. So after version 1.4 of Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird will be called the somewhat more dull "Mozilla Browser".
As of this writing, the current version of Mozilla Firebird is version 0.6, released on May 17, 2003.
External Links
- Mozilla Firebird project homepage
- Mozilla Firebird Help - A useful help site for Mozilla Firebird users
- MozillaZine article on Firebird debate