Mozilla 1.0 now available for download

Mozilla.Org ^ | 6.5.02

[mhking]

Mozilla has finally released their 1.0 final version.

Mozilla is the core technology that Netscape uses, however, Mozilla is about four generations more advanced than even the Netscape 7.0 beta that was released last week. (and definitely less kludgy than AOL/Netscape!) In addition, it is an open source browser that seems to keep getting better with time. For me, it hasn't replaced IE, but it certainly lets me do a few things more easily than previously.

One of the biggest pluses to Mozilla is a setting that will allow you to stop child windows from being opened by your browser when you use the web (i.e., no more frazzlin' X10 pop-under ads!).

It may not be enough to replace IE for you, but it is at least worth a look.

[4CJ]

Click on "File", press F12 or hover over "quick preferences" - click "refuse pop-up windows"

[Still Using Air]

Netscape is NOT Mozilla. Netscape is the bastardized version of Mozilla that AOL bought and trashed. I develop websites, and traditionally, Net/Moz have been the bane of us trying to get things to appear correctly.
Up until Mozilla 1.0 RC1,2, and 3. Not only do pages render just as well in Mozilla, but they render FASTER than IE, and for the last month, it's been my primary browser, surprising even me...as I'd given up on it entirely.

[InfraRed]

Mozilla 1.0 Release Party (Houston)

[jonatron]

What's the deal with the Mozilla-logo?

[Capt. Tom]

I develop websites, and traditionally, Net/Moz have been the bane of us trying to get things to appear correctly.

Why bother with Netscape?

Browser Visits to my site %
1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9,232 86.36%
2. Netscape 950 8.88%

[naltrexone]

Because Gecko (the core of Mozilla/NS 7) is almost certainly going to be the core of the next version of the AOL browser. Which should shift the market share considerably.

[naltrexone]

What's the deal with the Mozilla-logo?

Well, Mozilla was spawned from Netscape and netscape's logo was that funky little green lizard. They wanted to break away from Netscape but still maintain ties to their roots. So they beefed up the lizard into a big red t-rex to imply that this is like Netscape, but more powerful.

[InfraRed]

I'm not sure I understand your question, but maybe you can find something at the Mozilla Museum. This site has a HUGE collection of Lizard graphics...

[mykej]

Why bother with Netscape?
Browser Visits to my site %
1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9,232 86.36%
2. Netscape 950 8.88%

AOL is in beta with mozilla embedded rather than IE. Better make sure things work right now. Of course it'll be easy to do, since Mozilla is actually standards compliant (much more so than IE.)

[hsmomx3]

My favs as well but it is a little slower than 4.79. Since Prodigy is being taken over by SBC/Yahoo, they are sending new cd's to everyone as we have to convert. It says that you can use Net. but it also says they install IE 5.5 but that you can uninstall it afterwards. I do not like the fact that ISP's force you to install a browser you do not want.

[Still Using Air]

Netscape is NOT Mozilla. Mozilla is the base of Netscape.

I have the same browser usage results on my sites, also, however, that's probably because Moz/Net have been such poor performers, smart people quit using them in favor of something that works....which was IE.
I have no loyalties to any brand name, I go with what works, and what works now, is Mozilla, which is why I'm using it as a primary browser now. I was elated to find that it renders dhtml just fine, a major milestone for Moz.

[jonatron]

I meant the logo from the release party. It looks a bit communist-inspired to me.

[naltrexone]

Think about the story behind the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy", the way Microsoft refers to the open-source movement, and the sly sense of humor common to most computer programmers. You'll figure it out. ;-)

[Senator Pardek]

Fantastic - quick and it feels light. And as someone stated above it's got the old Netscape functionality,which I prefer over IE.

Alas, IE has "view partial source" and the Google toolbar - two things I cannot live without.

Gates has done it to me again - I'm trapped with IE.

[naltrexone]

Well, you can set your default search engine under Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Internet Search to Google and then just clear the location bar, type your search terms, then click "search" or hit up-arrow, return. I actually typically hit Ctrl-T (create new Tab and clear + give focus to location bar) type terms, up, enter). I'm getting to the point where I can't live without tabs.

If you use the specialty searches a lot, check out the Googlebar project at googlebar.mozdev.org (be patient with the site, with the 1.0 release mozdev is getting hit *hard* today). It's still in beta, but looks promising.

As for "View partial source", I'm not sure what that does. If it views the source for a frame, try the following in Moz: Right-click on the frame you want the source for, choose "This Frame"->"View Frame Source".

Hope that helps!

[mhking]

Why bother with Netscape?

Forget Netscape (at least until they catch up with Mozilla - they are at least four generations behind right now), but Mozilla is much more standards compliant than IE (and Opera, actually). And unless MS gets on the ball and complies, they are going to catch plenty of grief as time goes on. That is one place where they don't get to be the 500-pound gorilla.

Now in Microsoft's favor, the rumors I've heard say that IE 7 will be much more compliant, but not nearly to the degree that Mozilla is.

[InfraRed]

I meant the logo from the release party. It looks a bit communist-inspired to me.

LOL! And then, like a buncha capitalistic swine, they have the nerve to charge $10 for entering the event!

(Actually, look a little closer at that graphic and you will see Mozilla users worshiping a beast/pentagram idol. Don't forget to wear something paganesque to the release party! ;-)

[naltrexone]

John Belushi: Togaaaaa! Toga! Toga! Toga!

[mhking]

It's pretty fast and the appearance is Netscape-- ah the nostalgia.

You can change the look/feel of the navbar through what are called "themes." In addition to the standard theme, you have a "modern" theme, which looks like the current Netscape button set. You are also able to download other themes from mozdev.org and deskmod.com through the View/Apply Theme/Get New Themes menu.

The theme pictured here is called "SkyPilot."

[Tree of Liberty]

It's based on the same codebase as Netscape, so it's going to look the same

Actually, it's the other way around. Mozilla was started as an open-source project by Netscape to totally re-write the code from the ground up. After a few years of development by Mozilla, Netscape abandoned their old code base and adopted the Mozilla code starting with Netscape 6.0. The GUI itself is skinable, and it happens that they include a "classic" skin that looks like previous versions of Netscape, probably to fascilitate migration.