I was a couple of weeks ago giving a talk in Warsaw, Poland about Mozilla. I was followed by Vint Cerf, aka "One of the father of the Internet" (he co-invented the TCP/IP protocol). Being a fan, I managed to introduce myself after his talk, mentioning that I was part of the Mozilla […]
jeudi 26 avril 2007
Wikipedia is on a CD, and Mozilla is backstage
jeudi 26 avril 2007. en
Daniel mentioned it earlier, just like Slashdot, there is a version of Wikipedia on CD. A few amusing facts about this: It's based on XULRunner 1.8.0.4 (confirmed by a quick phone conversation with the main developer) It's made by a French company, Linterweb, based in the small country-side town of […]
mardi 10 avril 2007
Go West, young man!
mardi 10 avril 2007. en
The San Francisco Bay I'm currently in the Silicon Valley, as I arrived yesterday afternoon for a promising week full of meetings at Mozilla headquarters. Expect less blogging than usual (or maybe more, in case I don't cope well with the jet-lag!) […]
mardi 6 mars 2007
Discussing the Mozilla Manifesto, part 10/10
mardi 6 mars 2007. en
The conclusion of the manifesto is actually (in its current version, which is still draft) an invitation: The Mozilla Foundation invites all others who support the principles of the Mozilla Manifesto to join with us, and to find new ways to make this vision of the Internet a reality. This loops back […]
samedi 3 mars 2007
Discussing the Mozilla Manifesto, part 9/10
samedi 3 mars 2007. en
The Mozilla Foundation pledge, which follows the 10 principles and the call to action, needs almost no additional explanation. We find there all the important keywords that make the Mozilla project so special: Open source, great consumer products produced by a community; Keeping the Internet an open […]
vendredi 2 mars 2007
Discussing the Mozilla Manifesto, part 8/10
vendredi 2 mars 2007. en
(...) For individuals, one very effective way to support the Manifesto is to use Mozilla Firefox and other open source products that embody the principles of the Manifesto. This is a call to action for millions of individuals. Alone, none of us can apparently do anything significant to preserve the […]
jeudi 1 mars 2007
Discussing the Mozilla Manifesto, part 7/10
jeudi 1 mars 2007. en
Principle #9: Commercial involvement in the development of the Internet brings many benefits; a balance between commercial goals and public benefit is critical. I like this notion of balance between commercial and public goals. We should not forget that commercial approaches have been important to […]
mercredi 28 février 2007
Discussing the Mozilla Manifesto, part 6/10
mercredi 28 février 2007. en
Principle #7: Free and open source software promotes the development of the Internet as a public resource. Most, if not all, of my readers know that the Internet is running mostly on free and open-source software, at least on the server side. But the Manifesto is not just talking about this aspect […]
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