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MasterViVi · 11th December 2003, 13:59

But... how... why?

Crap, now I feel bad using Mozilla and AOL IM W_W

gouta · 11th December 2003, 15:38

FUCK YOU AOL ...

Avalon · 11th December 2003, 17:56

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Originally posted by badrad
You sure? Lots of the Netscape people got hired to keep working on Mozilla...I think it would depend on whatever he signed...

AOL Owns Mozilla. It's an organization that they developed. So the people may have gotten laid off, but really got shifted over to The Mozilla Foundation (which once again AOL has a hand in).

Russ · 11th December 2003, 18:00

AOL does NOT own mozilla. Mozilla is completely owned by the Mozilla Foundation. It just so happens that AOL paid developers to work on Mozilla, and rebranded it as Netscape. However, the last of AOL's Netscape programmers were laid off in the summer (most of them got immediately re-employed by other companies such as IBM).

So AOL has nothing to do with Mozilla any more.

To credit AOL they did put nearly $2 million towards the creation of the Mozilla Foundation.

Caleb · 13th December 2003, 15:02

Quote:

Originally posted by gouta
FUCK YOU AOL ...

I couldn't have said it better myself.

numb · 26th January 2004, 19:48

Fortunately aol doesn't own mozilla

Mozilla >> Browser
Gaim >> Instant Messages
OpenOffice.org >> Office

open source is the door to the future

and then

wasabi.player >> mp3 player

let's see....

btw, why don't create a page at sourceforge??

numb · 26th January 2004, 19:54

Quote:

Originally posted by MasterViVi
... now I feel bad using ... and AOL IM W_W

try Gaim

http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

Russ · 26th January 2004, 19:57

Quote:

Originally posted by numb
btw, why don't create a page at sourceforge??

http://www.sf.net/projects/wasabidev

We don't use it at the moment though, because sourceforge sucks in general.

11th December 2003, 18:00	#44
Russ Mostly Harmless (Alumni) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: UK Posts: 2,319	AOL does NOT own mozilla. Mozilla is completely owned by the Mozilla Foundation. It just so happens that AOL paid developers to work on Mozilla, and rebranded it as Netscape. However, the last of AOL's Netscape programmers were laid off in the summer (most of them got immediately re-employed by other companies such as IBM). So AOL has nothing to do with Mozilla any more. To credit AOL they did put nearly $2 million towards the creation of the Mozilla Foundation. For long you live and high you fly, but only if you ride the tide, and balanced on the biggest wave you race towards an early grave. \|Musicbrainz\|Audioscrobbler\|last.fm\|

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MasterViVi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 286	But... how... why? Crap, now I feel bad using Mozilla and AOL IM W_W

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gouta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sousse, Tunisia Posts: 34	FUCK YOU AOL ...

26th January 2004, 19:48	#46
numb Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portugal Posts: 6	Fortunately aol doesn't own mozilla Mozilla >> Browser Gaim >> Instant Messages OpenOffice.org >> Office open source is the door to the future and then wasabi.player >> mp3 player let's see.... btw, why don't create a page at sourceforge??