O'Reilly European Open Source Convention - 17-20 October, 2005

Session
Firefox: Mainstreaming Open Source
Ben Goodger

Track: Linux
Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Time: 11:35 - 12:20
Location: Grand Ballroom
This presentation focuses on some of the challenges faced when productizing a complex open source software project for the mass market. Ben will discuss Firefox's successes and failures, including key changes in development for Firefox 1.5 to address lessons learned from the release of Firefox 1.0. He will cover the browser's technology platform, several key features, and critical non-engineering aspects of the project including product management and marketing. Ben will talk about the future of Firefox development and propose a framework that other Open Source projects can use to maximize their success with users and the consumer market.

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