Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser and is proud to be so
One reason why the critics of the Firefox web browsing software application will never really accept that the Firefox web browsing software application has become a success is the fact that the web browser is an open source web browser.
Now, the source code of a software application represents the sum total of the hard work put in by the developers of the software application in its development. The source code is the base on which the entire edifice of the software application is built.
A flaw in the source code will render the software application completely useless. In case of a web browsing software application, the source code is even more important. The source code has to be perfect to ensure that the web browsing experience of the end user is a safe and secure one.
All other web browsing software applications treat the source code as their own property. Microsoft Corporation owns the source code of the Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browsing software application and does not share it with any other individual or organization.
In fact, any individual who accesses the source code of the Internet Explorer web browsing software application will be guilty of an illegal act. On the other hand, the Firefox web browsing software application has made its source code available to the end users and the public at large.
This is the reason why the Firefox web browsing software application is called an open source web browsing software application. The source code of the web browser is open- that is why it is an open source web browser.
Now, the fact that the of the hard work put in by the developers of the Firefox web browsing software application can be viewed, accessed, modified and altered by any individual or organization makes the future of the Firefox web browsers seem very bleak to the average individual.
Many feel that offering the source code for free is no different that leaving your home unlocked at all times. Sooner or later, all the things you own shall be stolen. However, the Firefox web browsing software application has surprised all its critics by proving to be an exception.
The developers of the Firefox web browsing software application recognized that there was a market for a good quality and performance oriented web browsing software application. The developers knew that the end users were least interested in knowing whether the web browser was an open source web browser or not.
Further, the developers of the Firefox web browsing software application recognized that the offering the Firefox web browsing software application as an open source web browser would enable it to make use of the global community of talent that was otherwise lying unutilized.
The developers of the Firefox web browsing software application realized that the only way to counter the talent possessed by the Microsoft Corporation was to make an open offer to each and every programmer all over the world to work on the Firefox web browsing software application.
The quality of work put into the Firefox web browsing software application rose and the Firefox web browsing software application has become one of the best web browsing software applications in the world.
Further, the work put in by the developers of the Firefox web browsing software application is of such quality that the programming of the Firefox web browsers is said to be better than the programming done in all other web browsing software applications.
Good programming means that there shall be fewer flaws. Fewer flaws mean that there shall be security threats. Few security threats means that the popularity of the Firefox web browsing software application will always remain high.
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