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One of the most important goals of the team that developed the Firefox web browsing software application was to create a web browser that could be used by the mothers of the developers. People are used to hear long winding statements making ambitious claims about the software application in the vision statements of the software application. However, the vision statement of the Firefox web browsing software application clearly states that one of the goals of the developers of the Firefox web browsing software application is to create a web browser that could be used by the all and sundry including the elderly.

At first sight, the use of such language in the vision statement may seem funny. Many have read the language of the vision statement of Firefox web browser only to conclude that the developers of the web browser were not serious in their task. However, with the successful release of Firefox version 2.0 and the successful upgrade to Firefox version 2.0.0.1, one is forced to admit that not only were the developers of the Firefox web browsing software application very serious about their task but they have been very successful in achieving their goals as well.

There is absolutely no doubt that the Firefox web browsing software application has brought the World Wide Web and all its advantages closer to individuals who were otherwise unable to take advantage of the same. Many people found the Internet to be very confusing because the web browsers demanded technical expertise that they did not possess. Whether the web browsers really demanded expertise or not is irrelevant. There is no doubt that they did portray such an image. While Microsoft’s Internet Explorer did not demand that its end users be technical experts, it portrayed itself in such a manner that end users felt that he or she had to be an expert in using computers to make use of the web browsing software application. On the other hand, the Firefox web browsing software application has portrayed itself as a web browsing software application that can be used by any and every person. The vision statement and the language used clearly indicate that this web browser was different. The Firefox web browser was designed for people who were not comfortable using computers.

The irony is that the Firefox web browsing software application is an open source web browser. More often than not, open source web browsing software applications, rather all open source software applications for that matter, have always been considered as suitable for computer experts. People simply presume that open source software applications are best used by those who have knowledge about computer programming languages. Since knowledge about computer programming languages will be useful in modifying the software application, people simply presume it is a fundamental requirement.

However, as it turns out, the Firefox web browsing software application has presented itself in such manner that novice users of computers ended up using the Firefox web browser despite the fact that it happened to be an open source software application. On the other hand, the non open source Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which, theoretically, was considered a lot easier to use, ended up scaring the end users away.

The success story of Mozilla Firefox web browsing software application is a ‘marriage of so many impossibles’. Free and successful!!! Open source and easy to use!!! Versatile yet stable!!! Light and yet secure!!! The talent of the developers of the Firefox web browsing software application is clearly seen from the fact that they have managed to incorporate so many ‘impossibles’ into the web browser and yet have succeeded in making an excellent web browser.

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