The Nerdy Sixty | (19/60) Mozilla’s Ancestor | Solution

Which company’s decision to open source their browser in 1998 led to the creation of Mozilla (and later Firefox)?

Hint 1: In 1998, a major web browser’s source code was released to the public.

Hint 2: Netscape made Navigator open-source, which became the Mozilla project.

Solution:

Netscape Communications open-sourced the code of Netscape Navigator in 1998, which started the Mozilla project. Mozilla (from “Mosaic Killer,” nickname Mozilla) eventually produced the Firefox browser. Netscape’s move was a pivotal moment in open source browser history.