Entries Related to ‘Firefox’

Europe leads the world in open source adoption and development, so it’s no coincidence that many open source communities and vendors based in the US are interested in reaching across the Atlantic. This article explores the differences between the US and Europe and provides insight about how communities and vendors can bridge the gap to test and develop new markets within Europe.

Remember that “Think Globally, Act Locally” bumper sticker you’ve seen on hybrids and VW buses? The folks over at Mozilla have really taken the message to heart, building participatory local communities around the world. In a continuation of our occasional series on open source community building, we present a case study about scaling the localization community at Mozilla.

Often developers need to test multiple browsers during development to test for browser compatibility or to use a different version of the browser because a needed plugin only works on an older version. Firefox offers some handy options to run several versions side-by-side.

With the increasing adoption of Firefox, enterprise IT shops face a challenge: providing Firefox to their users while maintaining security. One approach to this challenge is to create a customized Firefox installer pre-configured with IT-approved extensions and settings.