Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Mozilla
     
         The {open source} {web
        browser}, designed for standards-compliance, performance, and
        portability, whose development is coordinated by mozilla.org.
     
        The Mozilla project started in March 1998 when {Netscape
        Communications Corporation} released the {source code} of
        {Netscape Communicator}.  The now abandoned version based on
        that code is referred to as "Mozilla Classic".  Since then,
        much has been rewritten, including the layout engine, the
        networking library, and the front-end.
     
        mozilla.org was set up by {Netscape} in January 1998 to
        coordinate development and to provide a point of contact for
        interested people.  Mozilla 1.0 was finally released on
        2002-06-05.
     
        Although a lot of Mozilla code is under the original Netscape
        Public License, some parts of the code are under the Mozilla
        Public License or dual MPL/GPL.
     
        "Mozilla" was the original project code name for {Netscape
        Navigator} and, according to some of the documentation, the
        correct pronunciation of "Netscape".
     
        {Home (http://www.mozilla.org/)}.
     
        [Derived from "{Mosaic} killer/Godzilla"?]
     
        (2002-11-13)