Business Editors & High Tech Writers
BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001
New Community Hosts Source Code for Applications Designed to Enhance
Functionality of the Mozilla Browser
CollabNet(TM), a leading provider of collaborative software development solutions based on open source concepts, today announced that the online community, mozdev.org, is rapidly gaining developer support and is becoming the premier online community for Mozilla-based projects that are not hosted by mozilla.org. In addition, CollabNet is sponsoring the first New York Mozilla Developer Meeting on Monday, January 29, 2001. Details are available at http://meetzilla.mozdev.org/ny_meeting.html.
CollabNet created the mozdev.org community to foster the development and innovation of new Mozilla-based applications, which have the potential to extend the functionality and the worldwide use of the Mozilla browser. Since its creation in September, mozdev.org has generated high interest from the Mozilla developer community. The number of projects on the site has quickly grown from five to 21, with almost all of the additional projects coming from developers working outside of both Netscape and CollabNet. CollabNet's SourceCast environment will be implemented as the infrastructure for the mozdev.org site, allowing developers from around the world to collaborate on a variety of Mozilla-related projects.
Some of these projects include: Aphrodite, a popular alternate browser interface for Mozilla with additional features to enhance usability, (like "Total Recall," a crash recovery system) being developed by CollabNet and others in the Mozilla community; Fabula, a project developed for use in the European school system to help students learn more about the lesser-used languages of Europe, including Welsh, Irish, Catalan, Basque and Frisian; Jabberzilla, a project creating a cross-platform client for the open source Jabber instant messaging application; and mozOffice, a Mozilla-powered tool that links Web site editors with a cross-platform, office-productivity application via the Internet. To begin work on the mozOffice project, developers were able to utilize source code from both mozilla.org and Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice.org. More information on these and other projects can be found at http://www.mozdev.org.
mozdev.org also features the code for the beta version of the Theme Builder tool, which gives users the ability to apply new graphic designs to the Mozilla browser without changing its functionality. The Theme Builder automates the code development through pull-down menus and checkboxes that contain all the different options available for creating a theme for the browser. The Theme Builder tool is built entirely with open source technologies. CollabNet's implementation group is responsible for creating the beta version of the Theme Builder tool and worked with mozilla.org to contribute the source code to the open source Mozilla community.
"We are happy to see CollabNet contribute to the Mozilla project by releasing code and development tools to the open source community under the Mozilla Public License. CollabNet's mozdev.org site provides a much-needed service for Mozilla developers," said Mitchell Baker, Chief Lizard Wrangler at mozilla.org. "mozilla.org can't host every project using Mozilla technologies on our source tree. CollabNet's mozdev.org now provides a meeting place and development infrastructure for Mozilla-based projects that aren't hosted by mozilla.org. This is a great resource for the Mozilla community."
"Developing mozdev.org represents a significant step in CollabNet's plans to embrace Mozilla as a strategic technology," said David Boswell, project manager, CollabNet. "CollabNet sees the potential for the mozdev.org community to create applications that can impact the millions of users of Mozilla-based browsers worldwide. We look forward to collaborating with the Mozilla developer community on numerous projects hosted on mozdev.org."
About SourceCast
CollabNet's SourceCast environment is a complete solution comprised of open source tools and proven development practices, which have been customized to enable global collaborative software development projects. This environment is a cohesive Web-based open source development platform that offers simple, powerful and intuitive access to features including: revision control, issue tracking, mailing list creation and management, unified Web based administration, discussion forums, surveys, and news and information.
About CollabNet
CollabNet provides companies with tools and services for collaborative software development by combining open source community expertise with business excellence. CollabNet offers customers a complete development platform with lifecycle management capabilities, and a suite of consulting services to facilitate software development across a worldwide community. CollabNet is currently working with customers ranging from Application Service Providers (ASPs) to Internet firms, hardware and software providers to companies from industries such as finance and healthcare. Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, founded CollabNet in July 1999. For more information, see http://www.collab.net.
CollabNet is a trademark and SourceCast is a service mark of CollabNet, Inc. Any other product brand names used are the property of their respective owners.
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