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'''Mozilla Firefox''' is a free, [[open source]] web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation.  The software is licensed under the ''Mozilla Public License version 2.0'' and is one of the main competitors of [[Microsoft]]'s [[Internet Explorer]], along with [[Google Chrome]].

'''Mozilla Firefox''' is a free, [[open source]] web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation.  The software is licensed under the ''Mozilla Public License version 2.0'' and is one of the main competitors of [[Microsoft]]'s [[Internet Explorer]], along with [[Google Chrome]].

In 2017, Mozilla's Project Quantum developed a new browser engine. A developer edition of the browser with this new engine was released in September 2017.<ref>https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/09/firefox-quantum-developer-edition-fastest-firefox-ever/</ref> This new engine is at least twice as fast as the old gecko engine, and still uses less system memory that Chromium.<ref>https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/quantum/</ref><ref name="blog quantum engine">https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/09/26/firefox-quantum-beta-developer-edition</ref>

In 2017, Mozilla's Project Quantum developed a new browser engine. A developer edition of the browser with this new engine was released in September 2017<ref>https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/09/firefox-quantum-developer-edition-fastest-firefox-ever/</ref> with a general release taking place two months later. This new engine is at least twice as fast as the old gecko engine, and still uses less system memory that Chromium.<ref>https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/quantum/</ref><ref name="blog quantum engine">https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/09/26/firefox-quantum-beta-developer-edition</ref>

==Advantages==

==Advantages==

Mozilla Firefox is a fairly fast, stable browser with plenty of options.  As a product of Mozilla's sizable open source community, it is unlikely to contain any major bugs.  It also can be customized with a variety of addons from Mozilla's library.  Third party plugins may also be added to the browser.<br />

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, stable browser with plenty of options.  As a product of Mozilla's sizable open source community, it is unlikely to contain any major bugs.  It also can be customized with a variety of addons from Mozilla's library.  Third party plugins may also be added to the browser. Firefox has also been showing an interest in security lately.  They have been making security-motivated changes, some of which are not found in Chromium and other competitors.<br />

With the development of the new "quantum" engine, this browser has apparently doubled its performance.<ref name="blog quantum engine"/>

With the development of the new "quantum" engine, this browser has apparently improved its performance significantly.<ref name="blog quantum engine"/>

==Disadvantages==

==Disadvantages==

When compared to [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]], this browser does not perform quite as quickly.  Although addons are plentiful and easy to create, they must be frequently updated, or the browser will disable them.  Additionally, Mozilla has taken a very liberal political stance, which some find hard to agree with.  For these reasons, some opt for forks of Firefox.

When compared to [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]], this browser has historically failed to perform quite as quickly.  However, the new engine has helped to eliminate this deficiency. Although addons are plentiful and easy to create, they must be frequently updated, or the browser will disable them.  Additionally, Mozilla has taken a very liberal political stance, which some find hard to agree with.  For these reasons, some opt for forks of Firefox.

==History==

==History==

==Market penetration==

==Market penetration==

Since its original release in 2002, Firefox had a continued increase in the market share of web browsers until 2009, then a small decline due to competition from [[Google Chrome]].  Exact numbers are difficult to determine, but as of November 2012 worldwide, Firefox had a 24% share,<ref>[http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0 Browser market share]</ref> and as of November 2012, 28.5% in Europe.<ref>[http://en.atinternet.com/Resources/Surveys/Browser-Barometer/Browser-Barometer-April-2011/index-1-2-3-236.aspx AT Internet Institute - Article]</ref>

Since its original release in 2002, Firefox had a continued increase in the market share of web browsers until 2009, then a small decline due to competition from [[Google Chrome]].  Exact numbers are difficult to determine, but as of November 2012 worldwide, Firefox had a 24% share,<ref>[http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0 Browser market share]</ref> and as of November 2012, 28.5% in Europe.<ref>[http://en.atinternet.com/Resources/Surveys/Browser-Barometer/Browser-Barometer-April-2011/index-1-2-3-236.aspx AT Internet Institute - Article]</ref>  By spring 2016, however, the browser's market share had dropped off to just over 15%.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/firefox-overtakes-microsoft-internet-explorer-edge-browsers-first-time-statcounter/</ref>

The browser is officially supported in over 70 languages,<ref>[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html Firefox International Versions]</ref> and is available for the different versions of Microsoft [[Windows]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Mac [[OS X]], and [[Linux]] operating systems.  Unofficial builds are available for Sun Microsystems Solaris, BSD, and other operating systems.

The browser is officially supported in over 70 languages,<ref>[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html Firefox International Versions]</ref> and is available for the different versions of Microsoft [[Windows]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Mac [[OS X]], and [[Linux]] operating systems.  Unofficial builds are available for Sun Microsystems Solaris, BSD, and other operating systems.

*[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref>   

*[http://dennisprager.com/uninstall-firefox/ Uninstall Firefox]</ref>   

There are other browsers based on Firefox such as the Comodo [[IceDragon]] browser and the [[Waterfox]] browser (which is reportedly faster than the Firefox browser).<ref>[http://www.myce.com/news/version-34-0-of-faster-64-bit-version-of-firefox-released-73843/ Version 34.0 of faster 64-bit version of Firefox released]</ref><ref>[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox browser website]</ref> The [http://bitcoinist.net/brave-web-browser-early-look-faster-firefox-bitcoin-integration Brave web Browser is 27% Faster] than the Firefox browser.

There are other browsers based on Firefox such as the Comodo [[IceDragon]] browser and the [[Waterfox]] browser (which is reportedly faster than the Firefox browser).<ref>[http://www.myce.com/news/version-34-0-of-faster-64-bit-version-of-firefox-released-73843/ Version 34.0 of faster 64-bit version of Firefox released]</ref><ref>[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ Waterfox browser website]</ref> The "Brave" web browser is also reportedly faster than the Firefox browser by about 27%<ref>[http://bitcoinist.net/brave-web-browser-early-look-faster-firefox-bitcoin-integration</ref> (although this report may be have become obsolete with Mozilla's release of Quantum).

==See also==

==See also==

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[[Category:Open Source]]

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