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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>
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>
==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 />
With the development of the new "quantum" engine, this browser has apparently doubled its performance.<ref name="blog quantum engine">https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/09/26/firefox-quantum-beta-developer-edition</ref>
==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.
==History==
==History==
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.
== Political Stance and boycotts of the Mozilla browser ==
== Political Stance and boycotts of the Mozilla browser ==