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“Convenient though it would be if it were true, Mozilla [Netscape 1.0] is not big because it's full of useless crap. Mozilla is big because your needs are big. Your needs are big because the Internet is big. There are lots of small, lean web browsers out there that, incidentally, do almost nothing useful. But being a shining jewel of perfection was not a goal when we wrote Mozilla.”

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Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski

Jamie Zawinski is a renowned programmer known for his contributions to the open-source software community. He was involved in the early development of the Mozilla project in the 1990s and has continued to play a key role in various open-source projects since then. Zawinski is respected for his insights into software design and user experience, and his work has had a profound impact on the development of the internet. more

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